We're All Painted Up Like Trash for John Waters's Cry-Baby (1990)
Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast
Release Date: 09/29/2023
Aging Goth Ensembles and Hot Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast
The juice is loose! Let us take you to the Afterlife to talk about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! In this episode, Blaire and Marie break down the looks of each character, from Lydia Deetz’s aging goth, millionaire psychic medium outfits to Astrid’s angsty teen ensembles. Costume design by frequent Tim Burton collaborator, Colleen Atwood (Wednesday, Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow). The gals also dish about the screening they went to with Nyx Cosmetics, the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice immersive experience, the reason for the podcast hiatus, and more. It’s Black Philip season, baybee! Listen to our...
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Dying Over the 1980s Seedy Slasher Style in MaXXXine (2024)
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We're baaaaack (Carol Anne voice). Did you miss us? We've risen from the dead just in time to celebrate Spooky Season! To kick off our comeback era, we're diving into MaXXXine, starring Mia Goth as the fame-obsessed final girl of Ti West's X film series. For this third and last installment, Costume designer Mari-An CEO put Ms. Goth in delicious double denim, muscle shirts, leather pants, high-heeled boots, and gold jewelry — all of which have amazing references and seriously clever Easter eggs. Listen as we discuss our favorite KILLER looks from this 1980s Hollywood-set slasher, with Marie...
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Frankenflops and Heath Ledger's Tank Tops in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
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Happy 25th anniversary to the 1999 classic, 10 Things I Hate About You! We’ve talked about Kim Tillman’s work on the pod before (Doppelgänger, Wild Things). This time, she created thoughtful and fashionable costumes for the Seattle teens in this reimagined Taming of the Shrew. Kim dressed Julia Stiles’s character in low-slung pants, cropped camo, and Frankenflops, opposite her sister’s (Larisa Oleynik) ultra-girly style. Heath Ledger (in his breakthrough role) got the stylish bad-boy treatment in custom-dyed tank tops and PVC pants. We also discuss the iconic prom looks, name the...
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Bella's Big Sleeve Energy in Poor Things (2023)
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We’re wasting no time talking about the Oscar-winning film Poor Things! Costume designer Holly Waddington (The Great, Lady MacBeth, Ginger & Rosa) won the mf’in’ Academy Award for Best Costume Design for this film! Emma Stone (Best Actress winner) stars in this gender-swapped Frankenstein tale about a woman who gets resurrected with a baby’s brain and goes on adventures and sexcapades while dressing to tha NINES! Tune in now! For visuals of the costumes, follow us on: Instagram at TikTok at Follow and Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on...
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Tears and Trousers for The Color Purple (2023)
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Welcome to our Francine Jamison-Tanchuck fan podcast! Listen to us delve into Francine’s beautiful, brilliant costume design for The Color Purple (2023) and her career coming full circle after working on the original 1985 film with costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers. (We discussed Francine’s work before for our Boomerang and Low Down Dirty Shame episodes.) Shug Avery (Taraji P. Henson) and wide-leg trousers are the gems from this episode, but we loved every bit of this movie, even if we cried! Watch this powerful story about sisterhood, then tune in to our episode! Other topics include...
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Big Bows and Boiler Suits in Barbie (2023)
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Every night is girls' night! Prepare your pink outfit because it’s finally time for our Barbie episode! Listen to us discuss the impact of this film on culture and why it had to happen at this moment in time. We unpack Jacqueline Durran’s incredible costumes and have a million #Add2Cart recommendations for our dear listeners. Then, we go off the rails and fantasize about an Emerald Fennell version of the movie (The Kens in Saltburn), talk about our favorite Barbies (Peaches 'N Cream), "Grand Ole Opry energy," and proclaim our love for Jem and the Misfits! Tune in! For visuals of the...
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Pay Equity Now! With Costume Designers Ariyela Wald-Cohain and Whitney Anne Adams
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Did you know that costume designers, the majority of whom are women, are paid nearly 30 percent less than other, male-dominated creative department heads? Despite costume design being a pivotal part of storytelling in cinema, it has been historically dismissed as “women’s work,” leading to the artisans being underpaid and under-appreciated in their industry. In this very special episode, we're covering the Pay Equity Now movement! Blaire chats with costume designers and friends of the pod, Ariyela Wald-Cohain and Whitney Anne Adams, who are co-chairs of the Costume Design Guild’s...
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Mid-Noughties Fashion and Poor Little Goth Girl Chic in Saltburn
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Pour yourself a nice cool glass of bathwater because we’re talking about Saltburn today! Blaire and Marie break down the mid-2000s looks of the Catton clan whipped up by costume designer Sophie Canale (Bridgerton S2). We reminisce about our chaotic Facebook and Flickr albums and going to Club Bang. We also debate about skirts with leggings(“Is ‘Toddler Style’ fashion gonna make a comeback?”) discuss Jacob Elordi and his rich rugby jock, Ashton Kutcher-esque look, and praise our new shared style icon, Carrey Mulligan’s Poor Dear Pamela, with her designer goth girl ‘fits. For...
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Dressing Stylish Taiwanese Gangsters with 'The Brothers Sun' Costume Designer Vera Chow
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The Brothers Sun hive, rise up! The show’s costume designer, Vera Chow, joins the pod to tell us how she dressed Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Sam Song, and the rest of the cast for the new Netflix series. If you haven’t binge-watched this hilarious, action-packed show yet, it tells the story of a Taiwanese triad gangster who goes to LA to protect his estranged mother and improv-wannabe brother. Vera talks about how growing up in Asia helped prepare her for the gig and how she highlighted API clothing brands and sourced from thrift stores, Chinatown, designers, and Amazon for the...
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Dressing Iconic Comedy Characters and Discussing the Death of Malls with 'SNL' Costume Designer Tom Broecker
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Live from New York…it’s Saturday Night! SNL’s longtime costume designer, Tom Broecker, is our special guest and we are beyond thrilled! He tells us how he manages to dress the iconic show week after week and gives us the scoop on the costumes for some of SNL’s most legendary characters, like Stefon, The Cheerleaders, and Mary Catherine Gallagher! Tom is also nominated for a CDGA award for the episode with our queen Aubrey Plaza as host and tells us the magic behind the insane Avatar skit. We also discuss his latest film, the new Mean Girls musical, and how he updated the look of our...
info_outlineTo celebrate the newly opened John Waters: Pope of Trash exhibition at the Academy Museum here in LA, Marie and Blaire are paying tribute to their favorite Filth Elder with Cry-Baby! We talk about the work of the late Van Smith, the costume designer for all of Waters's movies, the enduring style icon that is Wanda Woodward, and the timeless appeal of a black leather jacket. We also discuss the VMAs, Gilmore Girls fall fashion inspo, the search for a good pair of pants for hip-hop dance class, and more!
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