tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post2909199999554725391..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Favorite Film Dresses of My Impressionable YouthGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72425648945212256312013-04-21T21:25:19.389-04:002013-04-21T21:25:19.389-04:00Lace Bodycon Dress
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Going back fu...I'm with Missy on Valley Girl! <br /><br />Going back further in my past are Mary Tyler Moore's clothes on The Dick Van Dyke show (deeply imprinted on my fashion sense) and of course,<br /><br />Diane Keaton (my life style icon), beginning with Annie Hall.liannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60952648902114686792010-08-22T13:55:08.482-04:002010-08-22T13:55:08.482-04:00Oh my goodness - when I was growing up, I must hav...Oh my goodness - when I was growing up, I must have watched Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window about 10 times on television. Grace Kelly's gorgeous party dress with a black v-shaped bodice, nipped waist, full tea-length white tulle or chiffon skirt was just exquisite and became a huge inspiration to me. Even the accessories were amazingly perfect, from her pearl necklace to her shoulder wrap to her black high heel shoes - all to die for, lol!<br /><br />I wish I could find a pattern that might allow me to duplicate that dress some day.Jeffsews50shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906369214672436223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-53616712244745759452010-08-18T22:16:58.509-04:002010-08-18T22:16:58.509-04:00Some fashion faves: Audrey's dress in the open...Some fashion faves: Audrey's dress in the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany's is a top pick (also loved how she wore a man's tuxedo shirt as her nightgown!)...Marilyn Monroe's bombshell gown in Gentlement Prefer Blondes...Any and all of Scarlett O'Hara's costumes...<br /><br />...Also always dreamed of puffed sleeves and meeting Gilbert Blythe - nice to see some other folks also shared the childhood fascination! : )Jess Madisonhttp://jessmadison.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5436954668336702792010-08-16T19:18:21.622-04:002010-08-16T19:18:21.622-04:00I adore the Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady dresses ...I adore the Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady dresses too. As a kid whose parents are old movie junkies, I wanted anything Ginger Rogers wore (floaty with feathers) and the 1920's glamour gowns in Singing in the Rain.Beckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814463294248347675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87121448371531220332010-08-15T20:53:35.652-04:002010-08-15T20:53:35.652-04:00(with links) Re Carrie's link to Sabrina's...(with links) Re Carrie's link to <a href="http://www.fabaudrey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Sabrina014.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sabrina's party dress</a>, I think you easily recreate that dress from <a href="http://butterick.mccall.com/b4513-products-5890.php?page_id=405" rel="nofollow">Butterick B4513</a>, cutting the neckline a little higher.<br /><br />And talking of The Sound of Music, does anyone else ever think that Butterick cut their sample dresses of their Retro range out of old curtain drapes?Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35430384682971808272010-08-15T20:52:09.591-04:002010-08-15T20:52:09.591-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1699972280221928232010-08-14T09:32:35.847-04:002010-08-14T09:32:35.847-04:00I was in love with Lesley Ann Warren's rags in...I was in love with Lesley Ann Warren's rags in "Rodgers and Hammerstien's Cinderella" - oddly, I hated her ballgown! I think I wore a bright orange bandana for a good month or so after the first viewing, it being the only piece of her outfit I could immitate. <br /><br />I had a purple dress when I was really small that looked identical to one worn by the girl who played Mary Lenox in the Hallmark "Secret Garden." I literally destroyed it from too much wear! Apparently such dresses are not a good for gardening as that movie led me to believe.bombshellcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152317874968116100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80251686272328829322010-08-14T09:15:10.713-04:002010-08-14T09:15:10.713-04:00oh, just remembered the white Edwardian gowns from...oh, just remembered the white Edwardian gowns from Pinic at Hanging Rock, which inspired a lifelong love of Edwardian style, and all of Audrey Hepburn's outfits from Sabrina FairGaylenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90565714975376384512010-08-13T19:37:02.895-04:002010-08-13T19:37:02.895-04:00I knew it was going to be a good blog when I saw M...I knew it was going to be a good blog when I saw Mary Poppins at the top of it.Keepin it Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698906326509298549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52331631723078684652010-08-13T15:54:49.161-04:002010-08-13T15:54:49.161-04:00I'm a little schizo when it comes to the movie...I'm a little schizo when it comes to the movie dresses (of all time). However, from my childhood and before...<br /><br />1) Any of Grace Kelly's outfits in <i>Rear Window</i>. I still watch that movie for the fashion (and because it's one of the best Hitchcocks). I especially love the black and white dress and the green and white suit.<br />2) Buffy's dress at the end of the <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> movie... at the dance. <br />3) I loved (and still do) most of the outfits in <i>Valley Girl</i>. I also loved Nick Cage's wardrobe in that movie as well. Yes, I'm an 80s/90s child. <br />4) Not from my childhood, but one the best wardrobes on film is Nicole Kidman's in <i>The Others</i>. Super fashion love!<br /><br />There are others I'm definitely forgetting. Oh, and my childhood best friend (who was about 5'11" at 12) looked just like Julia Roberts and had that polka-dot dress. I always love that dress and hat, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61638989132304801832010-08-12T15:53:06.714-04:002010-08-12T15:53:06.714-04:00Agnes- I LOVED the dresses on Lawrence Welk! In fa...Agnes- I LOVED the dresses on Lawrence Welk! In fact, I used my memory of them to design my wedding dress (I did a 50s/rockabilly theme). Those crinolines were amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855413111142257771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-72788662665808621512010-08-12T14:51:43.916-04:002010-08-12T14:51:43.916-04:00This is going farther back than anyone here, I thi...This is going farther back than anyone here, I think, but I loved Betty Anderson's clothes on Father Knows Best. Not a week went by when Betty didn't get to wear a beautiful formal, with a big crinoline and a matching chiffon stole. ,Also, the costumes on Mickey Mouse Club and (oh the embarrassment) Lawrence Welk. And all those variety shows with dancers, and the westerns with saloon girls in feathers and schoolmarms in calico and bonnets.Actcrabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034619693762259264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30017300948780593032010-08-12T12:32:49.927-04:002010-08-12T12:32:49.927-04:00I also loved Belle's dress in Disney's Bea...I also loved Belle's dress in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Aurora's dress in Sleeping Beauty.<br /><br />"Sabrina" contains two of my favorite film dresses of all time: the <a href="http://www.fabaudrey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/Sabrina014.jpg" rel="nofollow">party dress</a> Sabrina wears out on her date with Linus, and the <a href="http://weddingbellsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/audrey-hepburn-givenchy-wedding-dress-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">incredible strapless white and black evening gown</a>.<br /><br />I deeply love <a href="http://www.hipsterama.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/50s-dancing-dress-back-to-the-future-200x200.jpg" rel="nofollow">Lorraine McFly's prom dress</a> in Back to the Future.<br /><br />And of course, Nicole Kidman's red dress in Moulin Rouge.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857557436817496570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30006586156421093142010-08-12T04:31:56.323-04:002010-08-12T04:31:56.323-04:00I've been thinking about this and realised tha...I've been thinking about this and realised that I had so, so many of these growing up! Among some I loved were: Buffy's prom dress from the Buffy film (with Luke Perry), Natalie Wood's outfits in Rebel Without a Cause, Dorothy's gingham dress/red shoes combo in The Wizard of Oz, Chacha's dress from the dance in Grease, Tia's outfits in Uncle Buck and (one someone else has already mentioned), the floaty southern looks in Fried Green Tomatoes. <br /><br />What a fun post!lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803974098934443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50732492206306737712010-08-12T03:31:12.176-04:002010-08-12T03:31:12.176-04:00Oh well picked! I loved all those films as a kid!!...Oh well picked! I loved all those films as a kid!! I also loved the musical version of Oliver Twist and Charlie and the Chocolate factory.Rebeccakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847383566988861116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81915752246887257882010-08-12T00:49:16.097-04:002010-08-12T00:49:16.097-04:00My dream dress is the red dress Pretty Woman wears...My dream dress is the red dress Pretty Woman wears when they go to the opera...verobirdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968111905760607177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39492832461213879452010-08-12T00:25:32.510-04:002010-08-12T00:25:32.510-04:00The first costumes that really caught my attention...The first costumes that really caught my attention when I was young were not from a movie, but from the TV show "Dark Shadows"- all the flowing chiffony gowns you got to wear when you became a ghost or vampire. I yearned to be ethereal, which seemed to be a great thing to aspire to when one was 11 with greasy skin and pimples. I did get my mother to make my confirmation dress look just like the one worn by one of the characters.<br /><br />A few years later, I saw "My Fair Lady" and loved it! Oh, that Ascot hat! And the ball gowns- just gorgeous. Don't forget that lovely frothy pink chiffon frock Audrey Hepburn wore in last scenes. I spent a lot of time drawing ladies in lovely Edwardian gowns and wishing that our High School would do "My Fair Lady", so that I could be Eliza. (No such luck.)AngelaUnoreply@blogger.com