Monday, February 9, 2009
Party Girl
I watched Party Girl over the weekend and I think it's my new favorite movie. For those of you who haven't seen it, it's a mid-90s flick with Parker Posey playing Mary, a 23-year old who pays her rent by throwing parties in her warehouse apartment. She's a club gal with a colorful cast of friends - a hopeful DJ, identical twins with oompa loompa green hair, and a love interest in a Lebanese falafel-cart owner.
True to form, I loved the movie because of her great outfits. She wore mostly high-waisted shorts or skirts (mini) with brightly colored sheer tights, low boots, and any number of outlandish tops. Mary is a clothes horse, and while the bright colors only accentuate her exuberant personality, there are pieces of vintage that harken to a dark past -- both of her parents have died, and we can only assume that the beautiful clothes are her connection to her mother. Long brocade coats, suits, and a velvet 1920's evening gown round out her wardrobe. One of my favorite outfits was a huge white fisherman-knit sweater worn with skinny black leather pants. When she wears it with her hair in an Audrey-esque updo to sell her clothes for money, it is reminiscent of that sad scene in Breakfast at Tiffanys, when Holly is busy knitting and readying herself for a new life in Brasil, but later finds out her marriage is off. Like Holly Golightly, Mary is a beautiful but slightly tragic figure.
So... Party Girl isn't necessarily going on the "Best Movies for Fashion" list. And it's not so much that I want to wear her clothes in the exact same configuration. Mostly, I like seeing the different silhouettes. I love the huge top over skinny pants trend (just as popular now as then), and the high-waisted shorts look, though maybe not with tights. I'm feeling a bit stifled with my wardrobe and am looking to do a major overhaul soon, so any inspiration helps. Hopefully a quick trip to New York will shock me (with cold + fresh fashion) out of my mid-winter slump!
Talk to you in two weeks.... :)
Casey
True to form, I loved the movie because of her great outfits. She wore mostly high-waisted shorts or skirts (mini) with brightly colored sheer tights, low boots, and any number of outlandish tops. Mary is a clothes horse, and while the bright colors only accentuate her exuberant personality, there are pieces of vintage that harken to a dark past -- both of her parents have died, and we can only assume that the beautiful clothes are her connection to her mother. Long brocade coats, suits, and a velvet 1920's evening gown round out her wardrobe. One of my favorite outfits was a huge white fisherman-knit sweater worn with skinny black leather pants. When she wears it with her hair in an Audrey-esque updo to sell her clothes for money, it is reminiscent of that sad scene in Breakfast at Tiffanys, when Holly is busy knitting and readying herself for a new life in Brasil, but later finds out her marriage is off. Like Holly Golightly, Mary is a beautiful but slightly tragic figure.
So... Party Girl isn't necessarily going on the "Best Movies for Fashion" list. And it's not so much that I want to wear her clothes in the exact same configuration. Mostly, I like seeing the different silhouettes. I love the huge top over skinny pants trend (just as popular now as then), and the high-waisted shorts look, though maybe not with tights. I'm feeling a bit stifled with my wardrobe and am looking to do a major overhaul soon, so any inspiration helps. Hopefully a quick trip to New York will shock me (with cold + fresh fashion) out of my mid-winter slump!
Talk to you in two weeks.... :)
Casey
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