Do ever think back to a film or play and remember that one dream outfit that one character wore and think if I had that look I could take the world? I do frequently, normally it's just a piece like a jacket or a dress or that one pair of shoe peaking out at me. Most of the time it's not even a main character or an important moment but for me that is the memory I hold on to.
Of course you have 'fashion moments' in film like Dorothy's slippers or Audrey's little black dress, but the moments I'm talking about are different. Sometimes I find like minded people, another viewing companions that will gush with me about them after the show or on a blog later I will find 10 'get the look' or alternatives for one to purchase. Sometimes though this is not the case and I seem to be the only one who noticed say that amazing blue pea-coat Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine) wore in her very last scene of Call the Midwife or Emma Decody's (Bates Hotel) patten clashing genius which happens weekly.
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| Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961 Property of Paramount Pictures. Costume designer: Edith Head, Dress by Hubert de Givenchy. |
Lately as my sewing skill are improving I have now started looking a back and these pieces that I remember so fondly to attempt to create them for my own wardrobe and am confronted with something that was not my memory, usually not only leaving me disappointed but also instantly forgetting the magical piece that I had in my head for so long.
I wonder if this is how designers start re-interpreting generations of fashion, did the modern day drop waist dress come from a designer miss remembering their studies of the 1920's flapper? I'm sure later they would comment that it was all part of their plan on re-imaging a garment.
I wonder if it's all happy accidents.
Here are some of my favorite moments, that seem somewhat forgotten.
