Above: Left, Cate Blanchett. Right, Katharine Hepburn.
Category: On Film
Grey Gardens (2009)
Grey Gardens starring Drew Barrymore as “Little” Edith Bouvier Beale and Jessica Lange as “Big” Edith Bouvier Beale was such a touching and bittersweet film; capturing the essence behind the 1975 documentary. Costume designer Cat Thomas had to span the 1920’s through the 1970’s and did so with a harmonious and humorous eye. Trying to dress characters that were based on true eccentrics~ without turning them in to caricatures~ is crucial not only to believability, but to building a relationship between the character herself and the viewer.
Here she is promoting the movie
Drew at the New York premiere in a beautiful nude, embellished Alberta Ferreti gown with matching fascinator and net veil, a beaded clutch and Roger Vivier heels.
Men’s Vintage Looks in The Aviator (2004)
Leonardo Di Caprio (playing Howard Hughes), Jude Law (playing Errol Flynn), John C. Reilley and Alec Baldwin all get the vintage treatment in The Aviator. Slicked hair, red carpet-worthy tuxedos, 1940s suits and of course, plenty of leather aviator jackets.
Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner in The Aviator (2004)
Angelina Jolie as Christine Collins in The Changeling (2008)
Based on a true story, and one that isn’t largely known. Angelina Jolie stars as Christine Collins, a single mother working in 1928 Los Angeles when her son goes missing. A boy is returned to her months later by the police, but she is shocked when she realizes that the boy isn’t her son. Joined by a crusading pastor (John Malkovich), Christine battles for justice against the corrupt L.A.P.D. while she continues to search for her child. Eventually her fight against the cops lands her in a mental hospital, where she is surrounded by others with a similar plight. Directed by Clint Eastwood.
To read more about the true story: The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders.
