The Passenger

"Your question are much more revealing about yourself than my answer would be about me." -- Witch Doctor


Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Costume: Louise Stjernsward, who also designed for The Dreamers, Sexy Beast, and Stealing Beauty.


Watch Trailer here

The Shining

"I can remember when I was a little boy. My grandmother and I could hold conversations entirely without ever opening our mouths. She called it "shining." -- Dick Hallorann


Director: Stanley Kubric
Costume: Milena Canonero, who also did A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather, Ocean's Twelve.


Watch trailer here

Smoking Slipper Shoes

Homage to Diamond Dust Shoes by Warhol.

Colour Collars

The Shop Around the Corner

"There might be a lot we don't know about each other. You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth." - Kralik


Director: Ernst Lubitsch
IMDB has no details about the costume designer, although it is very tasteful in this film. If anyone knows please inform me. Thanks!


See trailer here.


1940, Budapest Hungry ...

The Birds

"I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn't stand a chance! How could we possibly hope to fight them?" - Ornithologist


Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Costume: Miss Hedren (debatable), as some say Edith Head as she designed many Hitchcock films.


See Trailer here

Saturday Night Fever

"There's ways of killing yourself without killing yourself." - Tony


Director: John Badham, who also did TV series Heroes, Pysch, Criminal Minds, The Event
Costume: Patrizia von Brandenstein, who also designed for Man on the Moon and many other films. 

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon was all red under the "Ming" regime. 


Director: Mike Hodges
Costume: Danilo Donati, who also designed for Life is Beautiful

Back To The Future

"If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything." - Marty


Director: Robert Zemeckis
Costume:  Deborah L. Scott
Deborah started her career in 1981 and also designed for Avatar, and Titanic.
See Trailor for Back To The Future.

After Hours

"I want to live." - Paul Hackett


Director: Martin Scorsese
Costume: Rita Ryack 
AF was Rita's first film. She also designed for Wag The Dog and Apollo 13. See an interview with Rita.


Scenes from After Hours

Neon to Wear

Wouldn't it "hurt" the eyes to wear these neon coloured clothes? Be brave - go with a washed denim draw-string bag or simply a thin belt of contrasting colour for "remedy"!

"Dazed and Confused is a lesson in awesome 70s style"

Michelle (Milla Jovovich) from the film Dazed and Confused had this sweet slacker style with flared jeans and a woven vest that you can rock at any summer festival.   Joe's Visionaire Flare, $79.95, available at Anthropologie; Winter Kate Gypsy Rose Vest in Ivory, $289, available at Shop The Trend

More summer movie styles from Refinery29

The Breakfast Club

"I hate it. I hate having to go along with everything my friends say." - Claire


Director: John Hughes
Costume: Marilyn Vance 
Marilyn also designed for Die Hard and Getaway.

Scenes from The Breakfast Club

Under John's long coat there is truth

"Screws fall out all the time, the world is an imperfect place."

Slater got a "new car".. the girls are waiting for a drive

Lisa has these amazing earrings. season 2 episode 4

Violet broke off with Maxwell, the nerd

Violet: "I was tired of being treated as a nerd ornament." season 2 episode 5