Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast

Feed me, Seymour! We’re diving into Little Shop of Horrors, the 1986 musical comedy about a sentient plant that’s hungry for human blood. This pick comes courtesy of Blaire, a self-proclaimed "musical hater" with one major exception: this cult classic. Marit Allen (Eyes Wide Shut, Brokeback Mountain, The Witches) was the costume designer behind these fun '80s-does-50s/60s' looks, and we quickly see similarities between some costumes in this and another movie she designed, Mermaids.

From Audrey’s leopard print wiggle dress to Seymour’s dork-chic plaids, we have a grand old time dissecting these campy costumes. Other topics include childhood crushes on Rick Moranis, Steve Guttenberg, and Bill Murray; Megan Thee Stallion's looks in the "Bigger In Texas" music video; Georgina Trevino's my cunty purse; whether or not we're watching Wicked, "Adele Dazeem," and more unhinged tomfoolery from your favorite costume design-loving duo. 

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TikTok thrifting queen and sustainable style icon Macy Eleni joins the pod to talk about one of her favorite films — 2003’s View from the Top, a lesser-known, underrated film from the early aughts, rom-com era. Gwyneth Paltrow is Donna, a small-town girl with big hair and an even bigger ambition to be a Chanel lipstick-wearing, first-class international flight attendant!

Costume designer Mary Zophres (La La Land, Babylon, Ghost World) put Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Kelly Preston, and Candice Bergen in Moschino, D&G, Betsey Johnson, Versace, Escada, and DVF from the era, and every look is DIVINE! And the flight attendant uniforms range from sassy to sophisticated. This is a true, overlooked fashion movie that we are unearthing TODAY! We also discuss our love for Brittany Murphy, Gwyneth's "rich face," the power of pawn shop finds, and, of course, Macy's new book, Second Chances! Plus, so much more. 

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https://floodmagazine.com/128953/rearview-mirror-view-from-the-top/

Virginia Fontaine

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Get ready, Lisa Frankenstein fans! Costume designer Meagan McLaughlin Luster joins us to talk about how she got started with her career, tracing her roots back to her childhood obsession with ‘80s movies, fashion, and history. She gives us all the behind-the-scenes tea on the costumes for Lisa Frankenstein, Happy Death Day, and Mike, and shares her love for vintage shopping and home decor. She also shares a spooky ghost story! Tune in now!

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We bid farewell to October by having Halloween Queens’ Natalie Burris back on the pod to dissect the late ‘90s fashions of Urban Legend! This post-Scream slasher is stacked with the hottest stars of the era, with the killer terrorizing college kids by referencing Urban Legends. A super fun concept with great costume design by Mary Claire Hannan (The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Jackie Brown, Red Eye, Four Rooms!). We love the autumn-esque, Gilmore Girls vibe of Alicia Witti's final girl's turtlenecks, Danielle Harris as the goth roommate in all of her Hot Topic deliciousness, and Tara Reid's sexy looks as the campus radio host/sex advice columnist. Questions we have: was Sasha's (Tara Reid) Halloween costume somehow based on Tiffany from Bride of Chucky (it may have been filming at the same time?!), and was Niecy Nash's character in Scream Queens inspired by Loretta Devine in this film?

Other discussions include Marie's JNCOs, The Substance (and Natalie’s incredible Halloween costume as The Star), the lack of goth side characters in movies today, and we long wistfully for the celebrity rumors and urban legends of yore….(gerbil, stomach-pumping, etc.). 

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"All I know about trilogies is that in the third one, all bets are off.” It may be the most controversial and hated of the franchise, but we love the campy, extremely meta Scream 3!  Costume designer Abigail Murray gives us some super fun, highly underrated looks in the "Ghostface Goes Hollywood" third installment of the film series. We get into Sidney’s (Neve Campbell) relaxed final girl style and accessory ode to her dead ex, Parker Posey as the hilarious, stylish, cool-girl Jennifer Jolie, and, of course, Gale’s (Courtney Cox) bangs!

We also spill the tea on Marie’s witchy Practical Magic birthday dinner, so be warned. PS. Don’t forget to leave a review! There may be a surprise you can find out about this episode...

Mentions: 

Scream Style Sleuth on IG! https://www.instagram.com/screamstylesleuth/

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To request a movie for us to cover, DM us on Instagram or hit us up at makeovermontagepod[at]gmail.com. Call us at our sexy new hotline: (323) 696-6133. We wanna hear from you!

Let’s buzz!! Crack open a cold can of Slice soda because we’re tuning into Slumber Party Massacre 2 to discuss the head-to-toe killer leather and colorful 1980s ‘fits designed by costume designer Nadine Reimers! As per tradition, we go straight to the sequel, but in this case, it’s because of Driller Killer. Have you met a serial killer in a slasher film so smooth with his rockabilly rizz and drill bit guitar?! We have a very special guest, 80's pop culture queen and style enthusiast Grace Chan, to give us the lowdown on this cult horror classic and do a show and tell with her Slumber Party Massacre 2-related merch.

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For visuals of the costumes, follow us on:

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To request a movie for us to cover, DM us on Instagram or hit us up at makeovermontagepod[at]gmail.com. Call us at our sexy new hotline: (323) 696-6133. We wanna hear from you!

There is evil out there, and I'm gonna kick its ass! We’ve got a late ‘90s Halloween movie for y’all — Idle Hands! The one has a rare issue; there wasn’t a costume designer credit, but a kickass wardrobe department still put the cast in fun 'fits. We get into the [Devon] Sawassance and discuss his underrated, incredible performance in this movie. Hello, that hand acting? Oscar-worthy. We love you, Devon! We also discuss Seth Green as a ‘90s style icon, vintage bowling shirts, hesher style, and…Pornstar clothing (memba them?).

Top of the show chat and glorious tangents include Marie’s new Practical Magic prop acquisition, Queensylvia Akuchie’s gorgeous costume design in the new season of Bel-Air, what Blaire’s watching (Grotesquerie; Spoiler: She’s loving Travis Kelce), and another horror dude renaissance — Kyle Gallner! 

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If you can’t meet your perfect boyfriend...make him! This week, we’re teasing our hair, putting on our leg warmers, and invoking 1980s fashion with Lisa Frankenstein, which marks Diablo Cody’s return to horror comedy and Zelda Williams’s directorial debut! Miss Lisa (Kathryn Newton) is an angsty teen who has a meet-cute with a reanimated corpse (Cole Sprouse) and goes on a murdering spree to put his dismembered body back together. Brilliantly costumed by Meagan McLaughlin (Happy Death Day, Mike, 10 Cloverfield Lane), Lisa’s sartorial evolution goes from quiet, angsty teen to IDGAF goth girlie (greatly inspired by Winona Ryder in Heathers). We’re adding alllll the Blossom hats, slutty pirate dresses, Cathy comic tees, and rainbow rosaries to our carts!

Plus: This episode’s rants and raves feature an ASSORTMENT of topics that include Agatha All Along, Tell Me Lies, Fight Night, Moo Deng, Succession, Jelly Roll, Cuckoo, The SUBSTANCE!!! And how this season of Only Murders has been tempting Marie to wear NEUTRAL COLORS?! 

Mentions:

Marie’s interview with Megan on Fashionista: https://fashionista.com/2024/02/lisa-frankenstein-costumes-outfits

Megan on InStyle’s Behind the Seams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYTfJmMPvj0

Friend of the pod Abbey Bender’s Lisa Frankenstein article on Fangoria: https://www.fangoria.com/lisa-frankenstein-costumes/

For visuals of the costumes, follow us on:

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The juice is loose! Let us take you to the Afterlife to talk about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! In this episode, Blaire and Marie break down the looks of each character, from Lydia Deetz’s aging goth, millionaire psychic medium outfits to Astrid’s angsty teen ensembles. Costume design by frequent Tim Burton collaborator, Colleen Atwood (Wednesday, Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow). The gals also dish about the screening they went to with Nyx Cosmetics, the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice immersive experience, the reason for the podcast hiatus, and more. It’s Black Philip season, baybee!

Listen to our episode on the original Beetlejuice movie here: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/beetlejuice/id1367338237?i=1000423650824

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We're baaaaack (Carol Anne voice). Did you miss us? We've risen from the dead just in time to celebrate Spooky Season! To kick off our comeback era, we're diving into MaXXXine, starring Mia Goth as the fame-obsessed final girl of Ti West's X film series. For this third and last installment, Costume designer Mari-An Ceo put Ms. Goth in delicious double denim, muscle shirts, leather pants, high-heeled boots, and gold jewelry — all of which have amazing references and seriously clever Easter eggs. Listen as we discuss our favorite KILLER looks from this 1980s Hollywood-set slasher, with Marie sharing unpublished tidbits from her interview with Mari-An.

Before we get into the film, we catch up on things we didn't get to discuss these past few months, like: LongLegs (Blaire says Nic Cage is "dressed like Nanny on The Muppet Babies," and we're still recovering from that...); Practical Magic 2 (still awaiting confirmation of the AUNTS in the sequel); our official new style icon, Karis, the fabulous TikTok tween show pig champion; our spooky season finds, and more. Tune in, and leave a message at our new numba!!! (323) 696-6133

Read more: Marie's interview with MaXXXine costume designer Mari-An Ceo on Fashionista: https://fashionista.com/2024/07/maxxxine-costumes-outfits 

For visuals of the costumes, follow us on:

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To request a movie for us to cover, DM us on Instagram or hit us up at makeovermontagepod[at]gmail.com. Call us at our sexy new hotline: (323) 696-6133. We wanna hear from you!