Costumes from Barry Lyndon (1975) on a temporary exhibition in the Istanbul Cinema Museum
"What is very important is to get some actual clothes of the period to learn how they were originally made. To get them to look right, you really have to make them the same way. Consider also the problem of taste in designing clothes, even for today. Only a handful of designers seem to have a sense of what is striking and beautiful. How can a designer, however brilliant, have a feeling for the clothes of another period which is equal to that of the people and the designers of the period itself, as recorded in their pictures?"
70s It-Girl Marisa Berenson, "The Queen of The Jet Set".
Dubbed an “It Girl” by Yves Saint Laurent in the early 1970s, Marisa Berenson is the original modern muse-inspiring fashion designers, photographers, stylists, and fashion editors for over thirty years.
RIP Ryan O'Neal (1941-2023) - Hollywood star from classics such as Love Story (1970), Paper Moon (1973) and Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) has passed today. After the huge hit of Love Story which earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, O'Neal became a popular leading man in films like What's Up Doc? (1972), Nickelodeon (1976), one of the countless stars on WWII epic A Bridge Too Far (1977), Walter Hill's action The Driver (1978), Oliver's Story (1978), which is the sequel to Love Story. In the 1980's, his career starts to decline but he still played the lead in Partners (1982), Fever Pitch (1985), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) - with an infamous scene that later on became a classic meme; and Chances Are (1989). Other credits include Faithful (1996), Zero Effect (1998), People I Know (2002), Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) and Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups (2015), one of his final credits.
Barry Lyndon / Marisa Berenson as Lady Honoria Lyndon
Year: 1975
Designers: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
It's interesting how there are certain periods that pop up over and over again in the Academy Award-winning costume designs. The 1920s are one of them, and the 18th century (as a whole) is another.
I had never seen this film before watching parts of it to make screencaps. I see why people say that every frame looks like a painting! She could have stepped right out of a Gainsborough canvas. The movie covers the period from the 1750s to the late 1780s.
Lady Lyndon wears this brown day dress in a brief scene where she comes to say goodbye to her husband before going out for the day with her children. The deep frill of lace around the collar is very attractive. But it's the hat that really draws focus, with the satin bow and ostrich feathers.
Barry lyndon is an amazing film because it's 185 minutes of the most painstakingly historically accurate depiction of eighteenth century society that kubrick could possibly create, particularly in the war scenes, as well as having excellent costuming and even things that were absolutely not strictly necessary such as scenes actually shot by candlelight, filled with some of the worst accents, acting, and music choices I have ever seen in my entire life