How Cinema Impacts Our Fashion Tastes
I remember back when I was a kid I really, really wanted a Superman outfit with cape. I wouldn’t thank you for one now of course but it was my very first experience of my local cinema making an impact on my fashion taste.
There are some films which are commonly regarded as being fashion classics which spawned a million imitations but I thought that it would be more fun to look at how the cinema has helped shape my own personal fashion taste.
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
Can you believe how old this movie is? It seems like only yesterday when I settled down with my parents to watch it for the first time. I think it was shown around Christmas time and I loved the Indiana Jones style right away. In fact, it is quite possibly the only time in my life I have ever seriously yearned for a hat. I have just been looking at some stills of the movie and his tatty leather jacket was pretty cool too. I think I liked his overall style rather than one individual element but I reckon that it has in some way influenced me since then. I’ve never owned a whip though.
Ghostbusters 1984
Good lord, this is turning into quite some trip down memory lane. I enjoyed the film almost as much as the theme song in this case. I only include it on here because I once went out at Halloween dressed as a Ghostbuster. Sadly I was left completely humiliated when no one had the faintest idea who I was dressed up as. Maybe I should have gone for the Marshmallow Man look instead.
Back to the Future 1985
I loved this film when it came out and if I was given some sort of truth drug I would probably admit to still loving it. I really wanted to be like Michael J Fox but I just didn’t have the hair to be honest. The next best bet would have been to dress like him but I just couldn’t find one of these body warmer style jackets anywhere. Strangely enough, I bought one of them about 10 years later, although I never did get my hair sorted out. I wouldn’t have minded the car either but that’s a different story.
The Matrix 1999
This was the first film I saw when they finally opened a new cinema in my home town. The place was filled to bursting point and I saw at least 20 people I recognised in there. Had I ever felt the need to wear all black clothing and top if off with a long trench coat before then? No, I hadn’t. Did I feel the need to do so afterwards? Yes, I did. I actually bought a Neo style coat a few months afterwards although I chickened out a bit and bought a rather shorter version. It is the last film that I really remember making a serious, lasting impact on me for its fashion element but hopefully another one is just around the corner.
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