Dressing up revenge in designer silk and chiffon After 20 years away from home, Tilly Dunnage returns to her country town in Dungatar, Australia to clear her name of a crime that she may have committed as a young schoolgirl. Trained as a haute couture seamstress in the European fashion capitals under Madame Vionnet and […]
Read MoreChristmas is a great time for family, friends and festive holiday ad campaigns It’s time to celebrate the holiday season with fashion-forward film shorts! I am in love with H&M’s collaboration with Wes Anderson, but there are also a few other campaigns that are worth watching for a spoonful of Christmas cheer. Il Neige Rive […]
Read MoreAdd Carine Roitfeld to your list of must-know fashion influencers. I’m embarrassed that I haven’t looked into Roitfeld and her influence in the industry sooner—Mademoiselle C only touches the surface of her impact. After 10 years at French Vogue, Carine is now running her own magazine, CR Fashion Book. The first Men’s CR Book will […]
Read MoreI am not going to even try to offer any intellectual input on this film. This is for two reasons—it’s a Thomas Hardy novel and I’m not going to infer anything from a Thomas Hardy novel based off of a movie interpretation that can only capture so much of the original text. To offer any […]
Read MoreThe Great GatsbyDirected by Baz LuhrmanPrincipals: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Isla Fisher http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/movie-poster-great-gatsby-138973 I saw The Great Gatsby last week. Overall, the movie did do a good job staying with F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original dialogue in the book, but I have mixed feelings about it. Maybe it’s because I remembered how much […]
Read MoreOn a lazy Sunday, what else is there to do than snack on cookies, drink tea, and watch HuluPlus? I found a treasure, Masters of Style, a late 90s/early 2000s documentary series about the greatest fashion designers of our time–Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Jean Paul Gaultier, Michael Kors, Valentino, and Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana […]
Read MoreEt Dieu… crea la femme (1956) (And God Created Woman)Directed by Roger Vadim Source: 24.media.tumblr.com via Gabriel on Pinterest Belle de Jour (1967) Directed by Luis Bunuel Source: criterion.com via jan on Pinterest Since discovering the Criterion Collection on HuluPlus, I have been so excited to watch international movie classics, namely European ones. Et Dieu…crea la femme and […]
Read MoreGrey Gardens (1975) Directed by Ellen Hoyde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Muffie Meyer Source: imdb.com via Lis’Anne on Pinterest No one understands the meaning of the word “eccentric” until she sees this film. Grey Gardens follows the everyday lives of Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter of the same name, Edith Bouvier Beale, […]
Read MoreLes Miserables (2012)Directed by Tom Hooper Source: trailers.apple.com via Eyes Of Le Stage Photography – Suzanne Le Stage on Pinterest I know I’m a little late to give my two sous on Les Misérables and I am proud to say it differs little from the general opinion: no words can fully capture the […]
Read MorePark Avenue: Money, Power, and the American Dream (2012)Directed by Alex Gibney Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream – Trailer from Jigsaw Productions on Vimeo. If becoming more politically aware is your New Year’s resolution, watching Park Avenue: Money, Power, and the American Dream wouldn’t be a bad start. The film opened by […]
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