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Kate Winslet in Mildred Pierce: Sex and the Housedress

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1930s, Girls on TV, Premium. Tagged Ann Roth, cloche, Clothes from 1930s, crepe, fashion, femininity, gingham, graph paper check, grass widow, HBO, housedress, housewife, idle rich, James LeGros, Kate Winslet, knitted, lace, masculinity, Melissa Leo, Mildred Pierce, Premium Content, silk, Sky Atlantic, uniform, Veda, waitress. Bookmark the permalink.

A prevalent theme in the first episode of Mildred Pierce starring is how domestic costume can be read as a signal for sexual availability. Continue reading→

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Review: Norwegian Wood

27 May ’11

By: Lord Christopher LavertyFiled under Clothes from 1960s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. Tagged 1960s, adaptation, Anh Hung Tran, bell bottom, Clothes from 1950s, denim, Eriko Hatsune, flares, hip huggers, Jackie O, Jeans, Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizuhara, knitted, Levi, Midori, Noruwei no mori, Norwegian Wood, novel, pleated, pointed collars, red dress, Reika Kirishima, review, Rinko Kikuchi, scarf, short skirt, sunglasses, Tetsuji Tamayama, Yen Khe Luguern. Bookmark the permalink.

Beautiful and affecting, even if it does collapse under the weight of its own earnestness at times. Continue reading→