The movie is set in post-war Britain and follows Stella- an awkward young girl- as she starts works with a theatre company and learns about the world. It's a great story (which I'm not going to spoil for you!) and visually pretty incredible; lots of wonderful 40s costumes and a few quirky scenes such as a pirates' football game!
Sartorially, I was drawn to Stella's modest outfits which, in keeping with the post-war era and REAL LIFE, were made of the same few revolving pieces like a good woolen coat, a handful of blouses and skirts or slacks and some really pretty dresses.
I found her 'work' outfits unbelieavbly charming:
(I've never seen overalls look so good)
The lady actors of the theatre company had some lovely outfits and I loved their hats in particular:
(yes, the theatre company smokes a lot!)
And Hugh Grant wore some interesting head gear too:
(loves!)
The rich, dark colours of the movie really set the scene for me and really brought a period I'd always thought of as grim and rather dull to life. I was mesmerized by the contrast between Stella's hair and her milky skin, too.
And like all good movies, I want to read the source novel now too!
More pictures can be found at my Flickr.
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