RRobymoda: Fashion and Movie

I am a fanatic of American Movie Classic , specially old ones always been great inspiration for the designers, while Icon from the past play a major role still in nowdays Fashion , Audrey Hepburn , Grace Kelly , Brigitte Bardot , Sofia Loren are constant references .

Miu Miu with its flowers swim hat made me want to run back home to watch a lovely movie with Esther Williams.

Charlotte Delal @ Chalotte Olympia looked in her Brazilian origin and took inspiration from Carmen Miranda “ Tutti Frutti Girl”.

Alessandro Michele took inspiration for Gucci’s summer campaign shoot in Rome from “ La Dolce Vita “ by Federico Fellini and the models are swimming inside Rome fountain as done in the movie with Anita .

Gucci 2017 Campaign

Fashion and Movie always had a strong bond , the Costume designers of Hollywood Golden Age were popular like the Fashion designer nowdays . The wedding dress of the American actress Grace Kelly, worn during her wedding to Prince Rainer III of Monaco on 19 April 1956, cited as one of the most elegant and best-remembered bridal gowns of all time, and one of the most famous since the mid 20th century. It was designed by Helen Rose the costume designer of MGM. The dress was a wedding gift to Kelly from the MGM studio. Some 50 years on, the dress is still influential; the wedding dress that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wore on 29 April 2011 was said to have been inspired by it

Grace Kelly wedding to Prince Ranieri

Jean Louis, was creating all the dresses for Hollywood Sweetheart Doris Day the inspiration for our February issue shoot . The Pijama with feathers seen at Prada scream “Pillow Talk” the comedy with Rock Hudson and Doris Day .

Prada

Jean Louis was known for his stylish and often deceptively simple garments, including most famously Rita Hayworth’s strapless black sheath in Gilda (1946). He even created Marilyn Monroe’s sheer ‘President’s dress’, immortalised at John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday celebration in 1962.