7 Easy Hollywood Looks to Recreate For Valentine's
According to behavioral psychologist Carolyn Mair, mood and clothing are interconnected. Creating inspirational looks and doing style challenges can be a fun pastime during lockdown. So why not? Health experts say dressing up even when you have nowhere to go can lighten your mood and keep you from focusing on the current lacking of quarantine life.
Historical fashion expert and contributing writer for fashion and lingerie e-commerce 3Wishes, Vivian Kelly known as @thefashionhistorian, highlights some memorable Hollywood looks. She suggests some “frivolous-fashion-fun” dresses that are affordable alternatives for Valentine’s Day or just sexy and celebratory content at home. Vivian was tasked with applying her historical eye to the collection to curate a “Iconic Look” list.
1. This ‘Floor Length Velvet Dress’ is reminiscent of the one donned by Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Oscars. Angelina’s was by Versace (costing roughly $4,000), but Vivian chose this version, which is in Black Velvet with the thigh high slit which sent the paparazzi into a flashy frenzy at a fraction of the price!
2. Who could forget Elizabeth Taylor’s portrayal of Maggie “the Cat” Pollitt in the 1958 adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”? Taylor’s seductive pose wearing the iconic white slip looking only as Elizabeth Taylor can left many a hearts of the era a’flutter with passion. Vivian was reminded of the look in an updated Nude and Black coloration with the ‘Black Eyelash Lace Dress’ that is part lingerie, part eveningwear. Different decade… same response!
https://www.3wishes.com/Black-Eyelash-Lace-Dress
3. Talk about trends of a by gone era, cut-out halter dresses were all the rage for a few years in the late 00’s. Here, in another of the looks made iconic by Blake Lively as Serena, is a Merlot velvet micro mini dress version that Vivian found a perfect substitute for in the 3Wishes ‘Mesh and Lace Halter Dress’.
4. Iconic looks don’t just happen on the runway or red-carpet and this modern day show stopper, the ‘V-Cut Velvet Dress’ from 3Wishes, gives every bit of the iconic flavor of the dress Madame X wore as she sat for John Singer Sargent’s museum masterpiece.
5. Jennifer Lopez is responsible for more press-worthy looks than one can count. One of her navel baring looks literally reinvigorated the house of Versace. 14 years later, when she walked the red carpet at the 2014 Fashion Rocks event wearing a leg baring style this time, once again by Versace, a new focus on the importance of full leg fitness broke out. Vivian found the look can be gotten for literally pennies on the dollar in the ‘Halter Maxi Dress with Ultra High Side Slits’.
https://www.3wishes.com/Halter-Neck-Maxi-Dress-with-Ultra-High-Side-Slits
6. JLo wasn’t the only attendee making serious fashion statement at the 2014 Fashion Rocks event. Nikki Minaj also made a noteworthy presence on that red carpet when she appeared in an uncharacteristic “all natural and classic” look that is nearly exactly duplicated in the ‘Deep-V Plunging Mini Dress with Leg Slit’ pictured here.
https://www.3wishes.com/Deep-V-Plunging-Mini-Dress-with-Leg-Slit
7. Vivian lists Halston as one of the most influential designers to ever come out of America. His work literally defined a decade, and one could not dance in any disco in the world without being surrounded by his minimal genius throughout the 70’s. This ‘Metallic Floor Length Dress’ is the perfect answer to the silver sequined Halston Heritage relaunch that is currently sold out on Neiman Marcus’ website.
https://www.3wishes.com/Metallic-Floor-Length-Dress
The list above proves there is a way to not only interpret an iconic look of yesteryear for today, but to do so without breaking the bank while seriously AMP-ing up the sizzle quotient as you do.
One of the essentials of keeping peace is to accept that there are things that are out of your control. So instead of dwelling on what you’re unable to change, focusing on the hobbies and activities you are able to enjoy, like dressing up and looking fresh can maintain your self identity.
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