“Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep.” -Lord Byron: George Gordon Byron {6th Baron Byron} ON THIS DAY, SOME MIGHT SAY. . . A GENIUS was born. Others may just call him a MAD MAN. +LORD BYRON+ –+Lord Byron {Jan…
Tag: costume design
{STYLE WISE} Baby, It’s Cold Outside . . . “The Ice Storm” Style (1997)
November 22, 2018 marked the record for the coldest Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade of all time, and all around the U.S.A. record lows were recorded, but it didn’t stop Lady Diana Ross from looking glamorous and fabulous as ever! When I think of cold Thanksgivings, I can’t help but think of one of our favourite films…
+RARE+ JUDY GARLAND’S ‘VALLEY OF THE DOLLS’ WARDROBE SCREEN TEST
We love Valley of the Dolls… And we love the myth and legend of Judy Garland, so to discover this rare gem on the interwebs, was to say the least, a huge score! If you haven’t seen the film, “Valley of the Dolls” was based on Jacqueline Susann’s best selling novel about several young ladies…
{MUSIC MINUTE} Galt MacDermot’s First Natural Hair Band ‘s “Walking in Space”
+How dare they try to end this beauty+ In honour of our talented cast and crew of ‘HAIR’ and our three show weekend starting tonight, we are sending out this lovely {MUSIC MINUTE} to the universe featuring Galt MacDermot’s First Natural Hair Band, and one of our personal favourite songs of the show “Walking in…
{STYLE WISE} LAUREN BACALL PRESENTS 1987 COSTUME DESIGN OSCAR
With the 88th Annual Academy Awards just around the corner, we can’t help but indulge in some Oscar nostalgia in this key periods of waiting… One fantastic find is this clip from Oscar.com of the costume design portion of the 1987 ceremony which celebrated the best films of 1986; a fantastic year which include Roland Joffe’s…
Dandy “Dracula” [an Ode to Ishioka]
“They say you are a man of good… taste. “ -Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Dracula As fore mentioned in our last post, we are developing quite the affinity for a certain dreamboat of the dark side, and it seems like more and more of the masses have also come under the dandy wrath of Dracula. With…
“STOKER” – The Life and Styles of the Rich and Sophisticated . . .
“Stoker” is one of those films that only come out once in a blue moon; when we’ve all done our chores, and said our blessings to the universe – then we get a film like “Stoker”. Complex, beautiful, provocative, wonderfully acted, great dialogue, and stylistically beyond are some words you could use to describe it,…
{Style Wise} – Feathered Frenzy: Where Were You “Last Year at Marienbad” ?
Fresh off our post featuring an interview with Colleen Atwood and her immaculate creations for the new film “Snow White and the Huntsman“, {the Eye} began thinking of Charlize Theron’s haunting black raven feather “Transforming Cape” and how much it reminded me of Delphine Seyrig’s amazing feathered dress from the ambiguous and elusive 1961 French…
{STYLE WISE} Colleen Atwood Speaks: “Snow White and the Hunstman” Costume Featurette
Colleen Atwood is a genius. If her three Academy Awards aren’t enough for you, make sure you check out her latest endeavor “Snow White and the Hunstman“. People often disassociate costume design from the world of fashion and style, but there’s no doubt in my mind’s eye the staying power of Atwood’s latest vision. This…
Close Up: “Mad Men” Season 5 – Ties, Rings, and Things
They always say: “God is in the Details” and every time there is the opportunity to watch AMC‘s pinnacle of television drama, “Mad Men” we are boldly reminded of this fact! So here goes our “Close Up” of some of the ties, rings, and things the men are wearing this season. Five episodes into the long…
