Last year’s Oscar winners didn’t have much to offer the average woman’s wardrobe – The Revenant, and Room didn’t exactly inspire in terms of style. But the tail end of 2016 has seen a trio of classy movies with strong female characters that have equally strong fashion sense. Here’s what we’re predicting will be influencing your shopping lists in 2017.
Jackie
We haven’t seen much from Natalie Portman in the last couple of years, but she’s back – and how – in an Oscar-tipped performance as Jackie Kennedy. Costume designer Madeline Fontaine was responsible for creating the looks for the movie, and she turned to Chanel, as well as vintage and antique shops. Jackie’s look is probably a little too formal and structured for most modern Vancouverites, but we can take inspiration from her ladylike simplicity, her poise and her love of quality materials (wool suits, silk gowns and the ever-present string of pearls).
La La Land
It’s set in the present day, but this musical hearkens back to old Hollywood in both story and aesthetic. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling tap dance and waltz their way through modern LA in the loveliest costumes: wing-tipped shoes for him; flowing vintage dresses for her. Her marigold-yellow frock is a standout and the colour is bang on trend for Spring/Summer 2017. We love how it’s paired with black-and-white Oxfords.
Nocturnal Animals
We prefer the plot of Amy Adams’ other likely Oscar contender, Arrival, but wardrobe-wise, there’s no contest. In Tom Ford’s psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, she plays LA art dealer Susan Morrow. Her style is sexy, rich, and high maintenance –perfectly groomed hair and makeup, monochromatic clothes, and the occasional statement accessory. The piece that everyone’s talking about? Her heavy-framed Céline glasses, which will have as much impact on spectacle style as the Tom Ford ones Colin Firth sported in A Single Man.
