 May was delighted that Lima " went for something more fashion @-@ forward " with Susan Sarandon 's Queen Narissa . She decided to make her look like a " runway lady " , wearing something that is " still Disney " but also " high fashion , like something John Galliano or Thierry Mugler might design " . Since Narissa appears in three media : hand drawn animation , live @-@ action and computer animation , May had to make sure that the costume would be the same throughout in terms of " color , shape and texture " . The costume for Narissa consisted of a leather corset and skirt , which looked " reptilian " , as well as a cape . Working with the animators , May incorporated parts of the dragon 's form into the costume ; the cape was designed to look like wings , the layers of the skirt wrap around like a tail and a crown that would turn into horns during Narissa 's transformation into a dragon . 
