Fashion for everyone

i am among the world's biggest fans of the 1975 documentary grey gardens. i love the edies beale ~ their batty repartee, their spectacularly zany style, and their waffly warbled show tunes. i love them, madly!

so i was very reluctant to watch this year's hbo version of their story, starring jessica lange & drew barrymore. i assumed it would be just like when sienna miller botched the character of my beloved edie sedgwick in 2006's factory girl ~ an outrage to true fans.

i was wrong.

i finally watched it yesterday and it was marvelous!!! it celebrated their legacy, it perfectly showcased their style, it made me really, really happy! i ended up watching it three times, straight through.

i'm thrilled that the reinterpretation of grey gardens was such a revelation. i'll try to take screen shots next time i ogle it, but for now, in celebration, i'll settle for sharing this photographic fashion tribute, shot in 1997 by terry richardson for harper's bazaar:

the endurance of beales' influence just serves to prove ~ having your own style never goes out of style!