Fash­ion and film go hand in hand. Hard to say who inspires who, but there’s no argu­ment from me, that they make a ter­rific com­bi­na­tion. And here’s why.

A film based on a cer­tain period can inspire a trend. It brings a fresh aware­ness to a for­got­ten style, such as Bon­nie and Clyde. Con­tem­po­rary films look at cur­rent styles to make sure the “look” is accu­rately pre­sented, such as Ocean’s Thirteen.

And then, there are films which can start a new fash­ion alto­gether. Usu­ally, these films are from the sci­ence fic­tion genre, like 2046. The direc­tor cre­ates a new world and those that live in it. The style and clothes are the out­come of his vision and not just a byprod­uct of the film’s setting.

And finally, there are films that com­bine a clas­sic look with con­tem­po­rary tweaks, cre­at­ing a style that’s almost time­less. A cur­rent exam­ple would be Christo­pher Nolan’s bril­liant film, Incep­tion. The clothes are mod­ern yet based on the fun­da­men­tals, resist­ing the urge to become dated, some­thing we should do with our own wardrobes. My favorite film among these are The Royal Tenebaums by Wes Ander­son. Like his other films, his lean­ings towards prep reflect the character’s per­sonal style, defin­ing them­selves, as the right clothes should do.

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