Here's a movie that's been on my mind: 9 1/2 Weeks. The 1986 erotic drama has so much awesome sex craziness going on, you might not even notice the distinct 80's cosmopolitan fashion.
Specifically, I really adore Kim Basinger's big-shouldered sweater dress, which she wears while Mickey Rourke makes her (ahem) crawl across the floor.
It always inspires me to wear my own favorite sweater dress, even though I know full well that putting it on doesn't make me Kim Bassinger (though I wish!).
So I decided, as long as the reason I'm wearing this dress is because I was inspired by what could potentially be considered softcore pornography, I may as well bust out these ridiculous faux lace-up stockings I got on clearance at the Halloween store!

Iknowright, just give me some fake animal ears and I'm halfway to a Mean Girls style Halloween costume. ;)
I know that with spring finally coming, I should have warm-weather goods on my mind, but I'm planning an epic thrifting trip at the moment, and all I want to scoop up from my local charity shops are big, epic, New York in February duds. Wanna see my shopping list?
Thrifting List:
Bowler hats (like I need more).
Oversized Trench Coats.
Boxy men's overcoats.
Voluminous wool sweaters.
Sexy Blouses.
Scrunch socks.
Fit-you-within-an-inch-of-your-life pencil skirts.
Hopefully I'll find at least some of that. Wish me luck!
God I love the 80s!
ReplyDeleteI love that movie, and I love that you got so much inspiration out of it. My first reaction to that movie: Oh yeah, Mickey Rourke used to be hot. My second reaction: the 80s gets a really bad rap for bad clothes, but there were some good things about the fashion at the time...
ReplyDeleteAnd the lace-up tights... LOVE.
It's good to have a solid plan when you're thrifting :)
ReplyDeleteI'm always returning to the 80s for a shot of inspiration.
That is an amazing sweater dress.. I love the braiding, and the short length an the oversizes upper part of it.. looks uber comfy!
ReplyDeleteremember wearing two pairs of scrunchy socks?! lol! i like watching 80's movies just for the fashion and hairstyles(omgoodness there was some big hair back in the day) awesome find on the stockings, btw.
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