10 underrated movies with FABULOUS costume design
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How Do We Interpret The S****l Politics Of The Fifth Element In 2019?: www.midrangevancouver.com/pos...
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Russell, Mary. "The Fashions: Chez Vadim: Barbarella in Rome." Women’s Wear Daily Jul 25 1967: 6. ProQuest. Web. 14 May 2021 .
A good costume doesn't always mean a good movie, but it does mean that there's something worth watching.
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lol yes, i watched the fifth element recently because of the GORGEOUS costuming, but honestly the plot was NOT good imo. but i kinda knew that going into the film, i was really only watching for the costumes and visuals
I have always said Mirror Mirror is just Lily Collins, Julia Roberts and Eiko Ishioka's costumes doing their best against a terrible script and I stand by that
Yessss like the movies so trash but the costumes are SO GOOD
@@isabellef4503 Eiko was a GODDESS 🙏🏻 wherever she is I hope she knows she saved that movie from being 100% awful
@@jacquelineosburn5429 😂😂
The costumes in Mirror Mirror were brilliant! The Cinderella reboot with Lily James was also dull but gets praised for the breathtaking visuals, so I think Mirror Mirror deserves the same recognition 👑💖
@@tinymxnticore it was a little dull but at least it wasn't.. that *points at mirror mirror * and I still can't believe Cinderella didn't win the oscar for best costume design
My dad was in The Fifth Element, whose costumes were designed by Gautier. He’s the dude that says “helm to 108”! Anyway Gautier came on set and would affectionately shout “hello sailors!” and flirt shamelessly with Dad, “I’ll let you steer my ship anytime” - Dad played the helmsmen. Anyway, love everything about that film. Ruby Wax androgyny is just 👌👌👌
he sounds like such a fun and nice person, both Gautier and your dad kdksjbj
What an awesome anecdote, thank you
Wait this is pretty cool ✋😎
lmfao
It's Ruby Rhod not Ruby Wax🤣
I always liked in Mirror Mirror when the queen dismisses her looks by saying “she’s 18 and she’s never seen the sun” as if she didn’t imprison Snow where she can’t see the sun herself 😂
The fifth element's costuming was just iconic, it was a cultural reset.
It was one of my dads favorites. Pribably because of the white stripes if yah know what i mean 😂 but i grew up watching it over and over again and always loved the styles
I’m glad it’s getting the appreciation it deserves!
That’s what inspired Grimes’ whole artistic career!
ikr until this day is such an iconic pice of art with comedy and futuristic vibes, nd the characters , god, luv all of them
That movie generally barely aged at all.
“Armie Hammer plays the Prince unfortunately” my thoughts exactly 😩
I don’t really know much about him, why does everyone hate him?
@@Meena-jg7un he is a manic !🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@Meena-jg7un last year it was revealed that he's into bdsm stuff, leaning heavily into cannibalism and abuse (there's more detailed accounts of this but this is the rough overview) he also seems to be the heir to an extremely wealthy family that has a history of abusive behavior - his aunt wrote a book about them
@@sosos4306 OH ok that was not what I was expecting
@@Meena-jg7un well has been accused of abuse by multiple people for a start...
"The Fifth Element" isn't "underrated" in a sense that no one knows about the costumes, it's underrated in the sense that people treat them like action figure costumes. People don't appreciate it as fashion, they appreciate it as what the characters wear. So I thought it was great that you added it to this list. I do think the costumes are under appreciated in that movie.
The movie at the time of release was probably underrated by critics in the states and Canada despite the opening monetary success. Since then the 5th element Jost got exponentially better over the years and finally the costumes were being appreciated like Luc B.Watching it on the big screen is a real fun experience.
I would love to see Mina cover Cinderella and the anti-feminist argument against the Disney movie, as well as how stereotypically feminine strengths have been recently seen as "unprogressive" or "old-fashioned" in modern society in favor of stereotypically masculine strengths, and the secret sexism behind this logic.
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You should look at The Take’s video essay on this, it’s really good.
if by "recently" you mean the 1970s
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Mina and Micarah both posting within 24 hours?! What have we done to deserve this 😍😩
Yass we love our fashiontube
Thank you so much for this comment ♥️♥️ I’m always on the hunt for new fashion channels so when I saw this comment I looked up Micarah’s name. My new favorite channel! Have been binging her vids all day 😂
@@madeleinehaddad1350 Hahaa no worries - they are EXTREMELY binge-able haha
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I was literally just watching one of your videos before this one!😘
You had so many "all the outfits worn by" videos. Kinda sad KZhead took them down.
hi gals! I would hope you watched it but if not pleaseee could any of you talk about the movie costumes of Down with Love starring Rene Zellweger and Ewan McGregor pleaseee
We STAN women supporting women! 😍 AND it's in hyper fem fashion love which goes against the stereotype of fem women being caddy, nasty, hateful, and against each other.
Would be interesting your review on "Hotel Del Luna" and "It's Okay to Not Be Okay". Lead woman characters in both dramas have amazing fairytale looks... ^^ Maybe I have addiction to Korean visuals, but I think they have another level of fashion, all of them is masterpiece
JANG MANWOL IS A FASHION ICON
UGH I LOVE HOTEL DEL LUNA SO MUCH AND THE JANG MANWOL IS AN ABSOLUTE QUEEN
!! fashion in kdramas, (even the historical dramas, if that's more in your niche, mina :D) would be something i would LOVE for you to explore!!
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I love how you included Troop Beverly Hills! I loved that movie so much growing up. Also, the year the Met Gala theme was "Camp" I told people that if I went that year I would've worn her couture troop leader uniform because it would've been considered both literally and figuratively camp.
wow i said this too ! i said that everybody at the met gala should channel phyllis neffler and was thoroughly disappointed
Same. Even though there were problems in the movie, I'm able to look past those issues and view them as a part of the times. I don't think people should get outraged by a movie that was made in the 80s (or whenever it was made), because the movie was already made.
A lot of Hindi (bollywood) films have amazing costumes, I would really recommend Devdas in particular for that!
That movie is heartbreaking and great
Well the dress the main characters (Parul & Chandramukhi) were wearing was brought from Bangladesh. Which is beside India. Btw I'm from Bangladesh.
@@shakibkhan-fe6ho there were a lot of Bengali costumes. Bengal is there in India, much like Bangladesh was once upon a time. So there will be similarities. But no, they were all made by Indian designers in India.
@@drstpvt I know about Kolkata as you mentioned Bengal.But the sarees are from Bangladesh. Btw these sarees are called Dhakaiya saree which are found at Mirpur in Bangladesh. I think you should gather more information about it.
@@shakibkhan-fe6ho um I don't really think you know the history of your country but ok I guess. 🙄🙄 . But I stand by my comments. If you don't know or have proper information check the films official website. The designers Abujani and Sandeep Khosla have given detailed description about fabrics how they were all bought in Calcutta and Benares, everything from the zari to chikenkari, all of it is Indian. Also please know that Bangladesh and Bengal were together before the partition following Swadeshi movement so they used to have shared culture obviously 🙄 that is the similarity I am referring to. Not saying Bangladesh is not different. Saree is worn all over India Pakistan and Bangladesh. Dhakhaiya saree has been a symbol of Bengal since ages, even before you all separated. Please don't try to credit your own country for things that are not *only yours*. The costume creation process in Devdas was entirely Indian. PERIOD. Just check the official site of the film.
In the fifth element ruby rhod was originally supposed to be Prince but he passed on the movie. A moment of silence for Prince in rubys rose collared outfit
Gosh, what a pity
@@thornyback so true! He's not a good person at all
Wish you would have included the movie "Death Becomes Her" the fashion in that flick is total bliss!
that movie is so fun!!! meryl streep and goldie hawn are absolutely gorgeous in that movie
Tilda wears the hell out of anything and everything, an absolute icon
it’s ✨misogyny✨ had me CRYING
I didn't feel like it was because of sexism in that case, I feel like the crew simply had empathy for Astaire and were maybe thinking that having to endure this for a dress that one person wanted to wear wasn't a good enough excuse...
@@hirondelle398 Astaire was famously extremely demanding himself (he would have ginger do retakes of their dance numbers until the outsides of her white shoes were pink with blood) so he doesn't have much of a high ground to stand on and i'm glad she took a stand on something that was important to her.
@@rebeccaclark9131 that's horrible,poor Ginger...
For me my love and interest for fashion sparked with the series of Anne of Green Gables. The way the outfits change as Anne gets older really gives you a delightful visual of a young girl really coming into her own and it also serves as a visual representation of the different style eras throughout her life. Then I saw Marie Antoinette and Mirror, Mirror and there was no going back. These 3 key movies/series have made me absolutely love the fashion from the Victorian and and 18th century French /Rococo eras. I’ve found that the costuming in a movie can really make or break the viewing experience for me so I’m excited to see some of these movies that I was not aware of. I’m glad I’ve found creators like you that make me appreciate fashion even more. 💜
Same! I was obsessed with AoGG as a kid and loved the 80's series. The clothing really made me have this entire love affair for the era. There was a little anime of the time called Maple Town set in about the same time period and thanks to AoGG and Maple town I wanted a whole wardrobe of pinafores and farm dresses.
Yess! The dark blue dress Anne wore in the last episode was amazing
Eiko Ishioka is my favourite costume designer of all time!! If you haven't seen Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Cell (2000) and The Fall (2006) I'd highly recommend doing so, absolutely stunning work
Omg the fall ❤❤
Crimson Peak’s costuming is criminally underrated, as is the entire movie.
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came here to say this
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Amén.
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!
It’s not even two minutes and she already have likes, yk just queen things 😩💗✨
Despite the goofiness, leaps of logic, and sometimes cringe, I still love "Mirror, Mirror". It just was so extra, and fun, and mostly not taking itself seriously at all but still had a couple of emotional bits that really rang true.. Add to it the amazing mix of practical and CG effects, and I really couldn't not like it.
A great film for costumes is ‘The Dressmaker’ with Kate Winslet. The clothes are everything! It’s also hilarious, whacky and also quite heart-breaking. Thank you for this video, I loved it, and am so glad for the introduction to new films. Will definitely be adding some of these to my watchlist!
It’s also incredibly impressive that Kyle perfectly nails an Australian accent, something that seems to be pretty rare. Most “Australian” accents are like nails on a chalkboard to us Aussies, they’re so obviously wrong and bad (they’re usually a weird mix of Cockney, Kiwi and South African). But Kate’s was perfect! You’d never know she hadn’t grown up here.
Oh my gosh Another movie I need to watch! Lol thanks for this suggestion How did I not know it existed?
🌻🍄🪴time stamps🌷🌳🌼 1:41 mirror, mirror 4:27 high society 7:06 wish upon a star 9:43 orlando 12:11 the fifth element 15:09 baby face 17:34 troop beverly hills 20:25 top hat 23:04 barbarella 25:53 what a way to go!
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@@brkh96 you're welcome
Thank you !!!
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I hope ur ketchup is never watery
that light blue is SO PRETTY on you
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion has awesome costumes, so fun and campy and over the top, so many iconic looks! 😍😍
I love that you mentioned Top Hat. Though those films are very cheesy, all of those dance numbers created the most beautiful costumes for Ginger. Even Freds tuxedos! Fun fact - Ginger (and her mom) would sew pennies into the hems of her gowns so that when she spun, the gowns would fall immediately after. Always loved that.
I heard that Fred Astaire didn't like the dress because the feathers stuck to his black suit and would ruin his look. They showed him the rushes and you couldn't see the feathers on his suit. Maybe he said this after complaining about feathers in his face. So glad that Ginger Roger's got her way.
Unfortunately, one of her movie dresses had bell sleeves and they weighted them so they would hang nicely. Astaire had a valid complaint about that dress; every time Roberts twirled, the bell sleeves spun out and he got slapped in the face with dress weights.
Costume design is so under appreciated. Ultimately it’s one of the strongest forms of characterization, and the purest form of show don’t tell. When done correctly, the costume will portray not just the characters personality, but also their wants and their shortcomings, the effects of the plot and character development through the movie. The costume designer has so much power over the movie’s narrative. I’m so glad that your channel caused me to fall in love with costume design , and pay attention to its impact in the movie. It also has impacted how I view dressing myself.
I love anything from the costume designer Eiko Ishioka, may she rest in peace. Ever since Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992, I've been in love with that woman's talent. Highly recommend you watch more of her films she was the costume designer for - totally worth it. Definitely recommend The Fall (2006).
Yes I love the Fall, so gorgeous
The costumes in The Fall are so gorgeous they hurt my feelings. (As is Lee Pace in that movie)
I was going to say this! The Fall is just so visually stunning.
ooH! didnt know about this movie!! awesome recommendation
Everything about the Fall is pure art
I love how she can love a movie and share that love, while still acknowledging it's shortcomings and not feeling the need to sweep them under the rug.
I'm so happy you added What a Way to Go! I became obsessed with Edith Head because of that movie. You're absolutely right that Luisa's black bikini is out of this world (as is her white one), but my favorite costume is probably either the diamond dress or the green dress from the Lush Budgett sequence. It just screams "Opulence! You own everything!"😍😍😍😍😍😍
Plus looking at Shirley Maclaine is just such a delight, I used to watch a lot of her old films about (cough, cough) 25 years ago, must revisit :-)
Head really pushed the censors' limits with these and MacLaine had the skin to do it - all that back down to *there* ! Plus those amazing wigs - pure '60s high-fashion camp. So happy Mina put this in as her No. 1. Brava!
@@AW-uv3cb Oh yes! She was and still is such a beauty! And so funny!
I always thought that Ever After with Drew Barrymore was so magical and mystical. The dresses are gorgeous, I can't speak to their accuracy but I loved them as a kid and now.
The dress with the wings, especially!
YES! I never see people talk about Ever After and it deserves more recognition. The costuming was *chef's kiss*
Can we mention how the Baroness was always the picture of elegance and beauty? Angelica Houston at her renaissance best.
Ever After is my favorite movie, they did amazing with all the costuming on that film
LOVE THIS MOVIE
Fred Astaire also hated Ginger's dress with the weights sewn into the hem from another movie because they kept hitting him in the shins 🤣
just here to say that Orlando is such a great movie and SUCH a great book. its a deep exploration of gender, style, poetry and the passing of time. it may not line up one to one with our understanding of gender today but seeing some of the groundwork being placed nearly 100 years ago is kinda mindblowing. and as far as the movie there has never been better casting than Tilda Swinton as Orlando, absolutely iconic
You have to watch The Handmaiden! It’s one of my all time favourite movies. directed by Park Chan-wook, and takes place in the early 1900s in Japanese-occupied Korea. The costumes and visuals are stunning! And it’s a great story.
A film I think is incredibly underrated, along with its costume design: Death Becomes Her (1992), starring Meryl Streep; Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. The costumes of this movie is very much like The Devil Wears Prada, where the costumes could so easily work for contemporary fashion/ fashion taste in 2021. I absolutely love how the costume designer Joanna Johnston showed the two different women in different colours (,Madeline in blue and white and Helen in red), along with colours to signify something (black whenever something bad would happen to that character, blue to represent youth and beauty, red to represent a femme fatale, and white to represent a 'pure' woman or the idea of the true love). Isabella Rossellini looks beautiful in her main outfit, the bejewelled breast plate is so well constructed and the fact that the pin's/ brooches come from the breastplate is brilliant. And the makeup too is so brilliant, as it helps to show the idea of the two ladies being other worldly without being too much, from the intense blush and highlighter. My one critique would be Isabella Rossellini's final costume, which I feel is just too much and too weird for her character. Also I would have had the final dresses for Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn in white dresses instead of black; as this would show a symbolic comical idea of both being 'the wives' of Ernest, and also a different to both of them wearing black at the funeral in the final scene. And the theme of the party be black and white specifically. Its odd that the majority of the extra's wear black in this scene and yet a couple don't, so having it be black and white would have been more professional and would work for the joke of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. A truly marvellous movie and so very underrated. Goldie Hawn's red dress is so stunning and gorgeous. And all the outfits of Meryl Streep are so effortlessly chic and sophisticated. Also, a amazing movie to quote! Definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it!
Yeah, the film had some great, campy costumes. Really fit its crazy tone 😆
Death Becomes Her is an amazing movie all around, but you're right about the costume design.
YES! My favorite costumes were on Lisel but the entire look (and movie) are amazing. I hope she checks it out!
I loved this movie as a kid which seems weird to say because thinking about it now it doesn’t seem very kid friendly, lol. Anyway I haven’t thought about it in a long time, but I do remember the costumes really standing out. Definitely one I need to watch again
When you have both of your faves Mina and Tessa talking about Mirror Mirror
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The only thing I’d add to this amazing list is The Love Witch! I’d consider it somewhat underrated as it was a limited indie release, and the fact that writer/director/producer Anna Biller was also responsible for handmaking and sourcing the entire (stunning) wardrobe for the film is SO impressive.
Yes! I haven't been able to watch this movie yet but I see it a lot on tumblr (since I follow blogs about women directors) and the costuming and overall look of the film is absolutely breathtaking. Every detail is so perfect it's hard to believe it isn't actually a lost 1970s classic!
Good call! I love that movie!
My favorite movies for fashion are “the love witch”, “crimson peak”, and “sleepy hollow” whether or not it’s accurate for it’s time is something I’m not an expert on but I still love it
I saw 5th Element as a kid and it’s definitely one of my favorite movies visually and definitely shaped the aesthetics I’m drawn to as an adult. Especially the more gender bending elements.
It’s the best sci-fi comedy movie !
Same! The clothes have always stood out to me. The futuristic and unique qualities really made an impact on me.
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the engineering of some of ginger rogers’ outfits is next level- famously she danced until her feet bled in uncomfortable shoes but other interesting details include really heavy weights in dress hems to make them flow and move just so. she was a real professional!
Any film with costumes by Eiko were automatically improved by her contributions. She even designed for one of Cirque du Soleil's shows. I absolutely love the book Eiko on Stage, it's a must own.
The costuming in Mirror Mirror is just so stunning, I really wish the story writing gave it more justice
I really hope that one day Mina talk about the costumes in "Penny dreadful", Eva Green looks so stunning in every dress on the show.
I hope so too! Some great costume design in that show.
I just want SOMEONE to talk about Penny Dreadful 😂
Been waiting for someone to do a video about it for so long now! 😂
Eva Green would look phenomenal in a trash bag.
Mirror mirror is literally so nostalgic to me. I remember finding it on youtube as a child and just being amazed by costumes, colors, Julia Robers as this iconic queen. I remember how dark it felt, but yet funny. Though i totally had a crush on Lily Collins as Snow white and hated prince XD
For me it's like it was relased last summer!!! I feel so old 😭
@@MagieUrisha literally same
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Absolutely love the costumes in Orlando as well! Just a nitpick, the blue gown she runs through the hedge maze in is a Robe a l'Anglais, not a la Francaise, due to its fitted bodice back. The white gown is a Robe a la Francaise, with the Watteau pleats.
Wish Upon a Star was my fave as a kid!! I literally taped it so I could watch it whenever (yes, it was like that.) The wardrobe was critical to the storytelling - when they couldn’t switch back, the sisters started using the clothes to degrade the other personalities. One of them came to school in Dominatrix leather!! Ahhhhn good times. So glad it got a mention. Disney doesn’t have the guts to make a movie like this anymore.
I love the costumes in Marie Antoinette and crimson peak as well
She has already done a video about Marie :()
crimson peak was GORGEOUS
I got hype as hell when you mentioned Wish Upon a Star because that blue and white outfit was really IT!!!! Like...who was fuckin with that?!?! Nobody! One of the best costuming choices Disney has ever seen! 😂😂😂😂
I recently rewatched Cabaret (1972) and the costumes are absolutely gorgeous and iconic. They probably aren’t underrated but I haven’t researched enough to find out. Highly recommend if only for the fashion but if you like campy musical numbers and a movie with a lot of heart and depth that I recommend it for that too! Love your channel Mina!❤️
Thank you for mentioning Mirror Mirror. I adore Snow's final dress especially. The orange and blue together is just gorgeous how it pops on the screen!
I wish I could have half of Grace Kelly’s gentle elegance
Me in my baggy old sweatshirt: "I'd settle with 1%!"
@@belenlg5978 lmaoo same tho 💅
Grace Kelly from 🎥film goddess to Princess👑 became one of my early style icons. Her cool, confident high society icy platinum blonde classic chic was the epitome of a glamour that still speaks to my feminine soul💞. She represented private prep school meets the exclusive country club set. As a Valley Girl from the wrong side of the 🛤️tracks (i.e., way North of Ventura Blvd)〰️she was always way out of my social sphere. 🤔Guess that's a part of why I always 💋adored her delicate beauty & elegance. 💚 Bridget from Cali ☘️ (using my pal's 📺YT acct)
i would DIE if you made a video talking about the costum design in the handmaiden
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I remember growing up with Fifth Element!! UGH ever since I was little I remember seeing the air hostesses and the opera singer and being absolutely ENTHRALLED to say the least. There's just something about pre-2000s future sci-fi fashion that's so nostalgicly-modern, like it in no way follows modern fashion trends yet always looks so stylish. This and Barbarella are my favs in sci Fi fashion
When it comes to costume design my mind goes straight to Peau d'âne by Jacques Demy! It's a french movie retelling the donkey skin fairytale and the costume design for it is soooo so so breathtaking! I've had the chance to see the three dresses (a dress the color of the weather, a dress the color of the moon and a dress the color of the sun) they used in the movie during an exhibition and it was a dream come true, as it's been such an inspiration for many years! They used a really fun mix of costume design and light engineering to make the dresses look completely surreal on screen. I highly recommend you give it a watch! Also many chinese movies have great costumes but my personal favorite is House of Flying Daggers by Zhang Yimou, simply incredible! The colors, the textures, the fabrics! Ughhh!! AND the movie is genuinely beautiful :°)
I highly highly recommend "Penelope" with Christina Ricci. It's a modern fairy tale and i absolutely love the world and the costumes they made for this movie, especially Penelope's clothes and her room, they are very whimsical but i think it works for her and doesn't stick out weirdly you know? Also if you haven't seen it : Pushing Daisies. Very fun and the sets and clothes are so colourful and pretty.
Yes to both of these!
oh yeah i LOVED penelope's room, it was simply to die for everything about it was gorgeous
I absolutely LOVED both Penelope and the costume design in it! I think it's super feminine and original
I loved how both the clothes and the sets helped tell the story in Penelope!
Penelope's color scheme inspires me so much! Purple, olive green, pops of red, yes please!
Mirror mirror is sooooooooo underrated I LOVE all the costumes
idk if youve ever talked about “but i’m a cheerleader” but the costume and the rest of the production design is to die for
I loved Ruby Rods entire wardrobe, his flair, his entire being! He reminds me of a JJBA character
I can highly recommend ‘born sexy yesterday’ also here in yt regarding an even more in depth analysis of everything messed up (misogyny) with fifth element. P.s fantastic video Mina! Love your videos every single time!
YESSSSS also luc besson is just a terrible person and predator in general.
that's exactly what i was thinking of!
Yep saw that video when it came out and it was spot on
OMFG THE FIFTH ELEMENT YES!!!!! Korbins tank top is so fucking cool. Leeloo’s suspenders and tights are awesome too. Ruby Rod has the best wardrobe is great. The set design is one of the best ever put to film
Grace Kelly is always *stunning*, she literally makes everything look good. You should watch To Catch A Thief, she wears such great costumes in that!!!!
i love mirror mirror so much for some reason. the characters, the music, and the acting just hit a certain spot (but i’d be lying in nostalgia didnt affect my thoughts either). the and now that i’m older i think the costuming plays a big part. i don’t think the movie would feel as whimsical or nostalgic without Eiko Ishioka’s talent.
The dresses Grace Kelly wears are always perfect
i've literally never hear anyone talk about troop beverly hills! as problematic as many aspects of the movie are, it has a lot of nostalgia value for me, and i've always looooved the costumes!!! beyond phyllis' costumes being amazing, i've always liked how the costumes for each girl reflect their backgrounds and personalities!
The podcast Still Buffering actually did an episode about it awhile ago 🙂
@@AranelEnMirkwood Thanks for mentioning that!
The thing about Troop Beverly Hills that makes it watchable despite the problematic stuff is that it's a movie with a lot of heart and humanity.
The fifth element costumes are, in my eyes, the most mind-blowing costume ensemble ever
The last thing you said about Mirror Mirror, the swan's elegance and the peacock's power, reminds me of the Crimson Peak, in which Edith represents a cute, innocent, harmless, little butterfly and Lady Lucille is more like a dark, also powerful, cruel moth Beautifully made video, by the way!
Since you are planning on watching foreign movies, I'd suggest the belle et la bette (2014), the classic French story of beauty and the beast with a gorgeous costume and set design. Its occasionally on netflix
She definitely should! The story is amazing and it has the best costume design since the Jacques Cocteau version
It's currently on Prime Video in the US
It’s currently on HBO max! I watched it a few months ago! Great suggestion.
Yess admire that movie too
Belle a la Bette was my first foreign-language film! I think I found it on KZhead. Absolutely adore Lea Seydoux and the gowns were absolutely stunning - very Mirror Mirror.
I'm obsessed with the (1977 version) of susperia. Not especially for the costuming, more so for the color use and interiors and i love the soundtrack. It's an European move made by an Italian director so if you want to watch something "not American" i would really recommend! And also all around awesome aesthetic and awesome custume movie is 1992 bram stokers dracula!
Be forewarned if you're not a big horror fan, Mina! My main memory of the 1977 Suspiria is that it was one of the most terrifying films I ever saw!
I have a soft spot for Mirror Mirror and half of it is from the visuals because not just the costumes but the set and everything is just visually stunning.
To catch a thief has incredible costume design as well, Edith Head was talented, also I absolutely LOVE the outfits in clueless, and the 60s inspired outfits in The Man From UNCLE
Fifth Element always had STUNNING costumes and it’s not talked about nearly enough
If you enjoyed Mirror Mirror I’d recommend the film “The Fall” by the same director. Beautiful design and costumes!
the costumes in mirror mirror are so whimsical and outrageous. i love them almost as much as i love the costume design in both paddington 1 and 2!
This list is overwhelming. I watch so many movies and yet I have never heard of these films. Thank you! I think "The Stepford Wives" with Nicole Kidman is really underrated. The costume design is so lovely. Its also a good movie in my opinion. The plot is a little bit crazy, but i love it!
I'd add the 1975 version as well - for the one scene near the end, they built Katherine Ross' breasts for under the sheer nightgown, as her doppelganger! Great '70s fashion.
The way Wish Upon a Star and Troop Beverly Hills have subconsciously influenced my fashion sense
wow lol I just commented this same thing 🤣 great minds think alike
i get so cozy just from her calling us doves in the beginning of every video, also i HAVE to see that last movie she mentioned asap
its on KZhead. I saw it a few months ago.
I would love to see a video about the 1963 Cleopatra film with Liz Taylor talking both about how fabulous the outfits are and about how historically inaccurate most of them are xD. (Or hell, there have been so many Cleopatra films, one could make a video that talks about all of them - how they've been influenced by each other, how their approaches to costuming differ from one another, how the trends of the time they were made in influenced the costumes, etc.)
The Secret of Moonacre has incredibly underrated and wonderful costume design!!!!
YES the fifth element is so underrated costume-wise they're so sci-fi without being tacky and so pretty and ahead of their time?? it's the kind of stuff u see on the runways todaY
Orlando is one of my personal favorites for underrated costume designs. Favorite scene is the maze, when it transitions to the Rococo period to the Victorian era. Thank you for sharing!
Omg I ❤️ that scene too.
I’m so glad you talked about the outfits in wish upon a star - Katherine Heigl’s outfits and makeup are stunning!!
I’m so glad to see someone talk about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies, they are so beautifully made and wonderful to watch (apart from some obvious generational problems). I love their chemistry, nothing can beat that pairing for me in movies! I love how you break down the information, makes for such compelling statements! Your videos are so informative and entertaining!
I remember when the met gala theme was camp all I could think about was how someone should’ve done one of Phyllis’ troop leader outfits
They should have! Heck, they should have had Shelley Long wear it to the ball!
I re-watched Top Hat with my partner recently because he’d never seen it and I really couldn’t stop staring at Ginger’s wardrobe. I also, of course, had to pause for the infamous Feather Dress anecdote (he wasn’t as fascinated by it as I am lol),
I need to buy this movie, I keep renting it on Amazon, it’s wonderful!
The Fifth Element is one of my favorite movies. One of my favorite memories is having the opportunity to see the costumes of the film such as the flight attendant outfit, Leeloo's bandage dress, Ruby's cheetah suit and a few others, as well as other iconic JPG creations.
The fifth element is still one of my favourite movies and I remember being so in awe of the costume design even when I was a kid. Same goes for lotr honestly. It's not talked about too much in fashion / costume videos, maybe because they're not too exciting, but they shaped the world, and my love of fantasy so well. I think that's what originally sparked my love for flowly Femine boho dresses and hoods, because of the elven ladies in that movie 🖤
I watched What A Way To Go with my mom over the holiday break, and i was absolutely stunned by the costume design. such a lovely surprise to see you gush over it like i do!!!
I'm a simple human, I see a Fifth Element hostess I click💙
May I bring one more contender to the list: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a 2018 film and holy hell the men's design is amazing compared to other fantasy movies, it's so colorful!
So glad you included Wish Upon A Star on this list! This was one of my favorite movies as a kid (I literally had my mom tape it so I could watch it over and over again), and Alexia’s wardrobe is everything 😍
"The Cell" has a bunch of great costumes!
That’s the same designer and film director as MirrorMirror
Yes! I totally forgot about that costuming. It's one of the reasons i fell in love with that movie.
Are we talking about the one with Jennifer Lopez? Cus that movie was insane from what I remember
i would love for u to talk abt nana (an anime) their fashion is so cool, and i think it has rly influenced a lot of fashion in asia, a lot of ppl r inspired by the fashion. ex: model, sora choi
i love nana so much
yes it would be very interesting!
I LOVE the costumes in "Death Becomes Her", have no idea if you talked about it yet but would love to see your take on it
Mirror Mask has some really beautiful costumes as well. Very epic fairytale styling IMO
Eiko ishioka’s costumes for cirque du soleil are how I got into her! Oh and the ones from The Cell. I think her costumes in The Fall are cooler than the ones in Mirror mirror.
Troop Beverly Hills! As a little girl in the 80’s obsessed with fashion, this movie just did it for me. I thought Phyllis was the height of glamour and sophistication in the pastel ruffled dress she wears when she hosts her party, I nearly cried when she fell in the pool and ruined it 😭
OMG IM SO GLAD YOU PUT ORLANDO IN THIS!!! So underrated 😭😭
The costumes in Foxy Brown are STUNNING and by Black costume designer Ruth West! It's an intense movie to watch but the fashion is everything
grace kelly will forever be my no.1 fashion icon