10 iconic movie looks to copy this summer

Movies are always a source of great inspiration for fashion, for the most famous designers, but also for ordinary people.

nss gives you the list of ten films full of iconic looks perfect for the summer.

From Stealing Beauty to La piscine, from The Talented Mr. Ripley to The Notebook, it’s up to you to choose your film and your favorite wardrobe.

#1 Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)

Suddenly, Last Summer is one of those movies to see.

Because? Three reasons:

- The cast: the girl with violet eyes Elizabeth Taylor, the stunning Katharine Hepburn, the beautiful and tormented Montgomery Clift.

- The plot: taken from a Tennessee Williams play, tells the story of Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor), a young traumatized person after witnessing death in mysterious circumstances by her cousin Sebastian. Rich and tyrannical aunt Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn), mother of the deceased, tries to bribe a doctor (Montgomery Clift) for lobotomizing the girl, preventing her from revealing compromising secrets on her son Sebastian.

- In the story, the cousin forces Catherine to wear a white silk swimsuit that in contact with water becomes transparent, because, attracted by her nakedness, the boys near the nearby public beach approach her. That costume has become one of the most iconic in movie history. But the rest of the clothes created by Oliver Messel are top. One for all? The emerald green circle dress.

#2 Pierrot le fou (1965)

Almost all the characters that Jean-Luc Godard has created in his films have a lasting impact on the fashion world. Of course, this has helped greatly to have chosen major female performers such as Brigitte Bardot or Jean Seberg. In this cinematic jinn, a special place has Anna Karina.

Danish, beautiful, model for Cardin and Chanel, the actress, Godard, not just wife (from ‘61 to ‘64), but above all his muse and the director turns eight films which make it one of volti- Symbol of the Nouvelle Vague. One of these is Pierrot Le Fou, the story of Ferdinand (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Marianne.  It is a free work in the chromatic element that acquires an expressive form, full of vibrant primary shades, particularly red and blue. Objects, details, even the faces of the protagonists are invaded by these colors, like their wardrobe: fedora, camo pieces, striped dresses or nautical inspiration, checkered trousers.

#3 Two for the Road (1967)

Audrey Hepburn is a guarantee, synonymous with sophisticated but enjoyable comedies and wonderful wardrobe.

Although Two for the Road is not as famous as Roman Holidays or Breakfast at Tiffany’s, this film of 1967 directed by Stanley Donen is an innovative example of time due to non-linear construction of the plot. An alternation of flashbacks and flash-forward tells us about Joanna and Mark’s love story, from their encounter on a hitchhiking trip to Europe until the divorce decision

Difficult to choose the most beautiful among the mini-dress space age constructed from discs in acrylic threaded on thin chains from Unwearble line by Paco Rabanne; the zip green dress and contrasting white details with Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses; the classic outfit with long-sleeved t-shirts and white jeans; the pink evening gown by Bellville Sasoon; the black pvc suit by Michele Rosier with striped blouse; yellow and red rugby mini-dress; multicolor striped knit bikini.

Hepburn’s favorite? The mini-dress with psychedelic multicolor printing and flared sleeves by Ken Scott.

#4 La piscine (1969) 

Saint Tropez, Alain Delon and Romy Schneider (dressed up by André Courrèges) in love in life and on screen, Jane Birkin.

Need I say more? 

Love, seduction, betrayal, murder, stylish looks.

#5 Before Sunrise (1995)

First chapter of a trilogy by director Richard Linklater, Before Sunrise is the epitome of 90s romance. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are Jesse and Celine, two young people who know each other on a train to Vienna. He should take a plane to the United States the next day, while she, French, will continue to Paris. Nine years later, restarts the story of Jesse and Celine in Before Sunset, always with the trio Linklater, Delpy, Hawke. The last act of the story Before Midnight in 2013.

All three films are a must see, especially Before Sunrise. If you are a 90s style lover then you will find the top female look of that decade: a long black slip dress worn over a white tee and a flannel shirt tied around waist.

#6 Stealing Beauty (1996)

You could say many things about this film: directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, the always fascinating Jeremy Irons, the Tuscan location, the passage of an adolescent to adulthood.

All good reasons to see it, but the truth that there is only one thing, or rather, a person who attracts the attention all the time: Liv Tyler.

In the 1990s, this film was in 1996, Liv is an it girl, famous for Aerosmith’s Crazy movie shot with Alicia Silverstone, but also for Empire records, a film full of outfits symbol of that decade. The moment of Stealing Beauty that will always remain in history?

Liv with a flowery dress dancing and singing hearts out Hole’s Rock Star.

#7 The talented Mr Ripley (1999)

If this summer you want to give a new twist glamor to your look there is a movie you should absolutely see: The talented Mr Ripley.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett have an enviable wardrobe edited by Ann Roth and Gary Jones and no matter that their story is set in the late ‘50s, each garment is portable even today: espadrilles, bikinis fantasy, floral shorts, shirt tied at the waist, white slacks, linen blazers, mid-length full skirts, straw bags and more.

Everything to pack for a holiday on the Mediterranean (and not only).

#8 The Notebook (2004)

When many people, especially men, hear the title The Notebook, turn up their nose, boiling the film as yet another dull meatloaf.

Everyone has their own tastes, but in this 2004 film directed by Nick Cassavetes (son of the legendary John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands, who here plays the protagonist from elderly) there is much more. Yes, the story is classic: a rich girl and a poor boy fall in love, stay together during one summer, hampered by her mother, they leave. Their roads are divided, but the two cannot forget, until they meet again discovering they are still in love. 

Explosive chemistry between Rachel McAdams-Allie Hamilton and Ryan Gosling-Noah Calhoun and a beautiful, never exaggerated 40s wardrobe make special the film.

#9 500 days of summer (2009)

500 days of summer is a little gem.

The film tells in a continuous timeframe the 500-day love story between Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a young architect who works as a postcard writer at a greeting card company, and Summer Finn interpreted by Zooey Deschanel, a sunny girl that does not want to have ties. The two know each other, fall in love, explore, leave, break up.  

The icing on the cake? Zooey Deschanel and her wardrobe. There is something intrinsically delicious in this girl, a quality that is reflected in her dresses, both in movies and in real life.

#10 The two faces of January (2014)

The ingredients of The two faces of January? Viggo Mortensen; Kirsten Dunst; story from a novel by Patricia Highsmith; thrillers in balance between betrayal, passion, and leakage; ‘60s setting; Greece and Turkey as background; the costumes created by Steven Noble.

Chester MacFarland and his wife Colette, two American scammers traveling to Europe and fleeing from the police, wear neutral colors, elegant garments that drizzle and become dirty more and more as history progresses and we find out their crimes.

He is beautiful and flawless in his linen suit, as well as she with her female summer dresses perfectly accessorized with fabulous sun glasses, stylish straw hats, scarves and flat sandals.

The sources of inspiration for the costume designer? 

Movie like La dolce vita, Plein soleil, The Great Gatsby, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, À bout de soufflé, Jean Seberg and Alain Delon, original fashion magazines of that period, designers such as Dior, Chanel, Nina Ricci, Lanvin, Pucci.