Film Fashion Icons 1

There are a lot of things I love about movies, but I get pretty excited when I watch a movie that has a character with great style. There are a lot of great fashion icons in movies and this post is going to contain three (fourish actually) that I love.

1. Amelie from Amelie (2001)

Amelie is a great film for so many reasons. The cinematography, the writing, the acting - it's all amazing. The characters are all so lovable as well, especially Amelie. This introverted, well-meaning character struck a chord with a lot of viewers, I think, which is why this French film gained a lot of popularity with international audiences. Amelie also has such great style; I fell in love with all of her outfits!

The early 2000s was not a good time for fashion and I can say that from experience. But Amelie made it work and I think it's because her fashion sense was still being inspired by the 90s. Her cute, simple outfits usually included nice blouses, cardigans, knee-length skirts (which, in my opinion, are really hard to incorporate into a nice outfit), and chunky Dr. Marten-esque oxford flats.

Those shoes, though. They make the outfits. As Ferris Bueller would say, they are so choice.
Seriously, you could get a lot of these pieces from any thrift store and put 'em together and be just as cute as Amelie. Heck, even baby Amelie was a snappy dresser!

2. Allison Reynolds from The Breakfast Club

Not including her ~transformation~ at the end of the film, Allison Reynolds has only one outfit in this movie, but it kills. Her heavy, black ensemble actually matches her character development. She starts off in a huge heavy coat and doesn't take it off for a while. And for a while, we don't know anything about her. As we start delving more into her character, she takes off her coat and then towards the end she's in a tank top and her hair is pulled back and we understand her backstory and why she ended up in detention.
This outfit really is an 80s goth dream. Long, black sweater, skirt with grey tights, and converse with tall layered socks. Bam. This could be my everyday look.

3. Susan and Lucy Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

This might seem like a weird one but I love period pieces and I especially loves 1930s and 1940s fashion. Now you can complain about hipsters all you want but they did bring back the skirt, blouse, cardigan combo from those time periods and make them acceptable and trendy in modern fashion. Susan's and Lucy's outfits definitely give me inspiration to create outfits that are simple and can be worn to work or school but still look nice. They're versatile.

Seriously, I'm in love with this one on the bottom. Cardigans, dresses, and Peter Pan collars all the way.

So these are just three examples of films that contain a lot of fashion inspo for me. I plan on making a lot more posts like these so I hope you enjoyed this and I highly recommend any of the films I write about as well xx