Come Together, Right Now, Over Me

I decided to watch Julie Taymor's Across the Universe again a few days ago. The film is a Beatles musical set in the Vietnam era, capturing the counterculture movement of the late 60s and early 70s. The entire movie is a joy to watch, but I found myself especially alert when the song Come Together cued in. I was fascinated by the clothing of all the characters, and the effortless cool vibe exuded by Jo-Jo when he walked to the house in this scene (Jimi Hendrix anyone?). And because I couldn't find a better photo, we are stuck with Exhibit A below. Unless of course you have seen and memorized the film like I have. In which case you can most likely envision what I'm talking about in your mind's eye. 

 image credit: fanpix.net via Google images

The late 60s/70’s fashion was the flower power era, drawing inspiration from the hippie movement and ethnic influences. Bell bottoms and flared trousers are all gifts of the 70's fashion to the world. I recently declared my love for bell bottoms here. But I figured I should reiterate. These metallic flared trousers are a vintage gem. Paired with a union jack tee from new look and a headscarf/turban from talbot. My sister says they would be better suited for a fancy dress party, but where's the fun in that?

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Hope you're all having a fab weekend!

Bisous,

Abs

Designing Woman

I was up till 2 am last night. Why? I decided to catch a quick news/weather update. While flipping through the channels, I was distracted by a lady in a beautifully tailored green dresses parading back and forth on my screen. This lady turned out to be Lauren Bacall in the romantic comedy Designing Woman. TCM (Turner Classic Movies) manages to satisfy my cravings for classic films. A couple of weeks ago, they had what I choose to call a "Judy Garland marathon" where they played movie upon movie starring the wonderful actress. I curled up with my blanket and a cup of tea and took in what is probably more than the recommended dosage of tele watching (if there's ever such a thing).

Designing Woman portrays the story of Marilla Brown (Lauren Bacall), a fashion designer who meets Mike Hagen (Gregory Peck), a sports reporter while on vacation. They hit it off immediately and decide to get married, only to realize they have less in common as the days go on. If you do get the opportunity, I think you should give it a watch because I'm not doing it any justice here. It's refreshing and humorous. Besides, the clothes and style features are so beautiful, you'll be nothing short of inspired (I hope......I know that I was).

 

 image credit: doctormacro

 image credit: doctormacro

So very well put together. I love the different textures and silhouettes going on with these outfits. I believe she wore the second outfit to watch a boxing match. Her hat isjust perfectly tilted at the right angle. I would be a very proud owner of the full skirt in the second photo.

 

 image credit: doctormacro

 image credit: dressingvintage

 image credit: missmatildadreams

 image credit: missmatildadreams

image credit: moviemorlocks.com

*all photos were found using Google images*

The above outfit stood out to me the most throughout the entire film. Partly because it was featured in what was possibly the longest scene, and partly because I just cannot get over the puffiness of those sleeves. Once again, the full skirt shows up here, even puffier than before.

Anyone know where I can get a skirt of this nature? Any DIY tips? It's so reminiscent of Carolina Herrera no?

Thank you all for joining in the conversation so far. You've been so lovely and generous with your words. I truly appreciate your thoughts, opinions and overall contributions. Thanks kindly :)

Hope you're having a pleasant week so far.

Bisous,

Abs