“the best thing a girl can be”
Posted: December 21, 2012 Filed under: Event, Film Fashion | Tags: baz luhrmann, carey mulligan, daisy buchanan, leonardo dicaprio, the great gastby, the twenties Leave a comment »If you could travel to any time period, what would you choose?
Ivy’s fabric was the best part of Project Runway All Star’s twenties style challenge (and the only part worth mentioning).
I’ve always answered the twenties. The artistry, the attitude, the culture, the fashion — that’s where I’d fit in. So of course I’ve been anticipating Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby since it was first floated around as a possibility. Fitzgerald by Luhrmann starring Leo!
I was initially sad when the film was pushed to next summer instead of this winter but a) Gatsby is more of a summer story, and b) it gives me more time to put together my look. I’ve been threatening to make my entire wardrobe twenties-inspired for years and this is the perfect moment.
I intend to catalogue my progress — if you would like to be involved or included, or if you have any ideas, let me know!
Ready-to-Wear: Spider-Man
Posted: July 26, 2012 Filed under: Film Fashion, Ready-to-Wear | Tags: andrew garfield, emma stone, gwen stacy, gwen stacy's shoes, polyvore, spider-man, superhero actor Leave a comment »I put together a set based on this earlier RTW Spidey design:
Don’t be surprised when Gwen Stacy pops up next:
Flashback Friday: James Bond
Posted: July 23, 2010 Filed under: Film Fashion, Flashback Friday, Interactive | Tags: daniel craig, george lazenby, james bond, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, spy style, timothy dalton 1 Comment »I have a confession. I’ve never seen Quantum of Solace. So it is partially my fault that they’re not making another one. But, see, (confession #2) I didn’t really like Casino Royale. It felt overly long and oddly slow for a BOND film. I liked Craig fine but I liked him in Tomb Raider, too, and basically, imagining a James Bond/Lara Croft crossover was way less boring than watching Casino Royale. So I just didn’t go to the next one. I have seen every other Bond film. We watched them all over a summer, as a project, circa Die Another Day. Now that we don’t have any new ones to wait for, it might be a good time to do it again — and I’d finally see Quantum of Solace.
Uniform / Controversy
Posted: July 16, 2010 Filed under: Comic Book Fashion, Film Fashion | Tags: feminism, iron man, ms. marvel, star trek, x-men Leave a comment »As costume controversy has swirled around recent redesigns and movie revelations, I’ve said a few time that if it were up to me and realism all superheroes would wear uniforms, like the military. And I’d like to clarify that a little. I would hope it is very clear that I L-O-V-E-LOVE superhero and comic book fashion. This blog should be proof of that, right? So what am I talking about calling for “uniforms”, right?
I wants this jacket!
Don’t Stop Baby Spice
Posted: July 13, 2010 Filed under: Event Fashion, Film Fashion | Tags: emma bunton, spice girls Leave a comment »This picture came across my screen and I just HAD to post it.
It’s not particularly heroine chic. It’s not that exciting a dress. But it’s Baby Spice. In front of a giant circle that quotes Journey. The me that really kinda STILL loves the Spice Girls just couldn’t let it pass without a shout out.
Vampire Movie Week: Let the Right One In
Posted: July 6, 2010 Filed under: Film Fashion, Review | Tags: vampire movie week 1 Comment »All Vampire Movie Week reviews and profiles will contain spoilers of the films.
Let the Right One In (2008)
Written by: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Synopsis: Oskar is a lonely middle schooler with divorced parents. He is the target of bullies and collects articles about murders. Then he meets Eli, a girl more or less his age who moves in next door. The two become fast friends, bonding over the playscape and Rubik’s cube of childhood and the chocolates (that, well, she can’t enjoy, but she TRIES) and secret messages of early adolescent relationships. As they grow closer, Oskar grows more confident, joining the wrestling team, and finally standing up to the bullies, violently thwacking the leader with a stick and cutting off part of his ear. He gets in some trouble but the adults are distracted by the discovery of a dead body. See, earlier, Hakan, the man assumed by the community to be Eli’s father, dropped the body into the river after she’d sucked him dry. She’s the vampire in this vampire movie. But Oskar had said he’d still like her if she wasn’t a girl, and he does. He-who-is-not-really-Eli’s dad self-mutilates and then allows her to drink his blood. Lacke, the best friend of the murdered man, Jocke, pulls Eli off his girlfriend, Ginia, in time to save her from death but not undeath and she tricks a doctor into letting the sunlight kill her. So he goes after Eli but Oskar is there to warn her and he’s put out of his misery (the story was way hard on poor Lacke). Unfortunately, all these murders mean Eli has to leave town and she kisses Oskar goodbye and disappears in a cab. But when the bullies plot to exact revenge for Conny’s ear, she shows up to save him and exact her own vengeance. Oskar joins her in her escape, and we may infer he is taking up the role vacated by Hakan.
Magical Emma Watson
Posted: July 6, 2010 Filed under: Comic Book Fashion, Editorial Fashion, Film Fashion, Television Fashion | Tags: emma watson, zatanna 1 Comment »The new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows trailer has me, just like everyone, ENORMOUSLY EXCITED. I love, love, love Harry Potter, books and film — I consider them parallel universes so I can enjoy each on its own merits. Of which there are THOUSANDS. And if Hermione must be considered allegorical to Bella (Wrong! Harry is the comparative to Bella, Hermione is probably Jacob because Ron has to be Edward and the rest of the Cullens are the rest of the Weasleys. But IF, as has been done A LOT –) Hermione LAUGHS (politely) and Bella walks off sulkingly because that’s all Bella does.
Anyway. As was pointed out to me by spudsfan, about a minute in to the trailer we have this:
OMG, y’all. Hermione is Zatanna!!
Vampire Movie Week: Eclipse
Posted: July 1, 2010 Filed under: Film Fashion, Review | Tags: vampire movie week 2 Comments »All Vampire Movie Week reviews and profiles will contain spoilers of the films.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Written by: Melissa Rosenberg
Directed by: David Slade
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Synopsis: Bella wants to be a vampire. Edward wants Bella to marry him. Jacob wants Bella to stay human and stay with him. Victoria wants to kill Bella because Edward killed her one true love. Riley wants to believe he is Victoria’s one true love. Leah wants to be Sam’s one true love. But Sam is imprinted on Emily. Bella asks “Do I want to know what that means?” We answered “No.” but Jacob told her. Read the rest of this entry »
Vampire Movie Week: Interview with the Vampire
Posted: June 29, 2010 Filed under: Film Fashion, Review | Tags: tom cruise, vampire movie week 2 Comments »All Vampire Movie Week reviews and profiles will contain spoilers of the films.
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Written by: Anne Rice
Directed by:
Starring: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater
Synopsis: A vampire tells an intrepid reporter his undeath story. Once a well-to-do plantation owner outside New Orleans, Louis loses his wife and child in childbirth and starts down the path of Emo. For reasons unclear this attracts the attention of the vampire Lestat and he decides to “make” Louis — turn him vampire. This makes Louis even more emo. Unhappy with the damned life of the undead, Louis refuses to drink human blood, but the lack makes him a little batty. He comes upon a young girl in a plague ridden shantytown and is so far gone he can’t help but drink her blood. Lestat finds them and without Louis’ approval turns her, too, as a gift. The child, Claudia, does succeed in making Louis less emo for a while, but she has a monster temper and eventually tries to kill off Lestat for trapping her as a little girl forever. Louis and Claudia escape to France where they meet up with an enclave of ancient-and-frankly-psycho vampires led by the supposedly charismatic Armand. Armand wants Louis to be his new right hand and when he can’t secure his interest, Claudia is burned to death. Louis in turn burns down everyone. And thus we are caught up with the present, Louis, lonely and more emo than ever and Lestat, still undead and alone. Basically a return to the status quo and when the interviewer asks to become a vampire Louis realizes probably no one will ever really understand.
January Jones, Betty Draper, and Emma Frost
Posted: June 11, 2011 | Author: Anika | Filed under: Commentary, Event Fashion, Film Fashion | Tags: emma frost, january jones, x-men | 3 Comments »January Jones is fascinating.
January played a sociopath, Kim Brody, on an episode of Law and Order (“Quiet Calm”). She was a beautiful, calculating, manipulative ingenue whose visible emotions ranged from raising an eyebrow to pursing a lip. She was always a step ahead of the game. She played each moment with straight confidence born in the knowledge that she always got away with everything. She was an ice queen who hated everyone because they didn’t love her. This episode played on TNT a couple weeks ago and when my brother asked “who’s that?” I answered:
Emma Frost.
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