#mona may

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Giselle (Amy Adams).. Blue dress.. Enchanted (2007).. Costume by Mona May.

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One Dress a Day Challenge

January: Red Redux

Clueless / Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz

Cher wears a couple of red minidresses during the movie, but this one is the Alaïa! The other one is fine (see below), but a quick comparison shows how small details can make a difference even on a dress with so little to it. The different shoulder straps and neckline give this one a much more sophisticated look.

Cher wears this dress to a Christmas party. Mona May, the costume designer, made the jacket.

[orpheuslookingback]

Film & Fashion #6

Clueless (1995) dir. Amy Heckerling

Costume design by Mona May and Garet Reilly

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Dressing TV Style Icons In High Fashion

Having a favourite tv style icon is easy. Finding out where they get their clothes from - is even more complicated. The success behind some of our favourite tv character closets is down to costume designers. Costume designers often dress actors in high fashion - especially if the character is rich or has wealthy parents.

CLUELESS Original film

Designer: Mona May

Popular Characters: Cher Horowitz, Dionne Davenport, Tai.

[queerofthedagger]

One thing that's just been keeping me up for a week straight is that, while we tend to associate Elrond as the one incredibly skilled in healing - rightfully so - there is also that "little" titbit of how "the hands of a King [of Gondor] are the hands of a healer," which, infamously, is the line of Elrond's brother.

Which leaves just enough room to speculate that they may have both had a talent in healing, and in turn begs the question of just which part of their ancestry they got it from.

And the options there are all wild in their own right - on the one hand, there is Elwing's side which would make some sense due to Lúthien/Melian, but then in at least one version of the tale at the end of the Fall of Gondolin, it's said that Elwing and her people believed that the 'power of healing in their camp' came from the Silmaril if I remember correctly. Which implies that it's not a skill their line has been known to have an extraordinary talent in.

The alternative option is, of course, Eärendil. Now that means it comes either from Tuor, or it means Idril, which means through Turgon/the House of Fingolfin. And if I think about that too much I might just go insane because oh man the implications.

But also all the ancestral musings aside, just the idea that the line of Gondor's Kings is carrying forth Elros' own talent in healing as this permanent relic, reminder, and tangible leftover for Elrond, of something they shared and learned together? just. man

[softpoetrygf]

yes babe you’re so bunny a certain hunger my year of rest and relaxation boy parts the pisces gone girl milk fed nightbitch the bell jar the virgin suicides earthlings pizza girl vladimir and ily for it

[dareduffie]

you know what i miss in movies. sincerity. authenticity. when scripts didn't spend their time being overtly self aware, lampshading all of their mistakes, and winking at the camera. when they told stories without a sense of spectator before they even hit the screen

[deus-ex-mona]

when you look at lipxlip...

The Charm Points of LIPxLIP, As Seen From the Eyes of Those Around Them

Film live, anime, new songs, MVs, novels, etc… In the 4 years that have passed since the release of their previous album, the world around LIPxLIP has been portrayed from many angles via all kinds of media developments. Let’s check out the charm of the pair, as seen from the eyes of the people around them!

The People at their Agency

shito: The President is a person who knows what Yujiro and Aizo are like deep down inside, so she is the one who spoils the two of them, even when they selfishly say “No means no!”. I think that she’s able to treat Yujiro and Aizo that way because they trust her wholeheartedly.

Yamako: The President is the only person with whom the two of them can be selfish without having to act cool, isn’t she?

Their Fans

Yamako: Yujiro and Aizo, as seen through the filtered lens of Chuutan, are truly the epitome of “perfect idols”. I tried to be extremely conscious of this when I was drawing her MV in order to portray them as perfectly cool as she sees them.

shito: However, from the perspective of Yujiro and Aizo, Chuutan is just one of their many fans. Aizo doesn’t like women, so if she got too close to him, he would inevitably grow to dislike her. Their relationship will not go anywhere, no matter what she does.

Yamako: Yujiro and Aizo put on an act even when they are at school, despite being off work. They are not truly off work when they’re attending school, having to play the role of “idols during their downtime” so that they do not disappoint the fans around them.

shito: That’s probably why Chuutan views them as “perfect idols”, huh? She doesn’t know what they’re truly like, after all.

Their Family (Brothers)

shito: They don’t pay much attention to their family so they don’t take the initiative to converse with their brothers all that often. However, the two of them do trust their brothers from the bottom of their hearts. I guess it’s something like that sense of distance that can be found between family members in general.

Yamako: They have a realistic sense of distance with their families. They don’t encourage each other with simple words, but I think a bond that can be conveyed through the atmosphere, like the one they have, can only be found in families that trust each other. And I’m sure that there is love at the root of the bonds that the two of them have with their families.

Same-Aged Peers Who Know What They Are Truly Like

Yamako: For Hiyori, oh gosh… (laughs) They don’t express their gratitude nor consolation directly to her, with their intentions peeking out through their not-so-honest sides. For Nagisa, they have shown a tiny glimpse of jealousy with regards to him. For instance, in the anime, when their manager asked Nagisa “Would you like to be an idol?”, this very feeling of theirs surfaced in their response to her of “Why are you scouting a guy like that? You already have us.”. I find them very cute when they’re trying not to show their cheeky and twisted sides in front of others, only to be unable to hide all kinds of things about themselves.

shito: I think Yujiro and Aizo try to play it cool in front of Hiyori and Nagisa. The fact that they get along seems to be the very thing that makes the two act cold and put on airs with them, which may be linked to that feeling of wanting to overachieve, which is distinctive of High School students.

Their Co-Performers in the Entertainment Industry

Yamako: Minami is mainly an entertainer, so he is not a rival to Yujiro and Aizo, who are both idols. As such, I get the impression that they get along as pure boy friends. On the other hand, they do not have good relations with mona… They look down on her with a sense along the lines of “Well, if you’re gonna give it your all, go ahead and try.”.

shito: From the perspective of Yujiro and Aizo, mona is just like any other idol. mona is trying to catch up to them, but it seems like they don’t see her as a worthy opponent yet.

A Unit of Their Seniors

shito: Despite being respectful to FT4 because they are their seniors, the two of them are eagerly awaiting their chance to surpass them, like “One of these days, we’ll really let you have it!”...

Yamako: FT4 and LIPxLIP sing together in Shin Jidai, though that song itself is close to the settings that FT4 are familiar with. I think LIPxLIP were cool when they were desperately trying to break out of their norm to keep up with FT4. It was nice to see a different side from the usual LIPxLIP.

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I bring more Raph/Mona propaganda bc brainrot got me by the throat ✨

once again, this lovely version of Mona was designed by @miicycle

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bonus:

[costumeloverz71]

Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) Red dress with dark maroon jacket.. Clueless (1995).. Costume by Mona May.

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One Dress a Day Challenge

Black and White October

Clueless / Stacey Dash as Dionne Davenport

Cher's yellow outfit is, of course, iconic, but I think Dionne's black-and-white ensemble from the same scene is great too! The "mad hatter" hat is really extra, and I like the touches of red. I also notice that Dionne's socks end below the knee, unlike Cher's.

Mona May, the designer, said this in a Vogue interview: "The safety pin on both outfits is a play on grunge, but also the traditional Scottish kilts have pins on them. It’s very punk rock.... We decided on Alicia’s outfit first because everything revolved around her outfit. I designed the black-and-white suit for Dionne to complement Cher but not overpower her. The fabulous hat was from Kokin, a designer in New York. I added the vinyl lapels on the suit to go with the hat. I knew I wanted to keep red, black, and white for Dionne because she was sassier and edgy. Dionne had such a fabulous sense of style. She probably has the same closet as Cher with the computer. We still all want one, right?"

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op oc interactions dump from twitter

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I’m already set on G as my first route. Is kindergarten teacher the best career choice for that? I wanted to choose that career anyway so it would work out perfectly! But if there’s a better option, I’ll choose that instead. Lol

If you want to spend *maximum* time with G, then I’d say go for the editor route.

BUT the kindergarten route means G’s child is in your class so really just choose which you prefer!

[queerofthedagger]

god i love this semi-canon joke of thorin having terrible sense of direction so much it cracks me up every fucking time. thorin son of thrain ruler under the mountain majestic grouch. can't find his fucking way down a straight street god bless

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have a good new year!!!! have a good new year!!!!!!