"Many of my movies have strong female leads -- brave, self-sufficient girls that don't think twice about fighting for what they believe in with all their heart. They'll need a friend, or a supporter, but never a saviour."
-- Hayao Miyazaki
With the Oscars coming up this weekend, I thought it would be nice to pay tribute to the actresses that are nominated in the Best Actress category this year. I'm sorry to say that I have only actually watched one (Gone Girl) out of the five movies featured here. I'm hoping to eventually see the others, but with it being the middle of the semester at the moment, I just don't have the time right now.
All the female characters that are portrayed by these amazing actresses have sort of a signature look in their respective films, so I thought it would be nice to put together some boards inspired by those looks.
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Have you joined in on the Game of Thrones mania? We're definitely on the bandwagon. The show has inspired quite a few crazes across the world including baby names and huskie purchases (and sadly, subsequent huskie abandonments). If you're not familiar with the show, Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama television series created by HBO and is based on George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. The show involves a web of interweaving story lines featuring several noble houses in a civil war over the Iron Throne. We highly recommend the show, but be warned--a rather large portion of it is very much NSFW.
These three ladies not only share the same first name, but also an impeccable sense of style. We decided to showcase their brilliant fashion sense by creating inspiration boards of these three chic pantsuit looks.
Hayao Miyazaki is one of my favorite directors. If you're not familiar with any of his works, such as Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Princess Mononoke (to name a few), then I'd definitely suggest checking some out. With the release of his newest film, The Wind Rises, I decided it was about time that we made Inspiration Boards based on some of his characters.