Posts by Kennedy Lindberg
Sebastian from La La Land
Sebastian is a character from the film La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle and is played by Ryan Gosling. Sebastian is the love interest of the protagonist, Mia Dolan. Sebastian is a jazz enthusiast and aspires to open his own club for it.
Sebastian’s costumes are all very classic and 1950s style inspired. He wears mostly suits and ties, always a dress shirt. The colors he sticks to are black, white, and yellow- complimenting Mia’s costume and the colorful sets in the background.
Lucy from I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Lucy is the main character from the film I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Charlie Kaufman, and is played by Jessie Buckley. This film that you can find on Netflix is based off of the book by Iain Reid. Lucy is a character we follow throughout the story as she goes with her boyfriend to visit his family’s home and farm as the world around her begins to change.
In the beginning of the film, Lucy wears a bright red coat paired with a yellow scarf and matching red wool beret over a navy blue floral skirt/dress and a brown striped sweater.
Joan (Salma Hayek) from Black Mirror
Joan, played by Salma Hayek is from the episode Joan Is Awful from the Netflix series Black Mirror (Season 6). Joan Is Awful is about an average woman named Joan who discovers her life has been adapted into a television series on a popular streaming service for everyone to watch. The actress who plays her is Salma Hayek.
Salma-Joan wears bold costumes like a stunning, over-the-top yellow jumpsuit with a green purse. Another features Joan’s distinct hairstyle, a brunette wig with blonde front pieces. She wears this with a green blazer and white shirt.
Sydney from The Bear
Sydney is from the series The Bear and is played by Ayo Edebiri. The Bear is about a chef named Carmen, who has quit fine dining and returns to Chicago to try and fix the run down sandwich shop, previously owned by his brother who passed. Sydney is the sous chef that joins this restaurant in season one, and we watch her help Carmen restore it.
Sydney wears the same uniform most of the kitchen staff does, which is a deep blue denim apron, a white shirt, black pants and non-slip shoes. She also wears various bandanas of different colors and patterns which makes her stand out amongst the rest of the staff. Add two kitchen towels at your sides and you’ll look just like this sous chef!
Nicolas Cage from The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nicolas Cage plays himself in the film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. We follow his character in the film that is a struggling actor with financial issues, until he receives an offer to appear at wealthy fan’s birthday party named Javi, where they both run into trouble. Nicolas learns to have empathy for Javi despite his initial negative impression of him, and they become partners in crime.
This film takes place in the summer on an island so Nicolas sticks to this theme with a white striped shirt, sunglasses, and a white summer hat. He pairs this with a stylish brown suede bomber jacket.
Carmen from The Bear
Carmen is from the series The Bear and is played by Jeremy Allen White. The Bear is about a chef named Carmen, who has quit fine dining and returns to Chicago to try and fix the run down sandwich shop, previously owned by his brother who passed. We follow his struggles in gaining respect from the previous kitchen staff while dealing with grief and the stressful environment all at once.
Carmen wears the same uniform most of the kitchen staff does, which is a deep blue denim apron, a white shirt, black pants and black shoes. Add two kitchen towels at your sides and you’ll look just like this determined chef!
The Priest from Fleabag
The Priest from the series Fleabag is played by Andrew Scott. Fleabag is adapted from what it originally was, a live one-woman show by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She then created a hilarious two-season series where we watch her navigate grief and life in London while she runs a guinea pig themed cafe on her own. In the second season, she focuses on her love interest, The Priest, played by the talented Andrew Scott. The Priest is featured in the second season of the series. His personality is unique in that he’s what Fleabag would call a “cool priest” with his occasional swearing and surprisingly casual personality.
This character dresses how you would expect any priest to, in all black with a clergy shirt and a bible always in his hand. And don’t forget a fox element to tie in the storyline of his fear of foxes!
Frank from Don’t Worry Darling
Frank is a character in the thriller/drama film Don’t Worry Darling, and is played by Chris Pine. The story follows Alice, a housewife who lives with Jack in a seemingly perfect community called Victory in the 1950s. Throughout the film, Alice begins to discover dark secrets about her life at Victory and about Frank, who is the founder and leader of the Victory Project and Jack’s boss.
Frank has a very cool and timeless style to each of his costumes. All of them are typically black and white. His suits are simple, but at one sunny gathering by the pool with his community, he wears a more casual outfit that features a simple black and white bowling-style shirt, black sunglasses, straight leg black pants, and always a brown watch.
Harry Burns from When Harry Met Sally
Harry Burns is from the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally and is played by Billy Crystal. When Harry Met Sally is a rom-com set in New York about Harry Burns and Sally Albright who keep running into each other throughout their lives until they meet again in a bookshop. They attempt to stay platonic friends and eventually end up together.
Harry Burns is one of the two protagonists in the story. He is a carefree and opinionated character as we see in his conversations with Sally. His wardrobe is one that is still stylish today and perfect for fall and winter. He wears blue jeans, white sneakers, blazers, and comfy cable-knit sweaters. The textures of his costumes fit perfectly into the environment.
Eloise from Last Night in Soho
Eloise is from the film Last Night in Soho, and is played by Thomasin McKenzie. Eloise is an aspiring fashion designer and begins university in London to study fashion where she learns she is able to enter the 1960s and transforms into an aspiring singer named Sandie at night. During the day she begins to transform elements of her look to resemble Sandie’s.
Elouise arrives to London wearing fun mixed prints and layering with a dress that she designed and made on her own. She wears a sheer cheetah print shirt underneath a navy overall-style dress with black lace tights and of course her headphones. Later she wears a white coat she buys to resemble Sandie’s, and styles her hair the same. As night and day starts to blend together, she wears leftover black smudged liner from a Halloween party with a black dress under the coat.