A Single Man

Editorials and runway aside, nothing inspires me more than a film.  Seeing an actor decked out in costume, fully playing the part makes more of a lasting impression on me than a beautifully styled editorial. 

Forget the fiftees revival, if there was a decade I could have experienced it would have been the sixties (civil rights movement, Vietnam war and arms race aside of course!).  Audrey Hepburn, heavy eyeliner, Twiggy, Bob Fosse - what's not to love?

A Single Man is probably the most beautiful film I have ever seen. Not only is it absolutely breathtaking to watch, the colours, clothes and scenery, but the emotion and plot is beautifully heartbreaking.  If every one of Tom Ford's movies look and feel like this, then he'll have a fantastic career ahead of him.

Grease 2/Isabel Marant

This probably won't be the last time I'll talk about Fall 2010 Isabel Marant collection as I absolutely adore it, but this very may well be the last time I'll talk about it connection with the box office bomb, Grease 2.

If you haven't seen Grease 2, you are really missing out.  While Sandy from Grease was cute and innocent, Stephanie, played by a young Michelle Pfeiffer was gutsy, cool, rebellious and sexy.  With tight black trousers, a thick fringe, red lips and sunglasses she was the essence of cool.  The cheesy songs in Grease 2 are also worth a look - the energetic number 'Reproduction' set during Biology class is laughably bad - and the overtop characters and appalling script somehow manage to make an entertaining two hours, if for all the wrong reasons

When I look at Isabel Marant's collection I am reminded of Stephanie's effortless cool, I can't wait to get my hands on cropped trousers, a thick jumper and do cat eye make-up.

(google images/style.com)