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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 12, 2019 20:29:31 GMT
Many movies highlight fashions and hairstyles and that is part of the focus of the film ~ Think Audrey Hepburn in just about anything other than The Nun's Story. The Women (1939) went so far as to include a color fashion show in the otherwise black and white film. BUT that was a "lady's movie" ! The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)… is another matter. I found the continual clothing and hair style changing by Faye Dunaway to be distracting and pointless. Noticing that the leading lady has AGAIN changed her clothes and re-styled her hair is not good unless somehow the plot revolves around such activity. Faye Dunaway goes through 29 costume changes in the film (and quite possibly, as many hair style changes). I was going to post some images but there's just too many to choose from ~~~ they are mostly nice enough costumes except for that dress worn during the extended chess game which is just worthy !
So …. Any non-fashion films that you feel had distracting costume / hair / makeup changes ? or ones where they worked ?
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 12, 2019 20:35:41 GMT
The costumes in Bonnie and Clyde were overdone. Looked like a 1934 GQ or Cosmo.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 12, 2019 21:10:09 GMT
Kay Francis What wonderful 1930s fashion style she wore...Francis was widely publicized as the "American glamour girl" inheriting the reputation as Hollywood's clotheshorse from 20s Queen Gloria Swanson. Kay was consistently glamorous, most often thanks to costume designers Travis Banton and Orry-Kelly at her home studio of Warner Brothers. Luminous on film with those big beautiful eyes that swelled with emotion, her characters were elegant, smart, and at times vulnerable, her height and natural poise made for a magnificent fashion model on screen. To fuel the fantasy of Depression-era audiences, designers dressed Kay Francis in sleek bias-cut gowns that pushed the limits of how bare a girl could go in 1930. She was known for wearing designs with deep décolletage (low neckline) in the front and back. Her body conscious slip and tank dresses were surprisingly modern and would influence much of the minimalist style of the 1990s. A highlight of 1930s cinema the fashions , much of which could still be worn today... Living On Velvet (1935) Frank Borzage Gowns by Orry-Kelly 17 different high fashionable gowns for Francis !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 12, 2019 21:20:23 GMT
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Post by manfromplanetx on Apr 12, 2019 21:27:05 GMT
Fashions of 1934 (1934) Entertaining pre-Code musical comedy directed by William Dieterle with musical numbers created and directed by Busby Berkeley, starring William Powell & Bette Davis., costumes & gowns by Orry-Kelly.William Powell broke joins forces with fashion designer Lynn Mason (Bette Davis) to provide discount American shops with cheap copies of Paris couture (exclusive) dresses, designs that were stolen on their trips to the French fashion capital.
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Post by mattgarth on Apr 12, 2019 22:21:01 GMT
Would this thread accept fashion anachronisms as well?
THE GLENN MILLER STORY takes place in the 1930s and 1940s.
And yet June Allyson's hair styles and wardrobe suggest the then current 1950s.
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 12, 2019 23:20:36 GMT
The costumes in Bonnie and Clyde were overdone. Looked like a 1934 GQ or Cosmo. Well, the Barrow Gang had no cash flow problems so could afford top-of-the-line duds.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 12, 2019 23:40:58 GMT
Would this thread accept fashion anachronisms as well? sure … why in heck not ?
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Post by politicidal on Apr 13, 2019 20:18:13 GMT
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2019 20:32:00 GMT
am assuming that's Brando .. but what picture ? politicidalre-Mister What Were They THINKING ? Excellent example !
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Post by politicidal on Apr 13, 2019 20:33:48 GMT
That's his character's appearance for his "worship your creator" bits in the '96 version of The Island of Doctor Moreau. Godawful movie.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 13, 2019 20:36:56 GMT
That's his character's appearance for his "worship your creator" bits in the '96 version of The Island of Doctor Moreau. Godawful movie. Thankfully, I never saw it … or, apparently, even stills from it. I always need to ask for id's on the "newer" pictures ..even Cortana was clueless 'bout this one !
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Post by politicidal on Apr 13, 2019 20:40:11 GMT
That's his character's appearance for his "worship your creator" bits in the '96 version of The Island of Doctor Moreau. Godawful movie. Thankfully, I never saw it … or, apparently, even stills from it. I always need to ask for id's on the "newer" pictures ..even Cortana was clueless 'bout this one ! There's a great doc about the production troubles behind that film. The original director Richard Stanley got sacked and went into hiding; director John Frankenheimer clashed with Brando and Val Kilmer constantly; Faizura Balk tried to escape the film but was caught at the airport; Stanley resorting to witchcraft to even the odds; lots of weird shit.
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 13, 2019 21:23:53 GMT
We've caught snippets here and there of the mid-'30s Flash Gordon serial that TCM's been running Saturday AMs, and have been amused and mystified by the range of costume choices. Everything from 19th-century military regalia... ...to Robin Hood men-in-tights getups: Now, I dunno, maybe the plotlines make some explanations for them; if so, it's our fault for not following them. But the incongruity of those costumes amid spaceships and ray guns is eye-catching.
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Post by teleadm on Apr 15, 2019 17:16:14 GMT
The "Anatole of Paris" number in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 with Danny Kaye:
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 15, 2019 17:39:53 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Apr 15, 2019 18:01:33 GMT
teleadm For you, was that a "worked" or a "didn't work" costuming ? I would call the whole Anatole number a distraction from the plot of Walter Mitty.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 15, 2019 20:12:47 GMT
teleadm I have not seen it (yet!)..just clips with the song and ridiculous hats. Distraction from the plot is just how I felt about the technicolor fashion show in The Women (1939) and the parade of too silly to be believed hats that Rosalind Russell kept turning up in. When the reaction is "Oh, man ! She has an even stupider hat on now!" something is off kilter. ! Her persona had been established with her gossipy manner and the first couple of hats ...after that, it was overkill for me !
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Post by Doghouse6 on Apr 15, 2019 21:51:22 GMT
Some that worked: GigiThat's funny; it looked good on the model. An era of zany costume design: Carefree (1938) Becoming smitten with her psychiatrist Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers makes up a wild dream to keep him interested after he decides she doesn't need his services. The dress drives the point(s) home. The Women (1939) Speaking of. Rosalind Russell's "multiple eyes" top suits Sylvia Fowler's nosy - and tacky - nature. The Man Who Came To Dinner (1942) Dig Ann Sheridan's crazy clasps! Perhaps those gripping hands were both Orry-Kelly's sly commentary on Breen Office proscription of too-revealing garments and a distraction for same from this one's obviously un-brassiered appearance. And one about which I can't make up my mind: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn stands out in her peuce satin, but it sure does clash with the red background of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Apr 16, 2019 2:47:16 GMT
Doghouse6 Never noticed the handy clasps in Man Who … Shall look for them next Christmas viewing. I need to look at details more .. I never ever even noticed how the grapefruit half was crimped in that minor Cagney picture.!
The CLASH of colors in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ALWAYS bugged me …. so that would count as "distracting !" four shore !
Speaking of funny hats …. They wear some DOOZIES in My Fair Lady .. but they work because it's that kind of a movie … but Roz's in The Women are just distracting. That eyeball dress ….. argh !
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