behind the scenes of marrowbone (2017) dir. sergio g. sánchez
these photos of mia goth have been scattered and circulating online for awhile now, and i tried to look for the source of the photos; nothing came up on google images; no one credited whoever took them or linked to where they found them (although i don't know how consistent google images because i don't use it often is so i wouldn't say i search far and wide). each photo features an outfit from the wardrobe of her character, jane. so i assume they were taken by the costume designer on set, or that these were part of the wardrobe testing stage of the production, or a combination of both.
i love it when color theory does it's damn thing. bold orange and powder blue, powder blue and brown, brown and pistachio ice cream green, pistachio ice cream green and mauve-ish grey, mauve-ish grey and sunny yellow, sunny yellow and powder blue! it's so addictive to look at, especially in the way they are combined in the process of how the pieces are all styled. though i haven't kept up much with fashion for quite a bit -- i'm having a bit of a fashion burnout -- i was pleasantly surprised to have my attention caught by Fendi this season.
i was about to say i've grown tired of monochromatic looks but i don't think that's necessarily true, in general at least. it's just that when i see how some brands have gone about showcasing their more monochromatic collections, when it's not something ordinarily seen from them as opposed to the likes of Yohji Yamamoto, the styling looks more like character costumes despite being Ready-To-Wear. and it makes it difficult for me to decipher who their customers are, who could connect with their aesthetic sensibilities and style philosophies.
with this collection, though, it was as though i stepped into the wardrobe of a well-off working woman who's always out running errands in the city. there were gloves, cardigans, pants, and shoes that were identical in color on different models in entirely different outfits. this looked like the wardrobe of a woman who enjoyed wearing the same things over and over in different ways, playing with the way her clothing functions. i think that's very important in fashion and style; to play with one's clothing. to play with one's clothing like we did with our parents' clothing when we were children playing dress up, turning tops into dresses and neckties into scarves and socks into gloves.
