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Fishnet Flix: A Costume Design Podcast Marie Lodi and Blaire Bercy
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Each week, fashion and beauty writer Marie Lodi and producer Blaire Bercy break down the fashion and glam seen in your favorite movie, TV show, or music video. As costume design superfans and avid movie-watchers, Marie and Blaire call out specific looks, trends, and fun facts while also sharing their current fashion, beauty, and pop culture obsessions. Episodes range from fully dissecting a film, to chatting with renowned and award-winning costume designers, including Brenda Cooper, Mona May, Cynthia Bergstrom, Sarah Trost, Avery Plewes, Mitchell Travers, and more.
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Nowhere (1997) With Fashion Grunge's Lauren Brown
"L.A. is like... nowhere. Everybody who lives here is lost." Gregg Araki hive, please rise! On this week's show, we're talking about Nowhere, the third and final film in the director's teen apocalypse trilogy with the only person that could have done this episode justice, Araki superfan, and host and founder of the iconic Fashion Grunge podcast, website, and Instagram, Lauren Brown. We discuss the outrageous costumes by SaraJane Slotnick, the massive ensemble cast of then-unknown faces, genius cameos, and SO much more. This is a can't-miss episode!
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Links and mentions:
Marie's Nowhere article for Nylon
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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
"Maybe there won't be marriage, maybe there won't be sex, but by God there'll be dancing." We’re wrapping up Wedding Month with one of the greatest rom-coms of all time, My Best Friend’s Wedding. It stars Julia Roberts as Julianne, a 27-year-old food critic who made a pact with her dude bff (Dermot Mulroney) that if they aren’t married by the time they turn the ripe old age of 28, they’ll get married to each other. Surprise, though—he’s engaged to a 20-year-old Cameron Diaz, so now Julianne must sabotage the wedding! Costume designer Jeffrey Kurland (Oceans Eleven, Tenet, Erin Brockovich) put Roberts in custom-made masculine silhouettes in muted hues, while Diaz is in colorful, uber preppy, Lilly Pulitzer-esque looks. We also discuss favorite perfumes (Fenty), this wild season of Atlanta, Blaire’s obsession with haupia pudding, and coin a new handbag trend: BPE (Big Purse Energy).
Sources:
1997 LA Times interview with Jeffrey Kurland
2019 Cast Reunion on EW
Alternate ending clip on YouTube
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27 Dresses
“The best thing is you can shorten it and wear it again.” If you’ve ever had to wear a hideous bridesmaids dress, you might appreciate today’s episode on 27 Dresses, the 2008 wedding rom-com starring Katherine Heigl as a woman who is “always the bridesmaid, never the bride”— quite literally, 27 times. Costumes were by Catherine Marie Thomas (Kill Bill, The Proposal, The Flight Attendant) who designed the titular dresses that were so distinct and over-the-top, they received special nicknames from Thomas and her team, ranging from Gone With the Wind trash-fabulous, to a bright yellow “Peep’s Dress,” a hot pink, ruffled “Bahama Mama,” and more. Other callouts: goth Krysten Ritter, Judy Greer as a scene-stealing BFF, hottie James Marsden.
Obsessed Much:
Marie’s @irang.ink
Sources and mentions:
Birdy Grey cool bridesmaid dresses
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dresses/27-dresses-a-costume-designers-dream-idUSN1063667120080110
https://ew.com/movies/2018/01/16/27-dresses-ranked/
https://decider.com/2018/01/16/27-dresses-10th-anniversary-interviews/
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To see Marie's new little lady: Marie's New Dollfriend
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Music Minisode: Sade "No Ordinary Love" (1992)
We’re continuing with our wedding season theme with our music minisode pick: Sade’s 1992 hit “No Ordinary Love.” Directed by Sophie Muller, we watch our forever style icon Sade invoke her inner Ariel and portray a mermaid who falls in love with a hunky, Jean Paul Gaultier-esque sailor. She then decides to sew herself a marabou trim wedding dress and grow some legs to find him on land and runs barefoot through the New York City streets! There are only two looks, but they are inspirational!
Sources:
http://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue19/HTML/DossierMuller.html
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Marry Me (2022)
What's a wedding rom-com theme without a J.Lo movie? We've got her newest, Marry Me up on the menu and one thing's for sure—this ain't no Wedding Planner when it comes to costumes, meaning it's a true feast for the eyes! Caroline Duncan (The Affair, Servant, Old) put Jennifer Lopez in a rose-gold metallic Zuhair Murad bridal gown that weighed 95 pounds, as well as a ton of other glorious designer looks, no doubt inspired by her real-life style. (Shoutout to her stylists Rob and Mariel!) Tune in now to hear our fave looks from this sweet 'lil movie.
Sources:
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/jennifer-lopez-wedding-dress-marry-me-1235178704/
https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/marry-me-costume-designer-interview-48706781
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/jennifer-lopez-marry-me-gown-heavy-1234698800/
http://hitfmradio.com/news/bobby-crosby-waited-15-years-for-his-marry-me-webcomic-to-become-a-movie.html
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Bride Wars (2009)
We're kicking off our first wedding month —that's right, we're doing all wedding-themed movies (who are we?)—with Bride Wars, a 2009 friend-com that stars two childhood besties (Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway) who declare war on each other when they end up booking their weddings on the same date. June at the Plaza! Costume designer Karen Patch (whose work we discussed on our recent Royal Tenenbaums episode) tapped Vera Wang (OBV) for the gowns, and since it's 2009 we get a lot of big belts and big tote bags! Enjoy!
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Customer Reviews
Longtime listener
This is such a comfort podcast for me. These podcasters are so cool and fun to listen to. I learn new things each episode, they really know their designers and movies. I love the cult flavor of movies they choose, classic 90s but then they choose new movies too. Y’all are the best, keep it up!
Love it
Y’all have hot takes on the fashion in so many movies I escaped to growing up. Love the content!
- Styles.by.vez
Get’n through tough times
Currently listening to episode’s back-to-back while my husband is in surgery. Keeping me chuckling and entertained. These babes are holding mah hand through this time! XOXO