Year after year—without fail—as soon as the weather turns cold, we re practically compelled to watch Love Story. For us, fall is synonymous with director **Arthur Hiller **s 1970 romance. Ali MacGraw plays smart, spunky Radcliffe College coed Jennifer Cavalleri. She s the daughter of a baker and from the wrong side of the tracks, but that doesn t stop her from catching the eye of blue-blooded Harvard jock Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O Neal). The new couple flirts all over campus—it s almost hard to keep up with the witty banter and "verbal volleyball"—and frolics in the snow in Harvard Yard for a musical sequence. They quickly fall head over heels, get hitched (much to Oliver s father s dismay), and set up house. Things turn south, though, when Jennifer can t get pregnant and they discover she s terminally ill. We won t reveal much more, but what transpires is heart-wrenching and quote-worthy ("I love not only you, but also your name and your numeral" and "Love means never having to say you re sorry" are two of our oft-referenced all-time favorites.)
The movie s a tearjerker, but well-worth the watch because MacGraw and O Neal s onscreen chemistry makes the grade—and so does the fashion. Costume designers Pearl Somner and Alice Manougian Martin practically defined preppy back-to-school style with this film. The clothes ring true and are so iconic that the classic, timeless pieces MacGraw s character wears continue to inspire designers today (see Michael Kors and Marc Jacobs s fall 2014 collections). Her sweater-weather ready-knits, camel coats, leather gloves, and chic hats are the building blocks for the perfect cold-weather wardrobe. So here, to commemorate the first day of fall, we show you how to dress the part.
