I mentioned The Lady Eve earlier, and now I'm making good on that mention. Barbara Stanwyck wears some truly delightful things in this movie. The above poster makes the film look almost noir, but it's actually much more screwball rom-com:
That's more like it. Anyway, there are gorgeous photos of The Lady Eve's couture on Criterion (and some backstory on the costume design). I picked four favorites:
*sigh*
ReplyDeleteI want all the things....
Can't wait for the vintage fabric/fashion fair we have here to roll around again! :-D
That sounds awesome--I hope you post about it! I would say "hint, hint" but that wasn't even a hint, haha, rather an outright request.
DeleteIs that a tea-length sheared beaver cape? ~goggles~ And it has it's own matching hat and muff? sure why not.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine a single place where I could wear something like this (nowadays) and not look utterly ridiculous.
True. But I want it all anyways! We could make it work.
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