This movie taught us how to be adults, and maybe we're still chasing that dream. It's a testament to developing your own joyful sense of style and what you can do when you take fashion into your own hands. Sorry this description is short, I cut my foot earlier and my shoe is filling up with blood... 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120032/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_2_nm_6_in_0_q_romy

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Romy & Michele's HS Reunion- A Fun, Frisky Use of Color

This movie is a trip. It's a full on cartoon made with real people instead of animation. Hi-jinks galore, you just have to go along for the ride because it just doesn't make sense. But it's bursting at the seams with 80's fashion that really push the limits of what a blazer can be. Full of very quirky little guys. Who wants to go to the mall??

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093493/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_4_nm_4_in_0_q_manne

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Mannequin- Frozen in a Kiss Face 

Rich people have feelings too. That's the core message of this movie. The other core message is that clothes are fun! They are meant to be enjoyed! And learning to survive in the wild wherever you are, even if that's one of the richest places in the USA. Please watch this movie if you haven't, you won't regret it 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098519/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_troop

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase

Troop Beverly Hills- It's a Van Runkle 

Need we say more? This movie is a trip, but one we hope you'll want to take. 

Mahogany- It's Diana Ross 

Alright, maybe we wouldn't recommend watching this movie and maybe we don't agree with critics who think it is Very Important. The main benefit is the cutting edge 1960's fashion. Other than that, it just raised a lot of questions for us. Such as: if your protagonist is lost and unconnected, does the movie need to be that way too? Anyway, it's certainly a movie that we did watch and you can hear our unfiltered thoughts here! 

And go get some colored tights, I beg you. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060176/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_blow%20up

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Blow-Up- I Say "No" and "Don't"

I don't care who you are, there't not one person that thinks Audrey Hepburn is plain and ordinary and in need of a makeover. Any yet, here we are! This movie really makes you suspend disbelief, and not just because it's a musical. 

Join us as we enter the world of high fashion in a way that only the French can do. And stay despite the weird weird age difference between Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn. And please- think pink!! 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050419/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_funny%20face

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Funny Face- Audrey Hepburn is NOT DOWDY

We're back!! We missed you! Welcome to season five- movies about clothes! We're starting with the oldest movie on our list. We knew a film from 1939 would exactly be progressive, but boy was it not! Buckle up for a ride where we try to figure out why a movie with no men in it can't be more about the female characters that are. 

Oh and so, so, so many hats!! Hats galore, hat extravaganza. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032143/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_dm_2_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%20women

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase

The Women- Somehow All About Men

It's our fantasy season finale extravaganza! So much movie, perhaps too much or not enough based on where you stand. We're talking about the trilogy as a whole. And as per usual we are criss-crossing back and forth through it like Sam and Frodo. These movies were a turning point for behind the scenes content that made all our nerdy hearts sing. 

Are you ready to join the fellowship? Get your cloaks. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_lord%2520of%2520the%2520rings

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Lord of the Rings- We end at the beginning

The pale man traumatized a generation of moviegoers. Were you one of them? This movie is brimming with incredible creature and monster designs paired with perfectly real characters that are in the most lovely lived-in clothes. Plus the most messages about Catholicism and whether the fairytale ending is real or not. Check it out and let us know what you think really happened at the end! 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_pans%2520

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Pan's Labyrinth- Millennials Know

Wow, another real 1980's fantasy movie! This made us ask the question- how many fantasy movies from the 20th century are --heavily-- influenced by Lord of the Rings??

This movie also sparked a discussion about how common it is for costume design education programs to only teach you how to design for certain bodies. Something we would like to change! 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_2_nm_5_in_0_q_willow

Music: Cassette Deck by Basketcase 

Willow- Medieval Villains Always Wear Black 

Hang out with us while we chat about costume design in movies. We are both professional costume designers and makers from the theatre world who enjoy costumes in all media and love to talk, dissect, and appreciate all the fine work out there

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An un-researched and un-serious look at costume design in movies

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