The paisley is all Arthur. (Let's stay away from polarizing stereotypes as much as possible.)

[osaraba]

So yes. I'm a little head-over-heels for this bit of meta re: costumes and fashion in Inception.

It's rare that contemporary costume design in a film makes you sit up and take notice. Sometimes while watching a movie I'll think to myself "Hey, that's a cute dress!" or "How can she run in those heels?" or "How the hell can that character afford this wardrobe?!" but it is few and far between where I look at contemporary design and feel admiration and appreciation for the costumes as a whole.

Inception is one of those films. From start to finish I am in awe of designer Jeffrey Kurland's work. He had the difficult task of creating costumes for a largely corporate world set five minutes in the future and that could have resulted in everyone wearing futuristic suits of the same cut. Instead, the looks in this film are modern takes on classic silhouettes which magically equals fashion forward somehow. There are a few great stand out pieces, some subtle referencing of fashion archetypes that serve as characterisation shorthand, and there are a lot of unglamorous everyday looks that give authenticity to the characters' lives.

Read more and admire the pretty: Picspam: Costumes in Inception by bennet_7.

Comments

[firefox1490.livejournal.com]

lol, i love the detail of that post.

[osaraba]

Really, it was brilliant. =D

[harl.livejournal.com]

I don't really agree with a lot of the conclusions she came to in that post, and she interpreted a lot of the menswear stuff incorrectly. Also, she didn't really understand the reason or the explanation of some of the conventions in fandom, but I do appreciate the pictures.

[osaraba]

I dunno, I agree with a lot of it, but then again I'm about as far from an expert in menswear as one can be (though I do have a casual interest in fashion and haute couture). I'm not sure if the stuff you didn't agree with is subjective or factually incorrect. =)

The picspam IS pretty darn awesome, though. =D