I adore musicals! I'm not entirely sure why. My mom loathes them. My dad enjoyed some classic musicals but about all mom could stand was White Christmas and a Muppet Christmas Carol once a year. I do remember my first real experience with musicals. My 3rd grade class watched Oklahoma! and The King and I back to back in music class. Needless to say, I love Rodgers and Hammerstein! (Which you probably now if you saw my State Fair review). I don't actually own any R&H films but Oklahoma was on tv today.Now you may be wondering what sort of fashion inspiration I can get out of this film being that it is a) set in a time period I don't care for and b) a Western, which is something I ordinarily can't stand. But a while ago, I read on a historical costuming blog (sorry, can't remember which one) that often times hair, makeup and even costumes (to some extent) reflect the values of the period the movie was made in, rather than set in, which makes sense as beauty standards change over time and many practices would be ridiculous to modern viewers. So being that this film is from 1955, we can glean some tidbits of 50s fabulousness.
Gingham is always adorable! I could totally see this as a 50s day dress just shorter and with a few more crinolines!
I'm always on the lookout for hats and this film was no disappointment.
More gingham, more hats!
This white party number was dreamy.
The guys sported some fab plaids too!
Plus the music is pretty great too!
Every once in a while "OOOOOOklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plane" just pops into my head and I have yet to find the reason why. Now although this is not one of my favorite films.. I do love western clothing from the 30-50's...somewhat passionately, and I do have a real soft spot for musicals they are always good to sew by.
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