It's about time!

Last night I went to see the much anticipated Factory Girl. Finally, I got to see the movie that influenced two seasons of fashion and made Sienna Miller a superstar before the film was even released! I'm eager to hear what everyone's thoughts are on the film. . . Good fashion? Honest depiction of characters? I must say I was overall impressed with what could've been an over-hyped, celebrity fueled disaster.

The Knack. . . And How to Get It

From the director of a Hard Day's Night, this is a charming, silly story of quintessential London Youth: mods, rockers, and a neurotic artist who paints everything white. Really, the film is worth watching for its opening sequence alone: the chauvinistic rocker roommate with his zombie legion of Mary Tyler Moore-ish female admirers.
Apparently, British Mod Cinema is considered its own film genre. This website lists the MOD essentials (featuring The Knack... and Blowup, of course). Fans of Quadraphinia: que up your Netflix account.

taking the devil home

OH yes, the Devil Wears Prada is out on DVD today! Though I've already seen it twice, now Andrew gets to watch it with me. Lucky lucky him.
Patricia Field did some fab work with the clothes in this film. . . Spotting the labels is almost as much fun as the plot itself!

art film dissapointment!

Yawn yawn yawn. Finally watched 'Blow Up' last night, and you know, I was pretty dissapointed. Not nearly enough Peggy Moffitt or fab 60's fashions. And. . . I just didn't get it. I'm an art school alumnis: watching the dark room scenes gave me flashbacks, and I loved watching the models pose in their Gurnheart outfits, but otherwise. . . Someone wanna tell me what I'm missing?
And PS: Whoever said Jane Birkin is the 'star' of this movie must have been mistaken. Whatever possesed Hermes to name their infamous Birkin bag after her?

a very modern girl

I've been itching to watch an Audrey Hepburn movie.

This could be because of my current obsession with late 60's style: from pixie cuts to the mini dresses I've been stocking my closet with lately. I love these two images from How to Steal a Million. The makeup is inspiring, and the white hat looks like it came straight from Balenciaga's Fall '06 collection!