Films capture the essence of a culture. They are little time capsules that can let us relive certain ancient periods or they can make us relate to modern day adventures. Regardless of all the great and epic stories that have been told through the magic of the silver screen, they're also great fashion inspiration. Every week I'll post a breakdown of a character's style and how you can achieve it yourself.
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The Story
David O. Russel is one of my favorite directors because his movies don't revolve around a storyline but around character development. Apparently I'm not the only person who likes his way of filmmaking, seeing as three consecutive movies of his earned oscar nods in the acting and directing department. His last two movies even got oscar nominations for all of the four acting categories. I admire his ability to bring relatable nut jobs to the silver screen without losing their credibility.
He's also known to work with the same people, which has obviously been the right choice.
The story is set in the seventies and loosely based on real life events.
Christian Bale's con man Iriving Rosenfeld and his partner in crime Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) are doing just fine scamming rich people. Until they are forced to work with Richie Dimaso (played by Bradley Cooper's perm), a delusional FBI agent who wants them to target bigger fishes... not realizing that some of them might be sharks.
Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Ah darling J-Law, she can morph into any character and infuse it with her trademark freshness without people thinking 'oh look it's Jennifer in a costume'.
This particular character is a joy to watch because she balances between being a manipulative egomaniac and an endearing lost girl.
Her style can be described as if a Real Housewife of (really any of the show's places) would be transported back to the seventies and had to live off of a smaller budget.
The duality of her persona is greatly captured in one of her own quotes 'like flowers but with garbage' about the smell of her favorite nail polish. We get reeled in by a pretty exterior but it's the complexity and broken pieces of someone's soul that makes us come back for more. That is exactly the reason why bad boys and hot mess girls will always have our society a bit under their spell.
Without further ado, the look I've recreated:
And to praise Lawrence's awesomeness, a deleted scene of her dancing to Santana while cleaning the house (it is marvelously bad and beautiful at the same time... like flowers, but with garbage).
He's also known to work with the same people, which has obviously been the right choice.
The story is set in the seventies and loosely based on real life events.
Christian Bale's con man Iriving Rosenfeld and his partner in crime Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) are doing just fine scamming rich people. Until they are forced to work with Richie Dimaso (played by Bradley Cooper's perm), a delusional FBI agent who wants them to target bigger fishes... not realizing that some of them might be sharks.
Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Ah darling J-Law, she can morph into any character and infuse it with her trademark freshness without people thinking 'oh look it's Jennifer in a costume'.
This particular character is a joy to watch because she balances between being a manipulative egomaniac and an endearing lost girl.
Her style can be described as if a Real Housewife of (really any of the show's places) would be transported back to the seventies and had to live off of a smaller budget.
The duality of her persona is greatly captured in one of her own quotes 'like flowers but with garbage' about the smell of her favorite nail polish. We get reeled in by a pretty exterior but it's the complexity and broken pieces of someone's soul that makes us come back for more. That is exactly the reason why bad boys and hot mess girls will always have our society a bit under their spell.
Without further ado, the look I've recreated:
And to praise Lawrence's awesomeness, a deleted scene of her dancing to Santana while cleaning the house (it is marvelously bad and beautiful at the same time... like flowers, but with garbage).
