Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast

"I got more legs than a bucket of chicken!" For this episode, we’ve got big looks, big hearts, and even BIGGER hats: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar! It’s been 30 years since this glittery road trip comedy debuted, and we’re celebrating the unforgettable drag stylings brought to life by costume designer legend Marlene Stewart (Coyote Ugly, The Holiday, Madonna music videos).

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We’re baaaaack! After a mini-hiatus, we’re kicking things off with some brain candy: Another Simple Favor! The sequel to A Simple Favor has everything we love: mystery, murder, and a wardrobe so extra you could watch the movie on mute and still be entertained. Blake Lively returns as Emily, serving high camp, insane hats, oversized tailoring, and looks that scream Murder Mommy Mob Wife, all courtesy of costume designer...

Bottoms week continues! In this long-lost episode from the Makeover Montage vault, Marie sits down with the film’s makeup artist Natalie Johnson for a deep dive into the bold, hilarious, and blood-soaked aesthetic of the breakout teen comedy. Natalie shares how ‘90s teen classics like Bring It On, Jawbreaker, Never Been Kissed, and She’s All That inspired the film’s hyper-stylized yet realistic high school looks, and how Fight Club...

“Could the ugly, untalented gays please report to the principal's office?” It's PRIDE MONTH and we’re celebrating with a chaotic queer cult-classic in the making: Bottoms! Marie is joined by writer and friend of the pod Krista Burton to dive into this hilariously h**ny, gloriously campy lesbian fight club film that stars Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott. Costume designer Eunice Jera Lee loaded the film with fun throwback...

Imagine if your too-good-to-be-true boo was actually an android?! In this episode, Marie talks to Companion costume designer Vanessa Porter about her work on the sci-fi rom-com thriller, which stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid as a couple on a getaway with friends at a remote cabin—until hell breaks loose when one of the guests is revealed to be a companion robot!

Vanessa breaks down how Iris’s (Sophie ...

It's time to party like it's 1999! For this special NYE bonus episode, we're thrilled to welcome costume designer Katina Danabassis to the pod to discuss her work in the new A24 horror-comedy Y2K! Katina takes us on a nostalgic journey back to the turn of the millennium, where cyber-optimism and late 90s/2000s style ruled. From the shiny, chrome-infused looks to the iconic brands that defined the era (Abercrombie! Tommy Hilfiger!),...

Drum roll, please! For our final installment of our annual Dunstcember programming, we’re (finally) diving into Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind! Directed by the brill Charlie Kaufman, this mind-bending movie explores the idea of erasing memories of a failed relationship.

Kate Winslet SHINES as the quirky and chaotic Clementine, with her ever-changing hair colors and eclectic vintage-inspired wardro...

Our dear Makeover Mavens...(lol), we're deep in Dunstcember, and this week, Blaire is bringing her true crime pick: All Good Things. Those of you who watched The Jinx and followed the weird story of New York real estate heir and convicted murderer Robert Durst may be familiar with this film. It is "loosely based" on Durst and stars our sweet Kirsten Dunst and our beloved Ryan Gosling! There are a lot of '70s looks in ...

"Obviously doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl." Dunstcember Week 2 is here, so get ready to dive into the dark, dreamy world of The Virgin Suicides with your favorite costume design-loving mistresses! This week, we're exploring Sofia Coppola's stunning directorial debut, a movie that has become a cult classic and a major influence on fashion and pop culture. From the Lisbon sisters' Gunne Sax prom dresses to Lux's iconic ...

DUNSTCEMBER HAS ARRIVED! We're kicking things off with one of the lower-tier (said lovingly) Shakespeare-inspired teen comedies: Get Over It! Not to be confused with A Midsummer Night's Rave...this loosely-based, A Midsummer Night's Dream adaptation stars Ben Foster as a high school senior trying to win back his ex-girlfriend by joining the school play. The film is stacked with more familiar faces like Sisqo, Mila Kunis, Shane West...

We’re diving into the 1992 film Batman Returns, which is over-the-top and comic book-y in the best way that only director Tim Burton could do. Costume designers Bob Ringwood and Mary E. Vogt teamed up for this one, with Vogt overseeing Catwoman’s iconic look. We discuss Selina Kyle’s (Michelle Pfeiffer) transformation from bookish executive assistant to her DIY latex suit and the other wild costumes in the film. Other...

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 costume...

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...

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 gho...

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 lov...

"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) relax...

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 hav...

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 discu...

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 b...