Thursday, August 31, 2017

"Oh, Your Hair is Beautiful" - Style Over Substance with 'Atomic Blonde' But It's Alright


I think the wham-bam-punch-to-the-face-slam of Charlize Theron's Atomic Blonde did middling box office this summer, but I don't know why. It's perfect popcorn-action-fluff and should have been a box-office smash.

Sprinkled with a heavy stream of '80s new wave classics, this Berlin-set spy caper falls gloriously into the "style over substance" camp (and maybe even the camp camp). But don't think it doesn't know that too.

Enough about its paper-thin plot (spy, Cold War, MacGuffin, guns, watches, neon, synths), let's look at its look:

Eggshell wool trench and leather boots and gloves:

The thigh-high boots return with a black trench and scarf:


Seduction in scrunch boots and LBD (little black dress):

All business in a crisp white blouse and aviators:


Proper spy turtleneck look:

Ace.

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