Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The fabulous fifties

As I have already mentioned, I'm bad at watching movies in time. So it's only now, when the whole country has already seen it, I have watched Hipsters - a Russian version of Grease, I must add. It's a musical about the rock'n'roll lovers in USSR in 1950s. That type of music and the whole "hipster" image was socially forbidden in the Soviet Union then, so not only is this movie an explosion of dancing and love but also a story about a conflict between the "proper" youth and the "hipsters". The story, I must say, is questionable because some aspects of it differ from the reality greatly. The costumes, however, are worth seeing. I know, I know, what we see on the screen is not exactly what people wore in those days on the streets. But the mood was just like that, rebellion meant glamour, colour, not the opposite.








Still, I guess that no 1950s-style movie can ever beat the beloved Grease. If you know of such a movie please do inform me, I'm in a retro mood these days.





14 comments:

FASHION CHALET said...

I looove the 50's. Gorgeous post, lady!! =]

xx

Kira Aderne said...

The skirts are fantastic! I love the leather jackets from the 50s!

great post!!

DaisyChain said...

I'm obsessed with 50s fashion, love this post <3

Style Spot said...

I love the 50s so much! And I think one of my all time favourite movie outfits has to be when Sandy turns up in that black ensemble..she looks stunning! xox

Anonymous said...

grease was brilll
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Lydia O'Connor said...

A Russian version of grease? I think I am in love. That image of the crying girls is cinematographic genius! Thanks for sharing this — so cool!

Anna Pope said...

Beautiful photos! And Grease is one of my favorite musicals ever, might even watch it again this week :)

hannah said...

i was so obsessed with grease as a child. love that movie.

thanks for posting!

Stacy said...

Ahh grease. I watched that movie ten thousand times as a kid.

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F.M. said...

fantastic photos!

FASHION CHALET said...

They look so glamorous even crying, wow =]

thanks for your comment.. xx

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