Post #61: Fashion on Film - Down With Love

When the fact that an "over the calf" sock could stay up by itself was shocking and when women's shoes matched their dresses and their earrings. Maybe I'm just in a retro state of mind because of my recent shopping excursions, or maybe it just appeals to my love of old movies, but Down With Love is definitely a fashionable film worth noting. It looks back on the era where Rock Hudson and Doris Day films ruled the silver screen and when the fact that an "over the calf" sock could stay up by itself was shocking...the days when women's shoes matched their dresses and their earrings. With 37 looks created just for Renée Zellweger and a plethora of outfits that transformed this movie's cast into believable New York City residents from the 1960s, Down With Love is definitely retro inspiration. And Ewan McGregor isn't bad eye candy either. 

Directed by Peyton Reed with costumes by Daniel Orlandi, here is the trailer for Down With Love:

If you notice it's the fit and the slight sense of whimsy that makes these outfits just so alluring. And you can even apply aspects of them to your own closet this season. For instance, beachy summer outfits (as well as crop tops) are very in. If you notice the cropped shirt with matching plaid shorts that Renée wears in the trailer at one point, you'll see that it's not so far off from something that you might see in Elle or Glamour. I've posted pictures of just a few of my favorite outfits from the film as well as a video of one of my favorite "getting ready" sequences of all time. 

Who wouldn't want classic (and classy!) lingerie like this? On a complete side note, the song being played is a mash-up of Astrud Gilberto's recording and Frank Sinatra's version of Fly Me to the Moon (one of this blogger's all-time favorite songs). 

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This entire sequence of the film leaves me wanting more. I love how the inside lining of each jacket matches the dress. 

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Even if bubblegum pink isn't quite your thing, the fact that this cut is so flattering should be. A fabulous piece of clothing can look horrible if it has the wrong fit.