Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast

Grab your Hefty bags, Fishies, 'cause it's time for us to show some RESPEK to one of the greatest music videos of all time:  Missy Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," which came out 25 years ago this May. That garbage bag/Michelin man look that's burned in our minds was by June Ambrose (who also did our fave Belly). This was peak Hype Williams era, so we're blessed with his trademark fisheye len...

We're joined by Melissa Walker, costume designer for Pen15 and Dollface Season 2! We discuss her inspo and mood boards for all of Pen15's cringe-nostalgic Y2K looks, the evolution of the Dollface girls' personal style, and how the socio-economic nuance is subtly displayed throughout the wardrobes of both of her shows' characters. Melissa also talks about Land That Look, which helps costume designe...

We've got a wild card this week: Fresh, the new Hulu rom-com-turned-horror movie about a woman named Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) who has a meat-cute, ahem, with a man named Steve (our fave hunk Sebastian Stan) in a grocery store but he doesn't turn out to be the seemingly nice dude she thought he was. You wouldn't think there'd be a lot of looks, but in fact, there are! Including some smart choices wi...

We are so excited to have the delightful Whitney Anne Adams on the pod with us to talk about her work as a costume designer on Three Months, Happy Death Day 2 U, Freaky, and more! She talks to us about creating memorable onscreen looks, such as Troye Sivan's Converse sneakers for Three Months, and the red jacket Kathyrn Newton wore as the Butcher in Freaky. She also tells us about being the person...

Anybody interested in grabbing a couple of burgers and hitting the cemetery? Today we're joined by  Véronique Hyland, ELLE fashion features director and author of the new book, Dress Code, to talk about The Royal Tenenbaums! Costume designer Karen Patch (Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) built custom Lacoste, FILA, and Adidas pieces for the dysfunctional-yet-fashionable Tenenb...

For this week's mini music episode, we're taking a lil trip back to 1995 when "Just a Girl" by No Doubt made its debut! The video featured Gwen Stefani in all her badassery: Dickies pants with a DIY fabric stripe on the side, thrifted DIY bedazzled and iron-on crop tops, cholo initial belts...'90s youths (especially our fellow Socal babies) will get hit with a tidal wave of fashion nostalgia. What...

We're runnin' through the house with a pickle in our mouths! The Righteous Gemstones' costume designer Sarah Trost joins us on the pod today to discuss all of the fabulously flamboyant looks seen on the HBO show, which just had its season finale! Some topics of note: Jesse's Elvis-inspired clothing, Kelvin's penchant for leopard print, BJ's magnificent romper, Season 1's goth looks, shopping at Sa...

Get ready for a road trip, Janet Jackson style! For this bite-sized episode, we discuss the music video for "You Want This," from Janet's self-titled 1993 album. Inspired by Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" Miss Janet and her dancers rock crop tops and Ben Davis and Dickies work pants with the waistbands rolled down and do the butterfly on the ground, HELLO! 'Memba th...

Costume designer Jeriana San Juan joins us on the pod to discuss her work on Netflix's limited series "Halston," of which she is nominated for a Costume Design Guild Award: Excellence in Period Television (and was also nominated for an Emmy last year). Jeriana nailed so many of Halston's trademark designs so beautifully, from his tie-dye chiffon caftans, backless halter dresses, and ultra suede tr...

" You just lost the best thing you never had." If you're on team Long Con like we are, you'll love this week's episode! We're talking about Heartbreakers (2001) on the pod which stars Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a mother-daughter duo of con artists who scam unsuspecting menz out of their moneys. The costumes, which are by longtime collaborators Ann Roth (who did Sigourney's incred...

"Keep your stone sets, I got my own baguettes." It's our very first Music Video Minisode! And you know we had to kick things off with the one and only Queen Bee! We're discussing the iconic technicolor looks in Lil' Kim's Crush On You, which came courtesy of legendary stylist Misa Hylton. Inspired by the movie The Wiz, the outfits that came out of the collab between Misa and Kim are still eye cand...

"It's not easy being the Barbra Streisand of Evil." February calls for a little romance and we have some for you...in the form of Satan in heels! That's right, we're talking about all things Bedazzled (2000), which stars none other than Elizabeth Hurley as the divalicious Devil, the luscious Lucifer, the stylish Satan! And a dorkalicious Brendan Fraser as the poor lad who sells his soul to her in...

We're back for our FIFTH season and we're kicking things off with a very special episode with Yellowjackets costume designer, Marie Schley! Marie talks to us about where she got the inspiration for the '90s looks, the creepy cannibalistic looks, the reunion outfits, the DIY aspect of the Doomcoming episode and so much more.    Follow Marie Schley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schleystyle...

For the last episode of Drewcember and this podcast season, we're doing something a little different and picking a movie where Drew isn't the lead: Donnie Darko! The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a sleepwalking '80s teen who has visions of a scary rabbit man named Frank who tells him that the world will end in 28 days. Drew plays his teacher and her company, Flower Films, produced the film. Costu...

For this week's Drewcember episode, the incredibly talented and hilarious writer, author, and co-host of I Saw What You Did Pod's Danielle Henderson joins us for a real '80s throwback…Stephen King's Cat's Eye! Now listen…the costumes (which were by Clifford Capone) are no Ever After, but we do find some sartorial gems, like sleazy Donald Duck t-shirts and fancy robes. We also discuss how the troll...

Drewcember continues with 50 First Dates, which stars our queen Drew Barrymore as an amnesiac living in her own personal Groundhog's Day who falls in love with ladies man Adam Sandler. Costumes are by Clare Hallworth and Ellen Lutter, but as you can guess, any standout looks are few and far between. Still, we have a good time chatting about mesh tops, "dresses over jeans,"   the Paul Rudd/Wilford...

Welcome to our fourth annual Drewcember, aka a full month celebrating our queen, Drew Barrymore! We're kicking it off with Ever After, and we had a BLAST chatting with our very own Drewologist, special guest Ashley Rose from The Drewseum! This 1998 girl-power take on Cinderella features costumes by thee Jenny Beavan (who we talked about on our "Cruella" episode) and they are phenomenal! We also ta...

It's the last episode of Erotic Thriller Month aka Naked November, and we've GOTSTA do Wild Tings (1998)! Starring Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, and Bill Murray, this is the erotic thriller version of the Scooby Doo Reveal. So many twists and turns! Costumes are by Kimberly Tillman, who also did 10 Things I Hate About You, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Cougartown, Dirt....

We're uncrossing our legs and welcoming you all to join us for this week's Erotic Thriller month episode on Basic Instinct! We have special guest, the writer, SSENSE editor, and author of the forthcoming No Fault, Haley Mlotek, who is THEE Basic Instinct expert and   Sharon Stone super fan. We discuss Stone's KILLER Neutrals (for the second time this month, she is seriously the queen of newd-hued...

Raise your hand if you remember a lil ol' movie from 1993 called Sliver. It starred Sharon Stone, fresh off the success of Basic Instinct, and Billy "William" Baldwin as a successful book editor and a trust fund f**kboi lurker who begin a torrid love affair when they meet as neighbors in a NYC high rise. There's murder, voyeurism, a Pearl Jam mention, and FASHION! We enlisted the brilliant film an...

Join us for a special weekend bonus episode to listen to a fun chat with costume designer Helen Huang! She's behind the '80s-era costumes of the new series The Shrink Next Door, starring Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell as a manipulative psychiatrist (Rudd) who controls the life of his patient (Ferrell) in every way. Huang also talk about the vintage clothing she put Emma Roberts in for the Christmas ro...

Get sexy, everybody, because it's Erotic Thriller Month here at Fishnet Flix, and we're kicking it off with a movie starring Beyoncé! Yes, we're talking about Obsessed, the Fatal Attraction-inspired movie starring Bey and a beardless Idris Alba as a husband and wife whose lives get turned upside down when Ali Larter tries to steal her man! So close your eyes, take a deep breathe, and imagine it's...

We've got another great episode this week! Costume designer Mitchell Travers (Hustlers, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, In the Heights, Eighth Grade) is on the pod! Mitchell talks to us about putting Lizzo in a Pam Anderson-inspired hat in Hustlers, J.Lo's Juicy Couture, "I'm Real" moment, the low-key Girls Next Door/Holly Madison reference, Tammy Faye's legacy, his upcoming films (!), and so much more. ...

In part 2 of our fun interview with "Scream" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer's" incredible costume designer Cynthia Bergstrom, we get to hear all about how the same red Moschino jacket ended up on both Courtney Cox in Scream and Lisa Kudrow in Romy & Michele, the story behind Ghostface's costume and Stu's red smoking jacket, Buffy conspiracy theory outfits (and wedding gown), learning about the Illu...

Cynthia Bergstrom, the legendary costume designer of Scream, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Medium, Private Practice, and more, joins us on the pod this week for a special two-part episode! She talks to us about how she fell into costume design, designing kick-ass women, the iconic looks she created for Buffy and Scream, the importance of the 90s "revealing bra strap trend," and why you shouldn't care...