Forget Reruns!—Watch Fashion’s Favorite Films of 2015 This Holiday Season Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Lion’s Gate Films1/93 Women (1977)
How could Louis Vuitton show a collection in Palm Springs and not reference Robert Altman’s twisted film set in the Californian desert? Nicolas Ghesquière name-dropped the film, and on the runway its influence could be felt in the sun-bleached colors and flowing dresses.
Photo: Courtesy of Australian Film Commission2/9Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
“There’s a bit of Victoriana: something of that film Picnic at Hanging Rock. With a slight sexual undertone of darkness,” mused Raf Simons backstage at his Spring 16 Dior show. The Australian film’s influence can be felt in the collection’s pouf sleeves, white underpinnings, and semi-sheer (and semi-sexy) dresses.
Photo: Courtesy of Goodtimes Enterprises3/9Performance (1970)
Anita Pallenberg and Mick Jagger have been style references for years, but the duo’s ‘70s film was what inspired Tory Burch’s Fall 15 collection. The green Oriental rugs that litter the home of Jagger’s character were translated literally for the set of Burch’s show, while the pair’s Bohemian style served as a starting point for the designer’s eclectic ready-to-wear.
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures4/9Blue Hawaii (1961)
Anna Sui’s beachy Spring 16 romp included references to surf culture new and old. Rather than spend your entire holiday break catching up on all of Sui’s myriad inspirations, get the shorthand version in Elvis’s Blue Hawaii from 1961.
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures5/9The Sign of the Cross (1932)
How does Rick Owens prepare for his fashion shows? The morning of his Fall 15 presentation, Owens watched Cecil B. DeMille’s classic The Sign of the Cross, which caused a scandal by showing actress Claudette Colbert nude, bathing in ass’s milk that had turned sour under the set’s scalding lights. “Know such details, and Owens s unique aesthetic falls into place,” wrote Tim Blanks.
