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Fashion and Film: 1920s-inspired costumes from the 2014 film ‘Magic in the Moonlight’

26 Friday Sep 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, cinema, colour, dress dimension, fashion = clothes, fashion and film, fashion fun, fashion historic reference, hats, inspiration, men's suiting, menswear, movie costume - fashion influence, retro-spection, style ideas?, style inspiration, womenswear

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The new Woody Allen romantic comedy

 

magic in the moonlight, film, poster

Magic in the Moonlight

starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone

probably will not receive an

Oscar nod for screenplay writing.

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Set during the 1920s in the beautiful

Côte d’Azur (the French Riviera),

it is the wonderful costumes worn,

which are of arresting interest.

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(image from ministryoffashion):

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drawings of day dresses worn by the actress

Emma Stone as ‘Sofie’

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Award – winning costume designer Sonia Grande

lent her talents to creating a wardrobe, which is true

to the period:  flamboyant, vibrant, joyful garments

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Women’s fashion of the ‘roaring ’20s’

had a vibrancy which exuded a sense of ‘joie de vivre’.

Dresses were of light fabrics:  colourful and textural.

Clothing draped loosely, without cling to body form.

It was a period of ‘fashion celebration and liberation’,

as women rid themselves of the restrictive corsets of the

previous fashion era.

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‘Sofie’ in a sailor top 

skirt at knee-length, flirty with side pockets

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Stockings and shoes were equally of fashion fun

in variety of colours and patterns, which coordinated

with the clothing creating a finished look.

Close fit hats, scarves and headbands were also worn

to complement an ensemble and add further style dimension.

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peach drop-waist dress

floral embellished black cloche hat

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(image from pinterest):

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colourful, adorned hat

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Men’s wear was all about suiting, often with a waistcoat.

Suits were made from wool, of neutral colours and with pattern.

The cut was more form fit than of past, to create a slim silhouette.

Neck – wear was de rigueur but more of a casual ‘jazzy’ vibe:

ties (bow and long), scarves, ascots were all part of accessorising

the upbeat look of the time.

Hats, as were befitting the season, completed the overall look.

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(image from nationalpost.com):

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drawings of three-piece suits

worn by the actor Colin Firth as ‘Stanley’

elegantly tailored for a proper fit

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creams and whites for day-wear

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It was the Jazz Age.  The lively tempo of the music

 influenced the lively tempo of dress.

The Great War had ended.  There was a desired intent

to find joy, happiness in life; and the fashion spoke to

these wants and aspirations.

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(image from mongrelmedia.com):

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gold beaded dress with delicate embroidery work

accessorised with gold headband worn by ‘Sofie;

black tuxedo worn by ‘Stanley’

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In cinemas now:

‘Magic in the Moonlight’

starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone

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Flapper fashion passion: an update circa 2013

12 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in Bora Aksu, design inspiration, fashion cultural reference, history notes, ready to wear, retro-spection, womenswear, womenswear designers

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Audiences are treated to a fashion centric movie-going experience

with the recent big screen release of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s best selling novel

The Great Gatsby.

The fashion is integral to the energy of the film in an effort

to recreate the vibrancy of the 1920s.

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No other dress expression best epitomises this era than

Flapper Fashion.

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(image from angelasancartier.net):

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The screen actress Joan Crawford in flapper fashion

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Flapper Fashion was yet another liberating element of the 1920s.

Previous dress conventions were thrown to the wind.

Legs and arms were now on display.

Dresses were straight and loose fitting

with hemlines now raised to the knee.

Clothing was for ease of movement

rich in colour and detail, flamboyant, provocative.

Legs were further highlighted by

high heels, which became the vogue.

Women were stepping up and stepping out

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It is of no surprise that contemporary fashion designers

continue to be inspired by the dynamism of the 1920s and

the strong, independent woman,

who defined a decade that roared.

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(images from fashionising):

Alberta Ferretti, s/s 2013

 literal take on flapper fashion

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Bora Aksu, a/w 2013

flapper fashion, a modern re-interpretation

 

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Power dressing: roaring in the 1920s

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by meappropriatestyle in accessories, design inventive, design philosophy, fashion cultural reference, fashion fun, fashion historic reference, hats, history notes, hosiery, movie costume - fashion influence, retro-spection, trouser fashion, womenswear

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The recent screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel

The Great Gatsby

(published in 1925)

has rekindled our love affair with fashion from the

 frolicking, fiery, fabulous

roaring ’20s.

The movie stars Leornardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and

Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan.

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(image from thestar.com):

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It is a visual feast, set in an unparalleled era in America history:

from fashion to politics and everything else in between.

The costumes worn in the film, convey the liberating forces at work during this

dynamic period of social transition, which was championed by women.

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(image from stagebeauty.net):

Previous to the Gatsby years of the mid ’20s, there

flourished an ideal image of beauty  …

the Gibson Girl.

Greatly admired during the late 19th to early 20th

century for a waif-like waist, S-curved form, full-

length skirts, long hair piled high,

corseted, bustled, ruffles and bows …

 Camille Clifford, actress and model for Gibson Girl illustrations

 

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As the light of the Gibson Girl gradually faded, a New Woman emerged.

Unlike the Gibson Girl who was quietly predictable in dress and decorum,

this New Woman of the 1920s roared with a

force that was heard in the public arena:

in the workforce

at political rallies

in college classrooms

in suffrage demonstrations

on athletic fields

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(image from officemuseum.com)

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(image from americancivilwar.com):

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(image from sozmoretumblr.com):

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With the dawn of this new progressive era,

which saw women granted the vote in 1920,

fashion predictably reflected these liberating social changes.

Hemlines were raised, fluctuating from knee

to ankle length as trend dictated.

The accentuated waist disappeared,

freeing women of the  debilitating hourglass corset.

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The garconne (French for boy) look became the rage:  shift-like drop-waist dresses,

with belts worn at the hips and bras underneath which flattened the breasts.

Hair was worn short in the new bobbed cut and nestled neatly under a cloche hat.

Dress was comparatively comfortable and oozed sleek sophistication, which was

punctuated  with colour, pattern and texture.

 

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(image from slideshare.net):

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As legs and feet were now on permanent display,

hosiery and shoes took on an elevated status

 and were colour coordinated to the outfit worn.

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Trousers were also referenced as an integral piece

of the New Woman’s wardrobe.

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(image from movpins.com):

The actress Elizabeth Debicki

in her role as the character Jordan Baker  (The Great Gatsby)

wearing  brown palazzo trousers

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(image from intheseams.com):

During the war years (WWI -1914 – 1918),

many women worked in factory jobs, left vacant

as men were shipped off to war.  These women wore

trousers in the workplace and appreciated

its comfort and ease.  The revolutionary French designer

Coco Chanel (1883 -1971),

who frequently wore men’s trousers, designed casual-wear

trousers for women.  The trouser for women quickly went

from factory garb to fashion statement … Voila!

Above: Coco Chanel, feminist fashion maverick

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Yet this was not enough for this heady scene.

Raised hemlines, trousers, bobbed haircuts …

what more could best encapsulate ’20s dress?

Ah yes…

Flapper Fashion

the New Woman had made her sartorial mark .

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(image from womenfrom1920s.wikispaces.com):

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F. Scott Fitzgerald aided in the popularisation of the term flapper.

He described her as, “lovely, expensive and about nineteen.”

Flappers were young women who unlike their

Gibson Girl predecessors, shockingly challenged conventions.

There seemed nothing restrictive about her

in dress or attitude.

Her clothes were shown to advantage in movement … and moved she did

on the dance floor to the latest jazz tunes.

 

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The 2013 cinematic release of The Great Gatsby allows us

to contemplate once more – the power of fashion.

Fashion can well define a generation:

what it is rebelling against and what it is advocating for.

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(image from beaubehan.com):

The Great Gatsby

(now in cinemas)

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