Ghostbusters, 2016, or Academic Fashion Duel
While the search of ghosts obviously drives this funny movie, I want to talk about how the costumes by Jeffrey Kurland signal the hopeless aspirations of Kristen Wiig who plays a young academic named Erin. We first meet her on the cusp of the decision about her tenure at Columbia University, which would give her a permanent position.
She is wearing a pale green and tan plaid suit with blazer and pleated skirt. It is not a completely hopeless outfit until we spot the clashing blouse which is stark white with blue and tan print and a tight, little rectangular bow. That little bow tell us that Abby is trying far too hard to toe the line in academia; she once co-wrote a book on ghosts which she hopes has been completely forgotten.
The hopelessness of her case for tenure becomes more apparent as she talks to a distinguished guest lecturer named Phyllis played by Elizabeth Perkins whose all-black outfit is artfully decorated with a large scarab pin and a dark scarf which repeats the green of the scarab. Phyllis manages to disagree with every single thing that Erin says in what must be the most painfully funny work conversation ever recorded on film for academics like me.
There is lots more to like in the film included the mad scientist outfit on Kate McKinnon including her strange goggles which make you think she is ready for something to explode at any moment. And then, of course, there are the ghosts.
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Matthew Lillard and Angelina Jolie as “Cereal Killer” and “Acid Burn” in Hackers (1995)
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Gab Bois: Film Collection (2022)
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Taylor Swift on film at the VMAs 2023
creds: jalen hemphill on insta
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Taylor Russell wearing LOEWE
– BAFTA Film Awards (2024) photographed by Vasilis Kalegias
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The Saint: Lida or That Generous Early 1960s Silhouette
Although we often think of the 1960s as the decade of youth, of the model Twiggy, and of the flat-chested pre-adolescent silhouette for women as the look of the decade, the early 1960s was different. Decades have never quite overlaid onto the large shifts in fashion, and the early 1960s looked much like the 1950s with soft shoulders, generous bosom, tight waists, and generous hips. In short, an hourglass.
The silhouette still popular in 1964 was that hourglass look. Jeanne Moody played Lida who was absolutely packed into her metallic, brocade evening dress which manages to have both a low-cut front and a low-cut back. Some kind of foundation garment squeezes in her waistline to emphasize the hourglass and her dress has a long pleated tail which adds even more sway to her hips as she walks. She played the older sister who was being blackmailed while Erica Rogers played her younger sister and you can see two different hairstyles of the era as well. The younger sister wears a short hair cut that was then teased into a bubble shape, kind of a pixie cut on hairspray, while the older sister has lush, longer locks with waves set into them.
The Saint starring Roger Moore ran from 1962 through 1969. It was adapted from the stories of Leslie Charteris and watching it is a great way to see the fashions of the era. He was always beautifully tailored and many of the settings are among wealthy people and the fashions of that class appear accordingly. I can see them on something called MeTV, but there are other places that offer the shows as well.
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Jane Fonda by Dennis Hopper, 1967.
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inspo board for jennifer's style for the film "jennifer's body" (2oo9). ph. katia stano .
"Mood boards can be a major part of the planning process for costume designers, and Stano went all out to illustrate the contrast between Jennifer’s girlish outfits and her demonic prowess. Some inspiration imagery included a box of chocolates with boys’ heads on them, representing Jennifer’s voracious appetite for her male classmates, as well as My Little Ponys and Francisco Goya’s painting Saturn Devouring His Son. There were also some celebs of the 2000s era, such as Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson from the reality show The Girls Next Door and Sabrina Bryan from The Cheetah Girls. Another familiar face? NYLON tear sheets from none other than NYLON magazine were also featured on the boards." --marie lodi for nylon
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