I've been a bad girl again! Many months have passed and I have not written a word on this blog. But here I am now, in good shape.
You may not have seen this recent Meg Ryan film because it was not very publicized. I watched it two times now and I can say it is far from being the best flick she has played in but it is still watchable. As the title suggest, it is about women, modern upper class ones in fact, dealing with two of the most horrible events life has to offer: adultery and fashion blunders. I'm not going to comment on the plot or the quality of the screenplay or anything of the sort. As I have done in the past, I will simply show you a few shots to highlight the best fashion and fetish moments of the movie.
First, a quick note on Eva Mendes. You know she is absolutely sexy and she proves it again in this movie. She plays a not so smart perfume saleswoman who happens to be the mistress of Steven Haines, husband of Mary Haines, Meg Ryan's character. You will have the joy to see Eva in wild lingerie as she tries on a few things to please her lover on their next meeting, as the first photo shows. What she wears is pretty but what she is physically is breathtaking. I know it is taboo to vow a cult of adoration to laser cut feminine bodies in our society but I won't shy down and pass on this. She is a superb woman and I'm more than happy to say it and show it. There! I feel better already.
Next, Annette Bening, who plays the role of a typical haughty and superficial high class lady, shows us a beautiful oufit composed of a dark moss green skirt, lovely medium brown leather coat and darker leather handbag. This oufit proves that leather can be used in combination of fabrics to achieve a great look too. All leather outfits are what fetishists crave the most but a more subtle or studied matching like we see here can still make a lady look fabulous.
Meg Ryan almost never steals the show in terms of fashion in this movie except for a sequence in which we see her going to a private clinic were her mother rests after a facelift. She wears a long black wool coat with shorter sleeves, a gray skirt and stunning elbow length black leather gloves. With her long blonde straight hair and this killer look, she is so adorable. The gloves are absolutely perfect for this coat. By their look and quality, I would guess they are made of lambskin. See how they reflect the sunlight on the second photo of this set? You cannot hope for anything better in any casual outfit. Pure elegance and class!
Finally, Sylvia Fowler, Annette Bening's character, the infamous rich bitch, is seen gloved and booted. I waited the whole movie with the hope to see that particular character in gloves and my wish was granted. Rich, superficial and haughty women have always caught my attention since I'm little and when they are well gloved, they then become goddesses to me. This character is no exception. Sylvia learns a few lessons that may soften her heart throughout the story but at the end, she still is the rich bitch I long to see each time I watch this kind of movie. Black coat, black suede boots and black leather gloves and she has won my heart. Too bad we don't see her in fur though. That would have made of her a rival in fetish beauty to characters like Alexis Carrington or Krystle Carrington.
One last note on this movie: you won't see one single male character in it other than a newborn child at the end. Not one actor, not one extra... Testosterone zero. I guess it was the best way to totally plunge the viewer in this universe of feminity, visually and psychologically. Now rent it if you liked what you saw here.
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