Stand by to get decadent as Marie Antoinette makes the leap from film to fashion.
Let the film critics argue - as they are doing - over the merits of Sofia Coppola\'s movie Marie Antoinette. Their main criticism, which is its surfeit of style (or eye candy), has entranced the fashion world.
verdict is a definitive thumbs up.
\"It\'s an extraordinary accomplishment,\" she says in the considerable impact on fashion for years to come.\"
There is a longstanding synergy between film and fashion.
But occasionally, as in the case of Breakfast at Tiffany\'s, a movie has made that list.
\"It was such a lavish and indulgent period, a great visual feast in costume, food and style,\" says Vogue Australia\'s it.
romance [to] the catwalk for spring-summer 2007.
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Before directing, Coppola was a fashion photographer and stylist who had launched collections and designed costumes. Judging by the reaction to her film, she has managed to give 18th-century romanticism a modern twist.
frivolity, described by Rush magazine as a \"pop paean to femininity\", and decadence.
It\'s the dual impulse we crave: the virgin and vamp delivered in one.
\"Generally, for every modernist movement in terms of culture - whether it\'s food, design or fashion - there is a counterpoint,\" says Jamie Huckbody, fashion and features director of Harper\'s counter movement of feminine excess.
brushed, functional aluminium kitchens.
It\'s the surprise of the decadent.\"
illuminated fountains at the palace of Versailles. Chanel\'s Karl catwalks, too.
Angels and cherubs are back. Pastels are the rage for spring and summer next year. Femininity and dreamy romance has returned.
designs. Fashion mags are trumpeting the return of pastels with decorative roses, lilies and violets in simple bunches. On the accessories front, Manolo Blahnik created stylised versions of
bows, pink jewellery bags and plumes.
Embroidered buttons are in.
Porcelain skin, blush (even heavy rouge), shimmer and powder are expected to be huge.
In homage to the period, Mor cosmetics has created a marshmallow soap, while Guerlain brought back compacts and Prada a body powder.
Pastels, especially candy pink and cool colours such as icy blue and white, mint and pistachio are in for make-up, with a silver palette. The queen evolves from teen to fashion sophisticate, so the range also includes magenta, canary and golden yellows, and bold pinks.
Inspired by the movie, Lancome created a range of 21 products, called Pop Cherub, to be released here on August 1.
\"A movie so strong has to affect how women perceive fashion,\" says Christine Burke, spokeswoman for L\'Oreal Luxury products, which includes Lancome. \"Films reverberate fashion and this one is strong. Lancome is not a fashion brand like Chanel, Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, which are positioned to tie in closely with their own fashion trends, so we strive to be dynamic and innovative at creating a different look.
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springboard for its international fashion student competition, in April and May.
four garments in three categories.
and party caterer Laduree, which makes signature macaroons covered in sugary pastels.
The predominance of colours and textures reminiscent of foods, especially cakes and sweets, are also expected to spawn a trend. Grand (as opposed to slick, modern) hotels are in again, as is the ritual of high tea, acknowledged by Limoges, which has created an ice-pink saucer and gilt cup. And the cake\" that are selling in huge numbers in Europe.
And then there is the big hair. The infamous pouf is a scaffolding of wire, gauze, horse hair and fake hair with one\'s own items, such as vegetables or fruit.
Antoinette-inspired balls or at the Melbourne Cup, but thankfully, it is unlikely to enjoy widespread popularity.
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