Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast

For this episode of Makeover Montage, we're doing a music video double feature! Blaire break downs the incredibly vibrant style in "Bongos" by Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion), and Marie freaks out over the fab Empire Records and Can't Hardly Wait references in "Bad Idea Right?" We talk about tiny sticker photo booths from the 90s, the beauty of ripped tights, Blaire's new chokers, Marie's new...

CAMP MAKEOVER MONTAGE IN SESSION! Get your tube socks rolled up to your knees and your dolphin shorts hiked up even higher, because Makeover Montage is back from our summer vacation! Before we officially enter our Fall Goth era, we're saying buh-bye to the summer with a lil catch-up episode. Marie and Blaire talk about what they've been watching (Girlfriends, The Summer I Turned Pretty), what they...

Writer and author Krista Burton is on the pod to discuss the Wachowskis' iconic lesbian neo-noir film, Bound! She also tells us all about her incredible new book, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America, and her experiences traveling the country to write it! Now, for those who haven't seen Bound, it stars Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly as Corky and V...

Pearl movie fans, get ready! We had the pleasure of having the extremely talented costume designer Malgosia Turzanska on the pod to discuss her incredible work! We get into the nitty gritty of The Green Knight, which has the most breathtaking, intricate costumes, and she talks about the witchy inscriptions she included in the garments, as well as working with interesting vegan leathers. And yes, s...

Costume designer Christina Flannery joins us to talk about her work on The Righteous Gemstones season 3! She gives us all the deets about jumping off from the established blueprint created by season 1 & 2 costume designer Sarah Trost (who we had on the pod before!) and how she added in her own magic for this season. That magic, ahem, includes a watermelon jumpsuit, Smut Buster t-shirts, intricate...

Pop open your champagne and Topo Chico, because it's Makeover Montage's 200th episode! Blaire and Marie taking a moment to reflect on the past five years, discussing their favorite episodes and makeover moments, They also give updates on their Add 2 Carts, what they actually purchased from past episodes. Plus, BIG NEWS: we have a new costume partyline! Call us at ‪(323) 487-2383‬! We wanna hear yo...

We are absolutely thrilled to have the fabulous Bri Luna of The Hoodwitch on the podcast today to talk about one of her favorite movies, She-Devil! The 1989 flick stars Roseanne Barr as a jilted housewife who devises a long-con revenge on her cheating husband and the romance novelist who stole him (Meryl Streep in one of her most underrated roles). Costume designer Albert Wolsky takes the characte...

The girls have gone wild! Beauty editor and on-camera expert Marianne Mychaskiw joins us for Mean Girls! We discuss Mary Jane Fort's legendary costume design choices for the Plastics, including literally plastic PVC skirts, butterfly bra clips, and slogan tees. We trauma bond over the mall clothing store 5-7-9, go deep into the evolution of fake designer bags, and Blaire brings out her Mean Girls...

We're shaking things up today with a surprise music video minisode! This time, we're taking it back to 1996 with the one and only Baby Girl, Aaliyah. "If Your Girl Only Knew," penned by Missy Elliott and Timbaland, was the first single off her sophomore album, One in a Million. Blaire breaks down this transformative era in Aaliyah's career, and how this video was a true makeover moment for Aaliyah...

Now introducing…Crown Princess Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi! On today's episode, we are dissecting Gary Jones's fantastic costume design in The Princess Diaries, which stars Anne Hathaway in her breakthrough role as an awkward Bay Area teenager who learns she's a prin-cess! And we have Abi Balingit, author of the Filipino dessert cookbook, Mayumu, and fellow Bay Area teen to join us! Topi...

Welcome back to the show! We're kicking off our new era as Makeover Montage with a real gem: Miss Congeniality. The 2000 comedy stars our girl Sandra Bullock as a special agent who has to step into the (high) heels of a beauty pageant contestant to track down a serial bomber. Costume design is by Susie DeSanto (13 Going on 30, Bad Girls, Nashville). We talk about the famous lavender Hervé Léger ba...

Did you miss us? We said we were getting a makeover, and that miiiight have been a double entendre. Fishnet Flix is officially Makeover Montage! We've still got that same fashion in film flavor and appreciation for the costume designers that make the magic, but with a brand-new name, look, segments, special guests, and new themes. Join us each week as we dissect the fashion and beauty looks in our...

Big news! It's our last episode as Fishnet Flix, so we'll be taking a break for the month to gear up for our relaunch and new name. But before we go, we're putting another late '90s teen thriller notch in our belts with Teaching Mrs. Tingle. First and foremost, in this episode we learn that Blaire is, in fact, a Teaching Mrs. Tingle scholar. Costume designer Susie DeSanto put Katie Holmes in goodi...

"Sounds razor." We're continuing our theme of late '90s high school thrillers and diving into 1998's Disturbing Behavior, which is about a group of teenage outcasts who uncover a mind control conspiracy at their high school. Blaire put her fake nose ring in for this episode to celebrate the film's grunge style icon, Katie Holmes! Costumes by Trish Keating, who also costumed some of our faves, like...

This week we have special guest, QueenSylvia Akuchie, costume designer for Bel-Air season 2. Every single character has incredible style on this show, from Will to Hillary to Jazz and Geoffrey! QueenSylvia breaks down everyone's look, and gives us the deets on how she incorporates her Nigerian culture in the costumes and seeks specific designers for each character. The intention QueenSylvia puts b...

"I'm not an alien. I'm discontent." We're talking about one of our favorite '90s teen thrillers, The Faculty! In this Robert Rodriguez-directed and Kevin Williamson-written film, Aliens begin taking over a small town high school, Invasion of the Body Snatchers-style! The cast includes Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea Duvall, Usher, and more. Costumes are by Emmy award-winning costume designer Mich...

It's She's All That time! In this 1999 classic, cool guy on campus Zach (Freddie Prinze Jr.) makes a bet (with a young Paul Walker, RIP!) that he can turn any girl at school into a prom queen, even an artsy weirdo like Laney Boggs (Rachael Leigh Cook). Hilarity, synchronized dances, and romance ensues. This movie is a treasure trove of fun facts, a memorable cast, and stylish outfits, courtesy of...

Frost yourself! We're discussing the quintessential rom-com, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. We talk about costume designer Karen Patch's (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bride Wars) fabulous work in the film, and how she put Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) in 2000s businesswear chic, an 84-carat yellow diamond necklace and, of course, that show-stopping...

Welcome back! We kick off season 6 with major news about the pod (OMG) and 2001's Sugar & Spice, a movie about true sisterhood! The plot? When a high school cheerleader becomes pregnant, she and her cheer sisters get inspired by Point Break and plan a bank heist. Costume design is by one of our faves, Wendy Chuck (Confess, Fletch, Twilight, Hubie Halloween, Election) and features a seriously iconi...

Drewcember concludes with our final episode of the year...and it's a doozy! Come with us on a journey of complete chaos as we discuss the 1986 made-for-TV movie Babes in Toyland, which starred a tween Drew Barrymore and a young Keanu Reeves. It's set in Toyland, a magical fairytale realm where Marie believes all TikTok fashion aesthetics are birthed from. Costumes designed by Evangeline Harrison. ...

Drewcember continues with The Stand-In, Drew Barrymore's most recent film from 2020. Our queen plays a washed-up movie star who hires her old stand-in to go to rehab in her place. And yes, Drew plays both roles, Eddie Murphy-style! This movie may have been a victim of the pandemic and not seen by many when it first came out, but it's a must-see for any Drewbie. Especially since we rarely get to se...

For this week's very special Drewcember episode, we have our friends and Drew Barrymore superfans, Ashley and Anne from How Do You Drew Podcast and the Drewseum joining us to discuss Home Fries. This 1998 dark "rom-com" stars Drew as a pregnant, Dolly Parton-obsessed Burger-Matic employee whose baby daddy is literally frightened to death by his two stepsons, one being played by Luke Wilson. Costum...

It's our fifth annual Drewcember! Grab a plate of some bedside hot buttered corn and your best costume of the day because it's time for Grey Gardens! Drew Barrymore stars as Little Edie Beale alongside Jessica Lange as Big Edie, the reclusive mother and daughter who lived in a decaying mansion for almost 50 years. Costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas (Kill Bill, Whip It, 27 Dresses) is behind t...

Now that we're really getting into *Mariah* season, it's time to make yourself a plate of Christmas Fettucine and put on The Holiday! Nancy Meyers's iconic rom-com gets us in the mood to wear cable knit sweaters, shearling coats, and berets. Marlene Stewart (who styled early Madonna, and did costume design for everything from Coyote Ugly, to To Wong Foo, and The Lost City) is behind the cozy sophi...

Friends, we are HERE for the comeback of our queen Lindsay Lohan! In the new Netflix Christmas movie Falling for Christmas. Lindsay plays a hotel heiress who litrully falls down a mountain and can't remember who she is, then meets a snow lodge owner and romance ensues. It's giving Overboard in the snow. The looks, courtesy of costume designer Emerson Alvarez are to-die-for especially a certain hea...