Fashion Inspiration: Liz Taylor as Cleopatra Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra Cleopatra' and Her Jewels Shine Again The New York Times Elizabeth Taylor's makeup in "Cleopatra" At the time this was one of the most expensive films ever made, with costs reaching about $44 million. The financial strain nearly led 20th Century Fox For "Cleopatra", 26.000 costumes were designed, including at least 65 outfit changes for Elizabeth Taylor, made by Irene Sharaff. One of these included a 24 carat gold cloth cape that was designed to Elizabeth Taylor Yellow V neck Ruffled A line Prom Dress in Movie Cleopatra TCD8784