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Is there a TV or film character whose style you love?

144 replies

waitingforsun · 26/05/2021 23:01

Mine is Marianne in Normal People. I'm just rewatching it now and I just love all of her outfits, clothes and jewellery. Particularly when she moves to Dublin. Also, the summery scenes in Italy are dreamy!

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LunaNorth · 28/05/2021 08:12

Zooey Deschanel in 500 Days of Summer.

sansucre · 28/05/2021 08:16

Catherine Banning/Rene Russo's Michael Kors wardrobe in The Thomas Crown Affair

Mrs Robinson/Anne Bancroft's in The Graduate

Andréa Martel/Camille Cottin in Call my Agent

Catherine Barneville & Sylvie/Philippine Leory Beaulieu's wardrobes in both Call my Agent and Emily in Paris

waitingforsun · 28/05/2021 08:26

@lazylinguist haha. Maybe worth a rewatch actually... Grin

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Nonmaquillee · 28/05/2021 08:27

Anything that has Julianne Moore in it

waitingforsun · 28/05/2021 08:29

@Pumpkinpops ooh please can you share the dress?!

I must admit I am considering getting a full fringe now, having watched it again. Looks effortless on her!

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LadyWithLapdog · 28/05/2021 09:46

All the clothes in The Pursuit of Love.

Pumpkinpops · 28/05/2021 09:55

@waitingforsun this is the dress:
www.arket.com/en_gbp/women/dresses/product.shirred-sundress-black.0859567002.html

I may have gone for the fringe too Blush

Heronatemygoldfish · 28/05/2021 10:00

Can't believe nobody has said Miss Fisher yet...

RusholmeRuffian · 28/05/2021 10:03

Joan Holloway in Mad Men

Miseryisabutterfly · 28/05/2021 10:06

@midsomermurderess you have excellent taste in tv, and clothes.

JMAngel1 · 28/05/2021 10:12

To be clear, I meant Sylvie from Emily in Paris.
Emily herself is a car crash Grin

I also love early days Carrie Bradshaw.
Two outfits in particular - one from The Good Fight episode with a boob tube and midi skirt and a tie round her bicep - sooooo cool.
And the second when she escapes from the country to meet Big for dinner and wears the coolest white shirt over an emerald green mini satin skirt with a ruffle at the back. Just fantastic.

bellabride · 28/05/2021 10:25

So, where can we buy Margot Leadbetter - style clothes?

Jericha · 28/05/2021 10:39

Saga from the bridge

midsomermurderess · 28/05/2021 11:21

miseryisabutterfly 🙂

TheLeadbetterLife · 28/05/2021 11:34

@bellabride

So, where can we buy Margot Leadbetter - style clothes?
It's the evening wear kaftans I'm particularly fond of. So comfortable-looking, yet elegant! How has that fashion not come round again?

I suppose people don't routinely dress for dinner anymore, but still. Feck off with your body con dresses and four inch stilettos!

evtheria · 28/05/2021 11:36

Villanelle and Carolyn in Killing Eve.
Plus Carolyn’s home, ughhhh so gorgeous..

waitingforsun · 28/05/2021 11:47

@Pumpkinpops oh yeah, that dress is very Marianne. Not sure about it paired with the sports trainers though. Maybe a pair of plimsolls/pumps instead.

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Floisme · 28/05/2021 12:03

I forgot a couple:
Neo and Trinity in The Matrix, and I don't just mean the leather and dark glasses; never have I seen old, threadbare jumpers look so chic.
And Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, rocking a tweed jacket and a buttoned up shirt.

JaneJeffer · 28/05/2021 12:24

@bellabride

So, where can we buy Margot Leadbetter - style clothes?
Margo is tall and I would look ridiculous in her clothes but I love looking at her.
bellabride · 28/05/2021 12:35

JaneJeffer, just googled Penelope Keith's height: she's 5 feet 10.

JaneJeffer · 28/05/2021 12:37

Just half a foot taller than me then Grin

AuthorsOfForever · 28/05/2021 12:43

The character Hannah, in the Haunting of Bly Manor. I love the skirts she wears soooo much.

And Jess in New Girl. I wish I was brave enough to ' rock a lot of polka dots' Grin

HiGunny · 28/05/2021 12:55

@BruceAndNosh

Gillian Anderson in The Fall. However this style only works if you look, sound and move like Ms Anderson. On me? Margaret Thatcher impersonator.
I thought of Gillian Anderson in the Fall straight away! I have a total crush on the silk shirts and the silk dressing gown she wore. Also the coat she had just looked so well made and expensive. Also love all the clothes in Call my Agent. I really liked watching Camille's style transformation from grungy youngster in Episode 1 to Parisian chic throughout the series.
BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 28/05/2021 13:10

Anne Carlson in Workin Moms.

GoingGently · 28/05/2021 13:34

Back in the day... Gwyneth Paltrow in Sliding Doors

Audrey in Breakfast at Tiffanys and Funny Face... obviously!