Your summer look is officially 'boho femme fatale'
A Bigger Splash, Jack Hazan's 1974 portrait of iconic painter David Hockney, isn't your typical artist documentary. Blending fact and fiction, the film captures Hockney's work and social circle in enigmatic vignettes. Now playing at New York's Metrograph theater in a new restoration , A Bigger Splash offers a fascinating time capsule of the early '70s, with an enviable wardrobe to match.
Early on, there's a sequence showcasing a fashion show for Quorum, a line designed by Birtwell and Clark. Models, including staples of the era like Twiggy and Amanda Lear, dance down the runway at London's Royal Court Theatre. The music is lively, and the models seem to be having fun as they sashay. One model twirls in a rich purple dress. Another has a David Bowie-esque shock of red hair and dramatic streaks of blush. Bright fake flowers are pinned to the low neckline of her dress.
Another look leaves a model's back completely exposed. She pushes one of her straps off her shoulder while the other, with a sinuous drape, stays up in compelling contrast. There's an ultra low-cut dress held up by nothing more than a perilously thin yellow string suggestively wrapped around the model's neck like a choker. A bra is totally out of the question. A Bigger Splash skips around in time, and this fashion show took place in 1971.
Birtwell boasts an enviable wardrobe of embroidered blouses. Her look is hippie-ish but tailored. The colorful embroidery is intricate and a glance at her fashion sketches reveals a more embellished version of what she's already wearing—with their floral embroidery, puffed sleeves, and bright red and yellow palettes, the dresses she draws are both delicate and bold.While Hockney says at one point that he doesn't notice clothes, he comes across as quite style savvy.
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