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A lot has been written re: Cher's wardrobe, but let's chat about it within the context of the decor. It's an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma. You see reference in Cher's outfits - babydoll / empire waist dresses + in the color white: the decor, the house, + the outfits. https://t.co/9zxApeqwFW

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Weekends are for movies, and 27 years ago in July, the perfect film hit: Amy Heckerling's Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash + Brittany Murphy. I saw it in theaters with my mother + discovered for the first time what a "Friend of Dorothy" was. https://t.co/ymKcfBekzN

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The film + the show aren't the only media created around this wild story. Linked above, a former patient of the twins - Linda Wolfe - published the New York Magazine piece. The film also drew from the 1977 novel Twins by Bari Wood + a 1976 Esquire piece. https://t.co/E6qRqca2Hj

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But the point is somewhat proven in Burton's approach, whether intentional or not. Westerners enjoy Japanese culture if it's easily digested + fashionable. The kimono-style dress she wears at the end of the film was inspired by John Galliano’s Dior 1994 ready-to-wear for Dior. https://t.co/nHaRVgaNGt

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The original owner was heiress to the General Food fortune. From American Empress: The Life + Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Nancy Rubin Stuart: "the estate was erected in the middle of the 17-acre lot...surrounded by rolling lawn w/ views of Lake Worth + the Atlantic." https://t.co/phV6SQIX5D

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Over the next two decades, Gidlow would steward the community’s growth into a countercultural haven. Poets, artists, activists, + musicians filtered in + out of the Druid Heights. Zen philosopher Alan Watts + feminist activist Margo St. James each called the community home. https://t.co/hj1wLEKFAv

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In honor of Dads everywhere (+ since we didn't do a movie on Sunday, we were still deep in that mauve mansion), today is Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat. Why else? Because it's Heat 2 Day! https://t.co/vynmPwr64h

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@EvanCollins90 @y2k_aesthetic It is right that we begin in the 1980s, because many argue that cyberpunk aesthetics are rooted in cyberpunk philosophy, spec the work of William Gibson (whose name is referenced in Hackers, by naming the supercomputer the Gibson) + his book Neuromancer: https://t.co/hn8ptJByhf

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The architect Thom Mayne, founder of the firm Morphosis, is LA-based + frequently mentioned on Arch Twitter (like by a personal fav @dfdunham): https://t.co/QIQoL1Ygwr

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Quotes @jbpaoletti as she talks about her book Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America. Paoletti theorizes 2nd wave feminists solidifies our association w/ pink as feminine + it emerged stronger again in children's clothing in 80s as 1st Gen Xers became parents. https://t.co/4Q5cYPt1XC