Just saw the new Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris. The movie is a postcard for the city. To do list item #598- Plan trip to Paris, walk city in the rain.
Without going into the plot, the period outfits are simply amazing. I particularly liked the 1920's flapper dresses and bags. They look so contemporary and modern, yet classic. A well-dressed woman in New York or LA could put on one of the outfits and get compliments all night.
Thinking about the classic look of these dresses took me back to seeing the Smithsonian exhibition on the President's wives inaugural dresses the last time I visited DC. If you have not seen this exhibit yet, you need to. Jackie O's entire outfit would look amazing today as well. Some decades really are timeless.
Grace Coolidge would be unbearably cool today. The train is a little crazy, but look at the sketch in the top right corner to see what the back of the dress looked like.
