Fashion Inspiration in Movies

"I love her smile. I love her hair. I love her knees. I love how she licks her lips before she talks. I love her heart-shaped birthmark on her neck. I love it when she sleeps."

500 Days Of Summer, filmed in 2009 has a wonderful sense of fashion for right now. Since I live in Cedar Rapids Iowa, the fashion from this movie is just starting to come alive, it is a mixture of every other fashion that i will talk about in this blog. Taking fashions from especially the mid 1900's, this movie is a great show of today's fashion. If you don't know what to wear on a date tomorrow, pick up this movie.

"Would you look at that body language? Legs crossed towards each other. That is an unequivocal sex invite."

Fashion from the 90's, finally some fashion i actually remember. Clueless, filmed in 1995, is all about fashion. Taking a fashion deprived girl and making her cute. Now the story line is not very original, but it is so full of fashion from the 90's. Knee-high sock for goodness sakes! mini skirts and flats. That's fashion from the 90's.

"What, you don't like rice? Tell me Michael, how could a billion Chinese people be wrong? "

If you lived in the 80's, of course you remember "The Corey's" In the movie The Lost Boys, filmed in 1987, it shows the typical rocker ensemble that was typical of the "Bad boys". Complete with dangling earrings and black combat boots, this movie is a great representation of fashion from the 80's.

"Are you guys like boyfriend-girlfriend? Steady dates? Lovers? Come on, sporto, level with me. Do you slip her the hot beef injection? "

The best movies from the 80's were filmed by John Hughes, the best one of all being The Breakfast Club. It was filmed in 1985, and looking at the fashion you can tell. Every fashion of every "clique" from the 80's is represented in this movie. Jean jackets, one leather glove, baggy t-shirts, Letterman jackets, you have it all. This is fashion in the 80's

"I'm a cross-dressing homosexual pacifist with a spot on my lung."

Across the universe, filmed in 2007, shows the fashions from the late 60's and early 70's. It's a great representation of what the "hippies" dressed like. So many colors and fabrics, if you're looking for inspiration from the late 60's, this is the movie to watch.

"I'll tell you one thing, Fred, darling... I'd marry you for your money in a minute. "

Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's is one of the most famous movies known for fashion. Audrey Hepburn was a legend for fashion, After this movie "The little black dress" was a must for every girl, and still is today. With enlarged hats and gaudy jewelery, this movie belongs in fashion history. It was filmed in 1961.

"It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's what you do with your dancin' shoes. "

Grease is very memorable for it's fashion, filmed in 1978, it shows all different kinds of fashion from the 50's, and the classic scene in the end when Sandy tells Danny she needs a man, what's not to love about this movie?

"Mmm-hmm. Most of the time I have all these thoughts bouncin' around in my head... but with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet."

The Notebook, filmed in 2004, does a very good job of representing fashion from the 40's. You can see in the swimsuit picture that it is supposed to be conservative, yet she still wants to show of her figure. Add in the great big headbands and this really shows fashion of the 40's.

"Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend"

In the movie Moulin Rouge, filmed in 2001, was not affraid to do anything. The fashion in this movie is maybe over the top, but in a very good way, they used risks that not many others would use. It is a great interpritation of what the Moulin Rouge really would have been like.

"Let them Eat Cake"

Marie Antionette, filmed in 2006, should be known for it's fashion. This movie has over the top dresses and gowns, jewlery, accessories, hats, and hair. It is a great representation of what you can do with fashion from the early 1800s and how you can make it more modern.

Eva Herzigova

Some fashion news that people may be interested in, Eva Herzigova, a used-to-be-model born in Czechoslovakia, is making her second attempt at fashion designing. Around six years ago she made five collections of beachwear, but unfortunately she didn't have the management or financial back up that she needed to follow through with that project. "I had just become a mum with my little boy George, so being a model, mum and entrepreneur all at the same time was just too much," is what she said in the report that I read. And so this time she is going in with financial support from Laurent Milchior, who's family controls Etam, a British women's clothing retailer. They say that she will make a good fashion designer because she was a model and knows what women want to wear. Her line will be rather risque from what it sounds like. It was explained as "Brigitte Bardot inspired" and also explained as a take on "French romanticism". Eva herself said that "It's for a woman who is not afraid to show herself off". I chose to write about this story just becasue i think that it is kind of inspiring to know that there are people who keep trying and go for a second chance. Although she is well-known, it will be much easier for her to make this happen, but I admire her determination and I think that it is very important to have if you are going to start something like this. It's alot of work.

Education

After I graduate from High School I plan on going to Kirkwood for two years and getting in my required classes. After that I am thinking that I will move to either Chicago, Illinois, or Fort Worth, Texas. If I choose to go to Chicago I want to go to SAIC which is School of the Art Institute of Chicago. If i choose to go to Texas then I want to try and get into the Art Institute of Fort Worth. Both of these schools are the kind of schools where you look at fashion as an art and then try to just go with your Passion. I would really like going to one of these schools and they are my top two choices. I found out some of the types of classes that I will need to take, but basically it depends on what kinds of classes you want to take and what exactly you want to do. Obviously, for me, I would need to take some textile classes, and some sewing classes, probably a class about different fabrics, those kinds of classes. But the major thing for me is that I move out of Iowa. Iowa is not a place you should stay if you want to be a fashion designer, or do anything in Fashion. New York, Chicago, and Texas are the big fashion places. I would love to visit New York but not live there. I do love the fast paced environment but it would be too far away from my family and friends. If i move to Chicago it is only like 4 hours away from my dad, and if i move to Texas I have lots of family there, not to mention the warm weather. And that is my general plan for education.

200 Projects to Get You Into Fashion

200 Projects To Get You Into Fashion was a book that I read to get started. It is a book full of ideas for you to do if you want to be a fashion designer. I am going to refure to it many times in the future. It really helped me to get an idea of how to start things, and that, I think for most people, is one of the hardest things to do.

The first thing this book says to do is find a sketchbook. Once you have done that you need to decorate it in a way that shows who you are. Maybe you could put pictures of friends and family on it, or maybe you could make it your favorite color. What I did with mine was I decorated it with pictures of fashion that I liked, but you could really do anything just as long as you make it your own. Then after you do that you should start to find things in your room or around the house and start to sketch them. This was my worst fear. I am not the best artist in the whole world. But after only a couple drawings I got the hang of it. When you draw things in your sketchbook, that is another way to make things yours. Nobody has your technique, or your handwriting, or even draws the way that you do. So even if you dont really know it, your sketchbook will not look like anybody elses.

Once you get the hang of sketching things, maybe after you have practiced sketching people, you can start by sketching your friends and what they are wearing. The next step that I have to accomplish, and the next step after you have done this, is to maybe take your camera around with you. Find things that you could take and turn into fashion. Maybe even get a theme going. That is the major part too. Once you can take something simple and turn it into a peice of fashion, you can do anything. After that you decide what fabrics you want to use and you make your outfit. Who knows, maybe you could even be the next biggest fashion designer around.

My Dream

My dream is to start my own fashion buisness. With clothes and thigns from every decade. My favorite look is like the 60's and 70's look. I love the whole flower child vibe. I like earthy shades. I like earthy prints. I suppose I like earthy fashion. So the 60's look is my favorite. I also love to put things about me into my everyday clothes. I suppose everybody does if you think about it. We all wear our favorite color, our favorite brand, our favorite band T-shirts. So I wear a lot of purple, and 99% of my clothes are from forever 21 and I love classic rock so I have a lot of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and The Styx kinds of T-shirts. I am currently wearing a purple shirt from Forever 21 that has The Beatles on it. I guess what I am saying is that if I were to have my own store it would be full of 60's clothes. But that's not all. I love anything retro. I love the 50's style too. High waisted pants, lots of dresses with polka dots, high heels, things of those natures. My dream is to start my own business, either online or a store. It would have everything from clothes, to fashion for your home. That would be so perfect for me. I really hope that I am able to do it. I know that it will probably be a lot harder than I think and I may get nowhere with this, but I think I am willing to go nowhere, make little money, and be happy. If it comes down to it I can have a part time job doing something else and I can start a website on my own. But hopefully I can make this happen. That's my dream.

Why I Want A Job In Fashion

My whole life I have been interested in clothes and fashion. Since I was young I have loved everything about fashion. There are many people who don't see the why fashion is so great. I find it captivating. Fashion is one of the biggest ways to express you self and your culture. It makes you who you are. It can make you stand out or blend in. It makes you unique. I think I first realized that I wanted to be in fashion in middle school. There really isn't any huge story behind it or anything. My mom just told me that I should be in fashion and i realized that she was right. I spend about twice as long as most people going through my huge mess of clothing in the morning. I try them on and on until they work just right. I look through magazines and circle things that I like so that I can find something similar with my own things. I look online at different websites and find cute outfits or hair styles. I help my sister find outfits that work out just right. You see, she is definitely fashion deficient. The thing is, she has a ton of cute things, but it's like she wants to make me mad, so she finds the most unpleasant thing that she can find in her room. Although now that she is interested in "cute boys!" she comes to me for fashion advise.