THE FASHION OF FILM: HOW CINEMA HAS INSPIRED FASHION PDF, EPUB, EBOOK

Amber Jane Butchart | 224 pages | 08 Sep 2016 | Octopus Publishing Group | 9781784721763 | English | London, United Kingdom 25 Most Iconic Fashion Moments In Film

However, since then various factors have enriched and diversified fashion's interaction with film. First, there was—in the wake of 's successful collaboration with the then young and relatively unknown Paris couturier Hubert de Givenchy from Sabrina onward—the growing use of fashion as opposed to costume design on a number of key movies. Third and a far more contemporary factor is the rise in celebrity culture and a burgeoning interest in movie stars, what they wear both on and off the screen. From the s through the s, relatively few fashion designers demeaned themselves by working for moving pictures. It was Givenchy's collaboration with Hepburn that changed everything. Called in reputedly at Hepburn's behest, Givenchy's first film costumes were the ball gowns in Sabrina. The details of this story are muddled because Givenchy's account of his input in the film at times directly contradicts the version proffered by the film's overall costume designer, . Head, who had designed the costumes for Hepburn's Oscar- winning role as the princess in Roman Holiday just the previous year, was clearly hurt by the star's—and director's—decision to acquire an actual Paris wardrobe for Sabrina. In The Dress Doctor , Head comments: "I had to console myself with the dress, whose boat neckline was tied on each shoulder—widely known and copied as 'the Sabrina neckline'" Head and Ardmore , p. Elsewhere, Givenchy queried Head's claim to the bateau neckline design. This claim by Head that she intentionally occupied the middle of the road crystallizes the difference between the couturier and the straightforward costume designer. While the couturier might be more expressive and daring when designing for the screen, costume designers opted for safer styles that remained secondary to character and narrative and never, as the Hollywood director George Cukor commented, "knocked your eye out" Gaines and Herzog , p. The inherently spectacular quality of Givenchy's designs for Hepburn is frequently accentuated by the nature of the narratives the costumes serve. In both Sabrina and later Funny Face , the story revolves around the Hepburn characters' Cinderella-esque rags-to-riches tales, transformed from a chauffeur's daughter to a millionaire's wife in one, bookshop assistant to an icon of glamour and sophistication in the other. The joke in Funny Face —in which Hepburn's character models clothes on a Paris catwalk—is ultimately that, for all the appeal of high fashion, Hepburn is happiest and most iconic when dressing down in black leggings, turtleneck, and flats. There have been other significant collaborations between stars and designers—Adrian's partnerships with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford , or Jean Louis's designs for Doris Day 's comedies of the late s and early s—and following these, couturiers contributed more regularly to film costume design. Giorgio Armani later became the most prolific couturier costume designer, working on a number of films, ranging from American Gigolo to the remake of The Italian Job However, the way in which Armani has approached costume design—and this holds for several classic designers such as Nino Cerruti, Yves Saint Laurent , Donna Karan , Calvin Klein —is in a likewise classic way. His costumes occupy a traditional, servile role in relation to the narratives and characters they serve; they remain stylishly unobtrusive and do not "knock your eye out," as arguably Givenchy's extravagant ball gowns for Hepburn do. Cinema's most popular couturier costume designers, it seems, are those who follow the underpinning conventions of costume design. From the s onward, a schism has become increasingly apparent between the classic and the spectacular look in film. Fashion is a craft, a poetic craft" Saint Laurent , p. The "art" of fashion in film would be exemplified by the film work of Jean Paul Gaultier, who has designed costumes for various art-house movies including The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and Kika In both, exaggerated versions of Gaultier's signature styles—his cone bras, his use of corsetry as outer clothing, his asymmetrical cutting, his persistent predilection for classic tailoring alongside much more radical designs—are evident with a pervasive, more nebulous interest in creating outlandish costumes in their own right. Gaultier's designs are intrinsically fashionable and extend the boundaries of costume and style as Chanel once explained, there is an essential distinction to be drawn between "fashion," which is ephemeral, and "style," which endures. In Kika , the smooth surface of classicism—exemplified by Victoria Abril's black bias-cut dress—is ruptured by radical flourishes, such as the prosthetic breasts bursting out of it. The creation of self-consciously spectacular costumes less "over the top" than drawing attention to themselves in whatever way has persisted through a variety of eclectic movies. Gaultier's own wardrobe for Luc Besson 's The Fifth Element is incontrovertibly spectacular; the clothes are ostentatious, wildly colorful, eclectic and, again, overtly sexual, as in Leeloo's artful stretch-bondage gear. Once more, these costumes flagrantly come in the way of character identification as one cannot help but notice them, and in their very styles asymmetric, clashing and man-made fabrics, they proclaim their ephemerality. This is only one, obvious, use of the spectacular; other more subtle examples from within contemporary film of costumes that draw attention to themselves and so intrude upon the seamlessness of the classical narrative form would be The Talented Mr. Ripley , Far from Heaven , and Dolls The cardigan trimmed with thick, swirling braid that Cate Blanchett is wearing when she bumps into the only slightly less ostentatiously dressed Paltrow is a further example of a costume's overt fashionableness being used to prevent the spectator's unthinking identification with the characters and the scene. Fashion and it is important that the character Blanchett plays here is a textiles heiress creates an alternative dialogue between text and spectator. However, it is perhaps not altogether surprising that the dominant tendency in cinema has been to follow the Armani route, using fashion to denote stylishness and class but not to be too spectacular and so interrupt the flow or balance of a scene. For The Italian Job , Armani's costumes are used, very traditionally, as a means of interpreting character. So, Donald Sutherland's sensuous, unstructured wool coat and warm turtleneck sweater serve as coded references to his innate charm and old-school heist-master values he has had enough of the criminal life and the "job" at the start of the film is meant to be his last before going straight , while Mark Wahlberg's tighter-fitting, slightly spivvy black leather jacket quickly makes him out to be eager and on the make. Armani had used a similar system of typage for the four protagonists in The Untouchables —the friendly father-figure in chunky knits, the nerd in a coat slightly too big, the cop from the wrong side of the tracks in his rather-too-jazzy brown leather jacket, and the dependable leader again in his flowing Armani coat and tailored three-piece. The dressing of Gwyneth Paltrow in many of her films conforms to a similar pattern. These designers, like Ralph Lauren before them, exemplify a specific kind of safe but sophisticated New York fashion. Like costumes in Hollywood's heyday, the clothes in these films accomplish the easy, unobtrusive creation of Paltrow's characters' social identity. The straight lines, modern fabrics, and neutral colors do more than suggest the characters' fashionableness, they mark them out as coming from a specific milieu, in much the same way as Head's costumes for Grace Kelly in her Hitchcock films of the s Rear Window, Dial M for Murder, To Catch a Thief had done. The refined, slightly aloof elegance of Grace Kelly could perhaps have been expected to make a bigger impact on fashion itself than it did. The relationship between fashion and film is a two-way process: fashion designers get involved in films in part to showcase their designs and perhaps influence fashion outside cinema along the way. Armani, for example, has denied that his film designs are product placement, although the association with movies is a tidy way of giving his designs exposure. Films, even the less clearly fashionable ones, have frequently influenced fashion. There are multiple examples throughout cinema history of items of clothing in films making a significant intervention into fashion on the street. Some films such as Michelangelo Antonioni 's quintessentially s' Blowup are notable as "time capsules" of the fashions of their times, while others might add a look, a garment, or accessory to the contemporary fashion scene. The latter are more intriguing, as they are actively rather than passively engaged with fashion. Sometimes, though, the precise reason for a film having a significant impact on fashion might remain elusive; it simply captures the zeitgeist. An early example of a single garment changing the course of fashion occurs in in which Clark Gable takes off his shirt to reveal that he is not wearing an undershirt underneath reputedly because he felt that taking off another shirt would prove ungainly. The clothes and hairstyles worn by glamorous movie stars, both on and off the screen, grabbed the attention of American and European moviegoers and launched countless fashion fads. The influence of Hollywood on fashion began during the silent film era, which ended in the late s. c. Once this was publicized, women by the thousands followed her lead. — , another silent screen star, helped to popularize bobbed hair, sailor pants, and pleated skirts. Gloria Swanson — made fashionable high-heeled shoes decorated with imitation pearls and rhinestones. Hollywood costume designers played a crucial role in dictating fashion trends. Between and , Gilbert Adrian — headed the costume department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, then the most prestigious Hollywood movie studio. Not only did Adrian create the signature styles of the studio's top actresses, but he launched various fashion crazes. One was the popularity of the gingham dress, a cotton fabric dress featuring a checked or striped pattern, which he designed for Judy Garland — to wear in The Wizard of Oz and for Katharine Hepburn — in The Philadelphia Story Another famous Hollywood designer was Hubert de Givenchy — , who was a favorite of influential actress Audrey Hepburn and dressed her in such movies as Breakfast at Tiffany's , Sabrina , and Funny Face Outfits worn in movies were quickly copied by retailers. A woman who found a dress or gown worn in a movie appealing could purchase a low-priced copy in a department store or from a Sears catalog. Magazines published clothing patterns based on film costumes, allowing women to sew their own Hollywood-style frocks. The era's most favored pattern reportedly was a dress worn by Vivien Leigh — in a picnic scene in Gone with the Wind , one of the era's most popular and publicized movies. Individual performers became associated with clothes or hairstyles that became their trademarks. Highly recommended! This is a fabulous list! How about Funny Face? Thanks xxxx. I know this movie came out after this article was written, but The Runaways is a great movie for fashion inspiration as well. This is great teen film! Great list…I have seen all of these cept Annie hall…still need to see it but I love the list. I looove your list, but I would throw in The other Boleyn girl beautiful historical fashion, Scarlett and Natalie are dressed absolutely amazing. Your email address will not be published. Search this website. Home About Contact Advertise Write for us. Top 10 Movies for Fashion Inspiration. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission if you purchase through our links. Please read our full disclosure here. Related Posts. Agree with all of them! Oh, you should add The Devil Wears Prada. What an amazing post! You have so many of my favorite movies on here. The Fashion of Film: How Cinema has Inspired Fashion by Amber Butchart | Waterstones

Sign Up for Our Newsletter! Follow hollywood. The voluptuous Marilyn Monroe in that beautifully cut, billowing white dress is one of the most famous moments in American film, and one of the most reproduced. Superstars Anne Hathaway and wore only the best of the best in the big screen adaptation of the best-selling book. Diane Keaton, in the title role, started a style craze thanks to her layering of menswear items for a completely unique look that is still copied to this day. This classic captured the height of southern glamour with impeccably tailored suits and lavish gowns. Bringing back Patricia Field, who styled the television show, for the film was the best decision the producers could have made. Clueless was one of the defining films of the 90s that both showcased and inspired some of the decade's biggest trends like baggy pants, slip dresses, mini skirts, and over-the-knee socks. Only the sisters behind Rodarte, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, could create such hauntingly beautiful costumes for this ballet thriller. That little black Givenchy dress with the pearls and gloves cemented Audrey Hepburn's place as a fashion icon, and it's a look that still translates to this day. Stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are timeless in his sleek tails and top hat and her ostrich feather dress. In the title role, Hepburn again showcased the incredible designs of Givenchy, including that incredible white gown. Another Baz Luhrmann film, all of star 's outfits were to die for and added to the magical quality of the film. Sofia Coppola's visually stunning film cost millions to produce with extravagant sets and costumes that were inspired by desserts. What could be more sophisticated than Grace Kelly's elegant dresses and chic separates. The signature look of this film can be picked out at every Halloween and costume party: the bowler hat, white shirt and pants, black boots, cane and suspenders. Jennifer Beals' sweatshirt with the cut neck casually slouched to reveal one shoulder took an everyday item and elevated it to create a fashion craze. The Beatles' well-tailored suits and sportswear and their mop-top haircuts truly became their signature in this flick released at the height of Beatlemania. The gangsters of this mob classic weren't cartoonish in their style, but showed their wealth and sophistication. The poodle skirts, the personalized leather jackets, Sandy's Olivia Newton John skintight pants -- this movie musical had so many major fashion moments it's hard to keep track. The plot may have been hard to follow, but no one had a hard time paying attention to the men of this action film, dressed in the very finest menswear. Before 's "The Talented Mr. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel. It all makes for one of the most stylish films to ever come out of Australia. Forewarning: this movie is very R-rated. On and off the screen she was a style icon, but never more so than in her turn as Marianne Renoir, the Bonnie to Jean-Paul Belmondo's Clyde with a penchant for red, gingham and adultery. Gone With The Wind Yes, the running time is almost four hours, but as any seasoned film buff will tell you, watching Gone With The Wind is a worthy investment of your time. And while the performance by Viven Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and the film's epic, decades spanning love story are at the heart of it's 'icon' status, the costumes, designed by Hollywood legend , are often cited as one of the film's most important elements. That green curtain dress? The burgundy ball gown? Also iconic. A Single Man Prior to Nocturnal Animals , Tom Ford 's directorial debut stars Colin Firth as the title character, a recently widowed gay man who begins a relationship with one of his students. Some scenes look as if they're fresh out of the pages of a magazine, and the costumes worn by —Ford's longtime muse—are good enough to march down the runway. Taxi Driver If Martin Scorcese's classic film about a vigilante New York taxi driver suffering from post traumatic stress disorder doesn't sound like like a 'fashion film', you haven't seen year-old Jodie Foster's outfits. Working Girl At certain points, 's Working Girl toes the line delicately between stylish retro flick and '80s fashion disaster. But once Melanie Griffith's 'working girl' Tess encounters a new high-fashion wardrobe to match her steely boss, played by Sigourney Weaver, there are plenty of moments worth fawning over. Pretty Woman The thigh high boots! The off-the- shoulder red gown! The Rodeo Drive shopping spree! Just ask industry golden boy Alessandro Michele, whose debut collection for Gucci felt like an Ode to Margot with its pastel polo shirts, oversized glasses and furs. Rear Window The only thing you'll find more intriguing than the twists and turns of Alfred Hitchcock's '50s thriller is how Grace Kelly manages to look more and more chic in each scene she appears in. Bonnie and Clyde Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde is peak Faye Dunaway, and for a murderous criminal on a full-blown crime spree, the girl sure finds time to accessorise. It's neck scarves, berets and coloured stockings galore. Breakfast at Tiffany's In all of cinematic history, is there a single outfit more iconic than Audrey Hepburn, the black Givenchy gown, the diamond necklace and the velvet gloves? If so, we're yet to find it. Holly Golightly is a style icon for the ages. Who knew cropped black trousers and a crisp white shirt could be so damn iconic? A Bigger Splash Is it too soon to call this indie flick an iconic fashion film? We think not. No, seriously—Dior entered into an exclusive partnership with filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, and everything Marianne wears, from her sunglasses to her backless evening gowns, are Dior. Extra points? The film recieved critical acclaim after its release. Marie Antoinette Sofia Coppola knows a thing or two about style, so it figures that her film's are heavyweights in the costume department. Marie Antoinette , with its embellished wigs, ornate fans and dramatic gowns, is possibly her most stylish offering thus far. Almost Famous Betsy Heimann is a genius. Rather, she's a genius in the Hollywood costume department. Mia Wallace's aforementioned white shirt black trousers ensemble in Pulp Fiction? The sharp suiting in Reservoir Dogs? The suede jackets, flared jeans and bounty of plaid that constitutes the costumes in Almost Famous? Yep, her too. Do you consider yourself a seasoned film buff? Or are you more of a "I'll just go the movies and see what's on " type? Maybe you resign yourself to whatever takes your fancy on Netflix of an evening. Whatever your stance on the world of cinema, as a bonafide fashion devotee which we're assuming you are, since you're here , there are some films you simply have to see. The Fashion of Film: How Cinema has Inspired Fashion by Hamlyn - Books - Hachette Australia

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Use film and TV in my classroom. Read research data and market intelligence. Funding and industry. Search for projects funded by National Lottery. Apply for British certification and tax relief. Inclusion in the film industry. Find projects backed by the BFI. Read industry research and statistics. Find out about booking film programmes internationally. Ashley Clark 27 February Funny Face Funny Face, which is back in cinemas this week, is one of the all-time great films about fashion. Blue is through! Each of the recommendations included here is available to view in the UK. Some are more firmly located within the milieu than others, but all display their own, unabashed style. Extract from Making Fashion According to Robin Baker, head curator of the BFI National Archive, Jennings and Hartnell were stylistically influenced by British society photographer Madame Yevonde, whose portraits of aristocrats posing as ancient Greek goddesses had recently been exhibited. A route to stardom emerges for Rusty when the elderly, wealthy magazine editor John Coudair Otto Kruger — who years earlier had been in love with her grandmother, Maribelle Hicks Hayworth again in a cheeky dual role — offers an opportunity to be a highly paid magazine cover girl. The film won the Academy Award for best original scoring, but the couture, designed by then-chief designer at Paramount Pictures, Travis Banton , among others, is equally breathtaking. Blowup Blowup stars a never-better David Hemmings as hip photographer Thomas, whose powers of seduction render a string of beautiful women including Jane Birkin and Vanessa Redgrave utterly helpless to resist his charms. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant With its array of imperious and confrontational costumes designed by Maja Lemcke, the film has also proven influential from a fashion design point of view. Notebook on Cities and Clothes But he soon changed his tune. In the s Veronica Lake — , a rising star, launched a trend by wearing her hair in peek-a-boo bangs, with her long blonde locks falling over one eye. Dorothy Lamour — popularized the sarong, a one-piece, wraparound garment worn primarily as a skirt or dress, when she played the exotically beautiful title character in The Jungle Princess If Harlow, Lake, and Lamour represented sex appeal, child star Shirley Temple — personified sweetness and innocence. During the mids Temple enjoyed a run as the movie industry's number-one box office star. Mothers dressed their daughters like Temple and styled their hair to copy her trademark ringlet curls. No little girl's toy chest was complete without a Shirley Temple doll, of which over six million were sold. Meanwhile, the great popularity of cowboy movies, particularly among the young, hiked the sales of western-style shirts for adults as well as children. Each preferred wearing trousers at a time when females were expected to convey their womanliness by donning dresses and skirts. Hepburn's, Garbo's, and Dietrich's choice of attire communicated to women that they neither would squander away their femininity nor be any less appealing to men if they chose pants over dresses. Occasionally what stars chose not to wear had a major impact on fashion trends. In the early s men commonly wore undershirts. Then Clark Gable — , one of the era's top stars and most influential male icons, appeared in It Happened One Night He was not wearing an undershirt. After the release of It Happened One Night, undershirt sales across the United States plummeted by a reported 75 percent. Films and film stars continue to influence fashion trends to the present day. Toggle navigation. For more, see our post on Fashion Inspiration from Marie Antoinette. I could not leave this recent classic off the list! Just like the show, the Sex and the City movie is a constant stream of fashion inspiration, designer brands, and NYC style. Even better, with the four main characters, there is an outfit to suit every taste. This is one of those famous fashion movies that will always be talked about! Need more SATC style? See our article on Sex and the City Movie Fashion. Her quirky, slightly 40s, slightly indie, feminine style is a refreshing take on modern movie wardrobes. For more, see our post on Fashion from Days of Summer. Have you seen or been inspired by any of the movies above? Are there any other movies that you think should be on the list? Leave a comment with your thoughts and let us know! Nice list. I love every single one of these movies, and they all are so uniquely different from one another… Great job at covering all the style bases! Love this post! Great pics! I love this site! Those are great for fashion inspiration as well. 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