Modern TV has made it so that we can watch 10 films a day if we want to, but how many of them will we actually remember years from now? The ones with great plots, of course, but also movies with great fashion that turn scenes into something unforgettable. In The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Andy’s evolution from a Cerulean sweater-wearing assistant to an off-the-runway Chanel-booted fashion girl signified her determination to succeed at Runway, just as Miranda’s bare face and plain nightgown showed her vulnerability as she broke the news of her divorce to Andy. The Great Gatsby dazzled with opulent 1920s costumes that reinforced its themes of excess and illusion, while Black Panther used bold, Afro-futuristic designs to celebrate culture and identity in a very white MCU.
There’s a special delight in noticing these details—especially now, when people are dressing almost identically. (Never forget that photo of a group of women on an Alabama street corner dressed in identical black tees and denims despite being strangers—Miranda would clutch her Chanel pearls). Ahead of the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, we pick 18 movies with great fashion showcased by characters the editor-in-chief of Runway would not look at witheringly.
Last year at Marienbad (1961)
Costume designer: Coco Chanel
A film that defined the French New Wave, Last Year at Marienbad fuses the past and present at an exclusive European chateau when a man and a woman meet, and he insists they were meant to run away together after having an affair the previous year. Even though the visual tone of the film was planned out in advance, Coco Chanel was given complete authority over the costumes, which led to some of the most unique, detailed and magnificent costume designs in the history of cinema. Different fabrics were used to make square-necked dresses and little black dresses, which ultimately came together on the screen in shimmering black and white.
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