Fashion In Film: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's Trailer

Though the book and the movie are vastly different, the essence

of how great this book truly is still is emphasized in both versions

in the sense of the free spirit. Although Truman Capote had in mind

 Marilyn Monroe for the role in who he wanted to portray,

it made sense as to why Audrey Hepburn ended up with the renewed
and fairy tale role. 

But a world filled with complexity, eccentricity, glamour combined

 how did this translate so different from the book? 

Simply through the clothes and the environment of the film,

especially with the elegance of Audrey Hepburn outside of Holly.  The film

did not want capture the dark reality of the characters of the book but

instead it wanted to capture the magic and fantasy of who

Holly Golightly could be through Audrey.  There are moments that reflect

Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's world, and it is only through

the random oddities and funny moments within the film.

The scene where Holly Golightly enters the beginning

of the party scene with a sheet as her dress until she decided to change?

It was both risque, minimal, yet elegant it was emphasizing the elaborate and 

tumultuous world of Holly Golightly in book and film.  Was Truman Capote pleased

with this particular take of his book? Not in the least and it is probably what many

authors go through. But one must admit, if this film did not take the turn 

that it did it probably would not have been so monumental. The party scene is filled

with vibrant decadence and reflection of living in the here and now that we continue to

love today.

For instance, this scene I personally loved:

A watch on the ankle has to be the most out of left field scene

I have ever seen in a film and did I want to wear a watch on my

ankle?  Indeed I did!  This is why the film had so much staying

power to this day.  It really reflected the true spirit of a lively party.

Life can be filled with many out of left field moments, even in how we

encounter style. When we see these wild characters

we learn that they are all making the most of what they

have.  

It is a fantastic movie and I would categorize this as my second

favorite Audrey Hepburn film after Funny Face. I am still inspired

by it every time I watch it.  I deeply appreciate the book as well,
and I personally believe the book is ahead of it's times pertaining to the
characters lifestyles and choices.

My Favorite outfits:

My favorite dress!

This scene in particular always makes me laugh!

Hope you enjoyed these outfits as much as I have!

Sincerely,

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Fashion In Film: And God Created Woman, Et Dieu… créa la femme

Fashion inspired by the film Dior:

And God Created Woman Trailer (1956)

"Everything I love, I've got right here. The

sea, the sun, the hot sand, music..." - Juliette

(From the film And God Created Woman)

This movie left a remarkable imprint on not only

my style but certain philosophies on life and love.

During the time when the movie was released it

was considered to be a very controversial film,

where the U.S. had Sandra Dee this movie and

Brigitte Bardot was the complete contrary.

This was both in a sense good and bad, the film

escalated Brigitte Bardot's image as a "sex kitten"

but the film's essence was far more than that

or at least how I interpreted it.  Personally, I do

feel it is best to watch the film in french than the

one dubbed in English.

The film is set in a small town in St. Tropez,

and the orphan Juliette (Brigitte Bardot) is

the main character setting the entire town

in chaos or so they thought.  In truth, the 

film documents Juliette's wild life transformed

to live as societal as possible only to realize

she can not betray who she really is in

her core self.  What she finds to be natural

which is living cohesively with herself

and nature, the men within the film try

to corrupt that by mistakenly only seeing

her on the most surfaced and basis level

being only attracted to her sexuality.

This notion of who these men assume she

is leads to their own downfall and

even leading to her unfortunate self doubt. Where one

man (named Eric) tries to take over an entire town

by building a casino his descent is not done by the

other people in town trying to reason with him, 

but instead his own selfish natural desire to simply own

Juliette which emphasizes his attempt to own and manipulate

nature and the landscape of the town.

How I took the film is that the wilds of nature won in the

very end, and by an unassuming motion.

Michel understand this about Juliette but

for Eric his pride and ego seems

to forget that and somewhat blinds him  

of such a reality. Eric only understands this lesson

during the final realization that he has lost all through

the follies of desire. Where the entire town mistakenly wanted

Juliette banished, the person who should have left finally

exits with no one to blame but himself for his selfish greed

and going toe to toe with nature. 

Although the subject is quite

weighty, the style within this film is something

to take notice in.  The fashion is very reflective

of the subject, natural yet powerful and no wonder

why fashion continues to be inspired by this film

today!

 I would highly recommend this

film to watch, although I must warn the younger

audiences to please watch this film with caution

since it is a very controversial film in content

and yes even censorship.  I would suggest watching

this with an appropriate guardian or otherwise

just wait to reach 18.  

Of nature:

The Wedding:

Daily Life:

"Only the young are impatient."

The Shipwreck:

The Party:

This red dress is my absolute favorite!

Eric and Juliette

The Dance:

Some extra photos of Brigitte Bardot:

Her husband Roger Vadim directed the film

Sincerely,

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