which considering this is cruella kinda works for me. we know how her future ends, she becomes the biggest designer & loses her mind wanting a dalmation coat. the punk looks and "i am woman hear me roar" set up her delusion. she thinks she's a rebel, but she's not, & she ends up the villain in the end. that's just me though
Same! I love watching fashion history commentary channels. Just gives my nerdy history brain so much serotonin and gives a whole new appreciation to fashion designers.
I understand she's Cruella and Cruella equals fur but I think it made perfect sense there wasn't any. The plot sets up her descent into villainary, to the point where she disregards morals for fashion. This is a gradual process not immediate and we see hints towards this in the film
What descent? She adopted the dogs at the end lol there was not a hint of any descend, if anything, she apologized to Gaspard and Horace for her behavior.
@@violettbellerose1173 something traumatic could happen that causes her to spiral. She’s a very manic person. Plus just because she has the dogs doesn’t mean that trauma won’t get to her and cause her to kill them. They left the end on a kind of cliff hanger
@@strifecloud6930 ... What? No they didn't? I mean sure, trauma can happen to anyone, doesn't mean that the story set it up, which was my point from the beginning. You are trying to address both points not realizing that in doing so you are contradicting the other. You can't say something can change her personality from this movie to the next one (that would make something like skinning puppies realistic to this character), and then say they actually did leave hints or a cliffhanger, because that actually didn't happen. There's nothing in this movie that suggests she is going to become the Cruella of the previous live actions or even the one from the animated movie, period.
@@violettbellerose1173 she says something along the lines of "I'm not a murderer yet, I'm still young with plenty if time for that" in a tongue and cheek way, that seemed like a major wink to the audience. But it seems like this a full reimagining of a classic character and they're going in a different route to skinning puppies. She even gave the puppies to anita and the lawyer dude whose name I forget
@@johngavin1271 Is therr a problem with education quality where you are? Of course childrens education is different because parents/politics but at the level were writing dissertations, what is wrong with uni?
@@johngavin1271 Is therr a problem with education quality where you are? Of course childrens education is different because parents/politics but at the level were writing dissertations, what is wrong with uni?
The fact that she didn’t wear a fur bothered me. Like that’s what was most impactful about her! I remember watching the original Disney movie cartoon and she had this gigantic coat that almost looked like a mane, it made her look so creepy cause combined with her posture it made her look almost animal like. People being scared of her sending a bad message by wearing fur… she’s literally a villain? Her name is Cruella ffs, why in hell would she be sending a good message? The whole animal rights issue could have been easily solved with synthetic fur. We see guns in movies all the time, I don’t like them I won’t buy one and the ones they use in the movie are fake why can’t the same basic logic be applied with fur as well
i actually think her not wearing fur was a good addition in way? like i think this was cruella's backstory of how she became how she was and in the animated film she tries to take roger and anita's dogs specifically so i think introducing her without it allowed her characterization to be better and maybe in a sequel she could become darker and don it. does that make sense?
@@II-bn8gc i'm not sure if you were talking to me or the person above but both of us did for sure haha! it's one of my favorites this year and both myself and the person i responded to are entitled to our opinions :)
I appreciate that pushback on Liberty being "the most fashionable" store in 70's London. My mother always dressed me in Biba, as a little girl. I may well have been the best-dressed kid in the entire 70's, and photographic evidence backs me up. There's no way any Liberty-outfitted child could have competed with Biba-clad me. Thank you so much for all the work you put into your content. You could just dial it in and rely on charming presentation, but you put in the extra effort to be educational, as well. Thank you.
@@jenyj89 You've reminded me: my mom had made us a mother-daughter pair of dresses using the same fabric - which, now that I think of it, must have been at least Liberty-inspired, if not Liberty, itself. I wonder whatever happened to those dresses, now. I hope someone's treasuring them, though it saddens me that that someone isn't me. I gave away so many clothes that my mom made for me, because I lacked the skills to alter them, as my body changed with age; I'd give anything to have them back, especially now that I don't have her, any more. She did make a point of leaving me her sewing machine. I need to honour her by learning how to use it.
This got flack at first cause ppl are too attached to Glenn Close's Cruella but heck it wasn't as bad as everyone thought it would be. Remember back in the day when Heath Ledger got tons of criticism for being casted as the joker after Jack Nicholson?
it wasn't bad but was it anything else other than just fine? i don't get the comparison with ledger's joker lol no one is saying emma did a bad job, she did the best with what she could
@@cowboybythesea 1. Yep. I said it wasn't bad. 2. If you'll read my comment again, I never compared their performance. I was comparing the onset criticism of re-casting of an iconic role that was well portrayed by an amazing actor/actress and negative feedback new actor/actresses get just for being hired before the movie is even released.
it wasn’t bad but i just wish disney would stop making remakes. They’re just relying on our nostalgia for money, instead of coming up with original ideas :/
Even though people got obsessed with the whole fur missing thing, i really enjoyed the movie and i respect Disney for trying something different. Definitely a better live action than those shitty princess ones with a cast that couldnt even act or sing.
@@beesknees5628 A remake is a retelling of a story that already exists. Cruella’s 1970s fashion designer backstory didn’t exist until this movie so it’s not a remake.
the trash costume was boarderline experimental but in reality, SO ICONic. cruella realy stitched up the baronesses dresses from last season and weaponized them, a cotton, trash, and newspaper blend, damn, so iconic.
I lovee the fact that you called out the fashion history mistakes, just goes to show that filming studios now just ride on the name of the cast and ignore a lot of important details like the LV bag timeline, the Chanel haute couture mistake, etc
@@poonywooon %100, fashion is a very subjective and creative universe! I just thought seeing as the story of the movie is telling a story of a girl who loves designing and most of the costumes are from the 90s and before, as Luke has mentioned in the video the studio could have hired a fashion historian to avoid any possible mishaps.
@@poonywooon Exactly! Not only is it fiction, but fantasy at that. The movie presented a surreal version of a time and a place, it by no means attempts to be considered anything close to a period piece nor do the same constraints apply. Cruella isn't like "Marie Antoinette" and those Converse sneakers (or the entire wardrobe choices in "Little Women" ) and neither should its fashion analysis since world-building operates under a different set of rules for its creative choices. The Oscar was well-deserved in this case.
Honestly loved the looks in this book, Emma Stone did a wonderful job portraying Cruella and Estella. The costumes that Cruella wore were amazing in my opinion
She wore a ‘fur’ for those who said she didn’t wear fur. It was when she wore dalmatian spot tops as mockery for the baroness that she killed her dogs (which is a fake fur and just mimics the pattern)
@@dingobaby9617 true i think this Cruella is not the Cruella in the original. I think this is a version were story misinterpreted to make Cruella look evil but she simply doesn’t care. (Im talking as if the orig book was the slander to Cruella) like the story of malificent were the orig is that shes evil but in the new ver is that she was just bitter from betrayal.
@@dingobaby9617 i just like to think that a “nobody” like cruella who somehow tried to have beef with the baroness.. peoppe will try to slander her especially she was seen wearing baroness’ pet’s “furs” and that she was mad when it comes to fashion.
The man who discovered the use of window displays was L Frank Baum, the same man that wrote the Oz series of books. He even wrote a book about window displays and their importance to retailers.
I feel like I’m the only one who noticed the costumes kinda reflect events in her childhood, like the first red dress she wore that was the baroness’ mimics her birth, where the baroness forgot about/got rid her (like how she did the dress) the Garbage dress mimicking the garbage scene and her running away, etc
And that massive red tulle skirt underneath the military jacket references the baroness’s red skirt with the large front opening with the massive front slit leading downwards.
I had one of the greatest moments in my life, going to visit Charles James while he was living in the Chelsea Hotel in NYC. Being interviewed for Warhols Interview magazine.I knew I was in the presents of a genius. He spoke about designing evening gowns for the ladies on NYC Social Register, & how many times he wasn't paid a dime for a gown that is now in the permanent collection at The Met. Brilliant man.
My exact words to my friend last noght: "I'd only go see that movie for the fashion. I want the fashion to be good. I know Luke will do a video on it. If he likes it, I'll go see it. If he doesn't, I won't bother."
@@vilina5331 Lol, when it comes to Disney live action remakes, I go in with negative expectations, so I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. As a standalone outside the source material, it's good. As a prequel informing Cruella's future character, it really failed.
Could you also discuss the 90’s Cruella fashions? I think camp was more of the aesthetic for those? Are there also fashion nods/ influences that came into the imagining of those looks? I love your videos and it’s always fascinating to hear from you the underlying references, nods and inspirations that helped shape the fashion you are discussing. And, yes, that last Cruella look is to die for🤯
Spoilers: In my opinion they did cruella dirty just like Maleficent. She is supposed to be a villain not an antihero. They just kept throwing in stuff like her mum dying and her real mom wanting to kill her to make her likable and explaining why she's evil and so made her too relatable. On top of that her acting evil just was cringey because you know the movie isn’t on the side of being evil. This is why Disney sucks at making villain movies, they’re so used to making good guy/girl movies that they fail the villain movies.
They dont suck at making villain movies. Its just not what people “prefer” nor is it what THEY want to make. The main reason shes evil is because she has blood of someone “evil”. Not because her mother died and her real mother wanting to kill her. At the end of the movie no one with a half decent brain thinks cruella is someone nice and good and relatable. “Antihero” is and always will be a better route when making a good story about someone who mostly has a “negative” personality. Because villainy like serial killers, psychopaths, animal cruelty made for the sake of villainy is boring storytelling wise.
People aren’t born villains. Seem you don’t understand this. Most times people become evil because of trauma - much like shown in Cruella. Nothing wrong with humanizing female “villains.” You’re viewing evil as so binary, which it’s so not. It’s incredibly nuanced. Plus, this video is about fashion which this film *KILLED* Also, spoilers much? Lots of people haven’t seen this yet.
And the last movie this director directed was I, Tonya, which is about humanizing someone the public much made into a villain when the truth was much more complicated.
I'm surprised people are actually angry at Cruella for not being evil and not killing Dalmatians. This was not supposed to be backstory for Cruella from the book! This is just a story, based on the book. Have you all seen Joker movie with Joaquin Phoenix?? He wasn't the Joker from comics as well.
Considering that I've never seen any of the other 101 dalmatians or cruella movies and I went in with low expectations...I actually really liked this movie and the fashion didn't really care about character accuracy or anything I just thought it was really fun and actually well crafted but I guess if you're a long time fan of the series youd probably feel differently. I was just happy the movie wasn't a snooze fest or had a incomprehensible plot....minus that ending where spoiler she falls off a cliff and manages to not only dry off and get out of the water, change clothes in time to make a appearance as Cruella as the baroness is being dragged off to jail....plus the CGI right there was trifling
I tots agree; that it doesn't take that much to have a fashion historian on your movie set for accuracies, in a movie with so fashion is included in the plot.
i honestly think the lack of fur was a part of the punk aesthetics they tried to wedge into the movie. punks especially wouldn’t be okay with fur being used, especially because it’s not only cruel- but would make cruella seem more higher class bcuz of how furs have always been used in character portrayal. so all in all furs wouldn’t fit in with th punk ideology nor the fashion within th movie !!
Apparently their making a sequel so maybe ithere will be a topic about how she started obsessing over fur and they'll explain all those plot holes the movie left us with
For anyone who may be confused as to why she didn't wear any fur.....The movie is supposed to be Cruella in her younger days, before She was the evil Ms. De Vil. She doesn't develop her obsession with fur until she's much older. Also, they end the movie with a cliff hanger, if they are planning on making a 2d one I think that's when they will show Her passion for "The ultimate fur coat!" I hope that makes sense, stay safe everyone :)
I am such a HUGE fan of these kind of videos. I LOVE hearing about the references, the fashion history, the time period cuts of clothing and patterns. I know, those red carpets roasts are easy to make, gets a lot of views. But THIS is the content I subscribe for.
A trapeze dress with a bias cut does mimic an A-line (and is comfortable while still maintaining a tailored look, it’s my favorite summer office go to with a blazer thrown on to push it further towards business and away from casual), but the Baroness should know there is a difference between the two of she’s claiming to be a classically educated fashion designer. I do have designer friends who wouldn’t know the difference between a trapeze cut and an a-line, but they’re self taught and it’s not like a lot of the fashion terminology for cuts and styles is part of the normal high school coursework.
An a-line can have a minimal waist in the cut while a trapeze will just go straight from the shoulders and tends to have a more voluminous skirt. A-lines can lean on tailoring to give it shape while a trapeze cut leans on fabric type or manipulation to give it shape (jersey and bias cuts being particularly dominant). I think you could argue a trapeze cut is a type of a-line, but not all a-lines are trapeze cuts.
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie! Both Emma's slayed their performances and every time a new outfit showed up I had to gasp Also the story was much better than I had anticipated
DAYUMMM! You went real deep in hiya with the references and I'm here for it all!!!! Most of the "reviewers" went all wrong judging the movie for the lack of furs and the resemblance to Glenn Close's iteration not realizing that this is an origin story and the character is in the nascent stage... Bravo!
Tell me who had good looks ? It's make no sence to make video with few looks. I don't think Italians was dressed as amazing as everyone believe. There was nothing amazing about their outfit.
The "moth dress" inside of the vault reminded me of Alexandrr McQueen's Spring/Summer 2001 Collection- VOSS, when in the finally the four glass walls smashed onto the ground, revealing a naked Michelle Olley wearing a mask with moths all over her body.
You should cover Anthony Powell’s looks he did for Glenn Close in the original live action films. Some of the styles were absolutely brilliant with incredibly crafted, detailed ensembles.
I love how the movie focused on cruella vengeance through art and her passions rather than actually causing direct harm, such as not actually killing the dogs like the novel
I always watch/rewatch your videos before I set out my outfits for work. It's like having my own stylist. Love your videos so much, I've found a new passion (for fashion) because of you. Means a lot.
I'm not a fashion or textiles expert but I do know art and making . fashion is an art form and here it is used expertly to show the motives of the characters and it reflects that. The same way an actor conveys a charters motives through body posture, voice tone projection ect. This is used here as well and is very well done.
I feel like disney should've hired fashion students, experts, and historians to create the costumes. It would've been better and more accurate to the time
Jenny Beavan was the Costume Designer. She is an award-winning designer, bagging awards from the Academy, BAFTA, and Primetime Emmy among others. I think she knows her stuff.
@@user-kx6fw8ub9g well we know who she is; she did an excellent job for Mad Max, but some of the looks from Cruella are too subdued… as a big fan of Cruella, I expected a lot more than that.
That would be boring darling😆😆 Movies only do that when the topic is serious... This is fucking Disney... They do this so that we the audience would be amazed of such clothing they have
This is incredibly insightful, educative and funnnnn asf! How you researched, referenced, filmed and edited this so quickly deserves endless acclamations!!!
i wasnt able to see it but the outfits are just amazing(in my opininon) and i was waitin for this video for so long cause i am not able to watch it so take it away luke love your point of view and love your sense love your channel completely, love youuuuu
It's quite rare to me write something in the comments section, but I must say, I truly appreciate your effort, research and knowledge in every video that you produce, shows professionalism, I love fashion and isn't even my career field, that is finance, but everything you say and explain it's so interesting, wish all the success to you🥰❤
Yasssssss! Everyone is complaining about why they didn’t see any fur but we gotta understand the time we are living in. PETA would have made a big deal but I’m sure the sequel will bring more of the familiarity that we all remember
The military jacket was also a huge motif of the punk music movement - very much a repurposing and reclaiming of a symbol of authority. It’s also symbolic for Cruella in her almost Napoleonic conquering of the position of it girl.
This was really lovely to listen to and follow along with different parts of fashion history. I really appreciate that you take time to show comparative images and go into the history with the impact and anecdotes and rumours too of the people behind the fashion (and that you take the time to differentiate those two!)
Thank you for making such a well-researched video. Even though this commentary is a few years older, you still made some brilliant points and I love how you wove in factual historical information. This video is both informative and entertaining in a way that kept me engaged and able to comprehend what you were saying. Awesome work!
She kidnapped someone’s dalmations and held a public fashion show wearing the fake fur but everyone thought it was real, even the owner of the dogs. But she didn’t actually kill the dogs and I like that
@@Pixelchicc And yet she said to bash the puppies in the head for fur, poison them and that she doesn’t care how they kill them as long as she gets the fur
I love the history you include! Much of the specific modern stuff goes over my head but it is still all enjoyable and interesting. I'm also glad you like the movie- I thought it was fantastic in many ways and was worried you'd rip into it a ton as a fashion expert but as you said- it's a Disney movie.
Every review I see on the internet says eggs lol I though it was common knowledge that caterpillars make cocoons or turn into a chrysalis! Although those beads looked like butterflies rather than moths.
@@eeedeee6667 definitely! Both are evil. I just meant I always thought it was literal when I watched all the movies so i was surprised to see Disney take a different approach this time.
This video is amazing!! You put so much work into research!! I am a true Londoner and can confirm alot of your great facts!! I feel that the idea of Cruella not being attracted to much more modern "trendy" age appropriate brand's such as BIBA But to Liberty is a nod at how she is not a trend follower but more of an individual. Liberty London just like cruella was always true to their own designs and prints but still being contemporary!! I also feel like the Baroness not using the correct vocabulary was emphasizing how she was not at all fashion genius beacuse she was stealing her employee's designs!! So it was more like a snub to her character...
I love that you talked about Charles James and his legacy. If you are really interested in a movie about fashion, you should definitely check out 'Phantom Thread' where THE Daniel Day Lewis plays a fashion designer loosely based on Charles James. A video on the movie and the Charles James-isms of it's fashions would be sublime.
My favorite costume was the ‘Garbage’ dress. Jenny said it was supposed to be a dress made from the Baroness’s past collections with news papers focusing on Cruella upstaging the Baroness. This was to say that the Baroness was garbage and yesterday’s news. I’m not a fashion history buff, I barely passed my Survey of Historic Costume class in college. I enjoy more the creativity and work of making wearable art. I do view clothing more as art than functional and I love how this movie highlights that. “I consider normal the cruelest insult.” Is one of the best lines in the film.
Learned so much about fashion history. As someone who knows nothing about fashion i was floored by some of the designs. I loved the black outfits at the end of course and really enjoyed this movie.
Cruella has a unique skill to tailor and design clothes, so i think it's somewhat believable that she could make the punk rock look to her taste, or even couture. She has a mixed fashion interest considering she also like classic couture shown in the last moment in the movie.
You missed how the "garbage truck dress"'s train was a bunch of the Baroness' dresses sewn together, signifying that the Baroness' dresses are trash
WHAT? Wow, I didn't catch that. To be honest, her designs are kinda basic, but some of it are alright.
But Cruella's outfits... ✨iconic behavior✨
😭 oh my gawd, I had a feeling but wasn't sure
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I didn’t even catch that haha
Somehow, I caught that right away
They used punk fashion without making the character punk, she didn't want to rebel against the old hierarchy, she just wanted to get to the top of it
which considering this is cruella kinda works for me. we know how her future ends, she becomes the biggest designer & loses her mind wanting a dalmation coat. the punk looks and "i am woman hear me roar" set up her delusion. she thinks she's a rebel, but she's not, & she ends up the villain in the end. that's just me though
@@CrankDatJonasBoi that’s exactly it in my mind
@@CrankDatJonasBoi I love this interpretation
yeah, which is perfectly in character. your point?
@2freeIvX No, they're critiquing the appropriation of the punk aesthetic for personal gain.
Alternate title: 30 minutes of Luke auditioning to be a consultant on the Cruella sequel
Well, let's get the petition going! Lol
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lol! so awful.
WOAH! I almost dropped my phone when I read this. 30 minutes!? Wow, I didn't even realize it was that long, I enjoyed it all way too much
Luke serving us all the fashion history lessons and nitpicking on the questionable details is giving life to my history nerd heart.
Same! I love watching fashion history commentary channels. Just gives my nerdy history brain so much serotonin and gives a whole new appreciation to fashion designers.
@@Whyyy3 yesss it's so true :)
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I understand she's Cruella and Cruella equals fur but I think it made perfect sense there wasn't any. The plot sets up her descent into villainary, to the point where she disregards morals for fashion. This is a gradual process not immediate and we see hints towards this in the film
It better be in the sequel though.
What descent? She adopted the dogs at the end lol there was not a hint of any descend, if anything, she apologized to Gaspard and Horace for her behavior.
@@violettbellerose1173 something traumatic could happen that causes her to spiral. She’s a very manic person. Plus just because she has the dogs doesn’t mean that trauma won’t get to her and cause her to kill them. They left the end on a kind of cliff hanger
@@strifecloud6930 ... What? No they didn't? I mean sure, trauma can happen to anyone, doesn't mean that the story set it up, which was my point from the beginning. You are trying to address both points not realizing that in doing so you are contradicting the other.
You can't say something can change her personality from this movie to the next one (that would make something like skinning puppies realistic to this character), and then say they actually did leave hints or a cliffhanger, because that actually didn't happen.
There's nothing in this movie that suggests she is going to become the Cruella of the previous live actions or even the one from the animated movie, period.
@@violettbellerose1173 she says something along the lines of "I'm not a murderer yet, I'm still young with plenty if time for that" in a tongue and cheek way, that seemed like a major wink to the audience. But it seems like this a full reimagining of a classic character and they're going in a different route to skinning puppies. She even gave the puppies to anita and the lawyer dude whose name I forget
People literally write dissertations that aren’t as good as this.
It's me, I'm people
Me, I’m people
Then I'd have a good f#@king look at the establishments you're attending.
@@johngavin1271 Is therr a problem with education quality where you are? Of course childrens education is different because parents/politics but at the level were writing dissertations, what is wrong with uni?
@@johngavin1271 Is therr a problem with education quality where you are? Of course childrens education is different because parents/politics but at the level were writing dissertations, what is wrong with uni?
The fact that she didn’t wear a fur bothered me. Like that’s what was most impactful about her! I remember watching the original Disney movie cartoon and she had this gigantic coat that almost looked like a mane, it made her look so creepy cause combined with her posture it made her look almost animal like. People being scared of her sending a bad message by wearing fur… she’s literally a villain? Her name is Cruella ffs, why in hell would she be sending a good message? The whole animal rights issue could have been easily solved with synthetic fur. We see guns in movies all the time, I don’t like them I won’t buy one and the ones they use in the movie are fake why can’t the same basic logic be applied with fur as well
i actually think her not wearing fur was a good addition in way? like i think this was cruella's backstory of how she became how she was and in the animated film she tries to take roger and anita's dogs specifically so i think introducing her without it allowed her characterization to be better and maybe in a sequel she could become darker and don it. does that make sense?
Did you actually watch the film?
@@II-bn8gc i'm not sure if you were talking to me or the person above but both of us did for sure haha! it's one of my favorites this year and both myself and the person i responded to are entitled to our opinions :)
or the VAST amount of furs she wore in the first live action movie
Given how expensive furs are, I don't see how she could afford them.
It makes sense that she doesn't have them at that point in her life.
I appreciate that pushback on Liberty being "the most fashionable" store in 70's London. My mother always dressed me in Biba, as a little girl. I may well have been the best-dressed kid in the entire 70's, and photographic evidence backs me up. There's no way any Liberty-outfitted child could have competed with Biba-clad me. Thank you so much for all the work you put into your content. You could just dial it in and rely on charming presentation, but you put in the extra effort to be educational, as well. Thank you.
OMG SO HAPPY TO HEAR THIS!!
That’s funny. I am a sew-er and always just thought of Liberty of London as a fabric maker…never knew it was a store!
Learn something new every day!!
@@jenyj89 You've reminded me: my mom had made us a mother-daughter pair of dresses using the same fabric - which, now that I think of it, must have been at least Liberty-inspired, if not Liberty, itself. I wonder whatever happened to those dresses, now. I hope someone's treasuring them, though it saddens me that that someone isn't me. I gave away so many clothes that my mom made for me, because I lacked the skills to alter them, as my body changed with age; I'd give anything to have them back, especially now that I don't have her, any more. She did make a point of leaving me her sewing machine. I need to honour her by learning how to use it.
Wait I thought Biba was an Indian brand lol
You seem like your were an iconic fashionista kid. That's so cool.
This got flack at first cause ppl are too attached to Glenn Close's Cruella but heck it wasn't as bad as everyone thought it would be. Remember back in the day when Heath Ledger got tons of criticism for being casted as the joker after Jack Nicholson?
i actually enjoyed watching this movie
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it wasn't bad but was it anything else other than just fine? i don't get the comparison with ledger's joker lol no one is saying emma did a bad job, she did the best with what she could
@@cowboybythesea 1. Yep. I said it wasn't bad.
2. If you'll read my comment again, I never compared their performance. I was comparing the onset criticism of re-casting of an iconic role that was well portrayed by an amazing actor/actress and negative feedback new actor/actresses get just for being hired before the movie is even released.
it wasn’t bad but i just wish disney would stop making remakes. They’re just relying on our nostalgia for money, instead of coming up with original ideas :/
" And to the fashion freaks.....it's a Disney movie, what were you expecting?"
Best line EVER!!
you say this but cinderella 2015 slapped pretty hard. the first maleficent wasn't too bad either
@@alexiane250 You realize I was quoting him right?
I don't normally watch Disney movies personally bc I don't have children but I love Emma Stone.
I really wanted you to address this and you served.
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I love that you're exploring women's 90's corporate fashion 🙌
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Even though people got obsessed with the whole fur missing thing, i really enjoyed the movie and i respect Disney for trying something different. Definitely a better live action than those shitty princess ones with a cast that couldnt even act or sing.
Thank You same!
Something different? You mean the same thing they’ve been doing which is remakes 😭
@@beesknees5628 it's not a remake tho
exactly! thank you!
@@beesknees5628 A remake is a retelling of a story that already exists. Cruella’s 1970s fashion designer backstory didn’t exist until this movie so it’s not a remake.
the trash costume was boarderline experimental but in reality, SO ICONic. cruella realy stitched up the baronesses dresses from last season and weaponized them, a cotton, trash, and newspaper blend, damn, so iconic.
That inside out blazer moment was a direct lift from The Fresh Prince himself when he went to fancy prep school.
Exactly!! What were they thinking?
fresh prince didnt invented that style.... 🤦🏽♀️
literally so many British kids did this awhile ago lmao its not stealing if it were actually a thing in uk schools
@@Awzuki Was this before or after?
This is a common trope about punk fashion in schools with uniforms in both UK and Japan, etc.
Micarah Tewers is going to love this video
she's sourcing patent leather at thrift shops as we speak.
If cruella wins oscar for Best costume design, she's gonna do a rant like she did for little women lmao
@@anpatman IF it doesn't, cue her rant video. Which I am excited for.
@@anpatman off topic but is cruella's hair a cause of inbreeding or just her genetics?
I lovee the fact that you called out the fashion history mistakes, just goes to show that filming studios now just ride on the name of the cast and ignore a lot of important details like the LV bag timeline, the Chanel haute couture mistake, etc
or it's a conscious decision? creative liberties can and should be taken in movies, this is fiction after all.
@@poonywooon %100, fashion is a very subjective and creative universe! I just thought seeing as the story of the movie is telling a story of a girl who loves designing and most of the costumes are from the 90s and before, as Luke has mentioned in the video the studio could have hired a fashion historian to avoid any possible mishaps.
@@poonywooon Exactly! Not only is it fiction, but fantasy at that. The movie presented a surreal version of a time and a place, it by no means attempts to be considered anything close to a period piece nor do the same constraints apply. Cruella isn't like "Marie Antoinette" and those Converse sneakers (or the entire wardrobe choices in "Little Women" ) and neither should its fashion analysis since world-building operates under a different set of rules for its creative choices. The Oscar was well-deserved in this case.
Honestly loved the looks in this book, Emma Stone did a wonderful job portraying Cruella and Estella. The costumes that Cruella wore were amazing in my opinion
She wore a ‘fur’ for those who said she didn’t wear fur. It was when she wore dalmatian spot tops as mockery for the baroness that she killed her dogs (which is a fake fur and just mimics the pattern)
She also wore a fur early in the movie when Estella, Horace and Jasper were conducting heists at a store.
yeah but the fact she wears faux fur goes against her entire character
@@dingobaby9617 true i think this Cruella is not the Cruella in the original. I think this is a version were story misinterpreted to make Cruella look evil but she simply doesn’t care. (Im talking as if the orig book was the slander to Cruella) like the story of malificent were the orig is that shes evil but in the new ver is that she was just bitter from betrayal.
@@J-R-2000 omg that actually makes so much sense
@@dingobaby9617 i just like to think that a “nobody” like cruella who somehow tried to have beef with the baroness.. peoppe will try to slander her especially she was seen wearing baroness’ pet’s “furs” and that she was mad when it comes to fashion.
"...and hope nobody notices..." "well I'm annoying...and I did"
this is a vibe. and same.
The man who discovered the use of window displays was L Frank Baum, the same man that wrote the Oz series of books. He even wrote a book about window displays and their importance to retailers.
I feel like I’m the only one who noticed the costumes kinda reflect events in her childhood, like the first red dress she wore that was the baroness’ mimics her birth, where the baroness forgot about/got rid her (like how she did the dress) the Garbage dress mimicking the garbage scene and her running away, etc
And that massive red tulle skirt underneath the military jacket references the baroness’s red skirt with the large front opening with the massive front slit leading downwards.
I had one of the greatest moments in my life, going to visit Charles James while he was living in the Chelsea Hotel in NYC. Being interviewed for Warhols Interview magazine.I knew I was in the presents of a genius. He spoke about designing evening gowns for the ladies on NYC Social Register, & how many times he wasn't paid a dime for a gown that is now in the permanent collection at The Met. Brilliant man.
alright robert i’m gonna need a copy of that interview if you have it sir!!!
I’m in love with his 1954 “Swan” chocolate colored dress. It’s a draping masterpiece and it’s gorgeous in it’s simplicity too.
Why did I read that twice and saw James Charles? Had me questioning which reality we in...
@@-Epiphany same... I didn't even realise until I saw your comment lol
"presence of a genius" (sp)
My exact words to my friend last noght: "I'd only go see that movie for the fashion. I want the fashion to be good. I know Luke will do a video on it. If he likes it, I'll go see it. If he doesn't, I won't bother."
Please watch it for the acting too, it's phenomenal
the music choice is pretty good too tbb
Girl, same. As someone who fiercely despises Disney live action remakes, I didn't hate this movie which is saying a whole lot.
@@tatianamelendez490 Same! went in with no expectations which made it so much better
@@vilina5331 Lol, when it comes to Disney live action remakes, I go in with negative expectations, so I was somewhat pleasantly surprised. As a standalone outside the source material, it's good. As a prequel informing Cruella's future character, it really failed.
Now that Luke’s talked about cruella maybe he could do an Eurovision 2021 review ?
I'm still hoping too!!
YES!!!!
Omg YES! I enjoyed it so much
yesyesyesyes
but is it fashion?
Could you also discuss the 90’s Cruella fashions? I think camp was more of the aesthetic for those? Are there also fashion nods/ influences that came into the imagining of those looks?
I love your videos and it’s always fascinating to hear from you the underlying references, nods and inspirations that helped shape the fashion you are discussing. And, yes, that last Cruella look is to die for🤯
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In my opinion they did cruella dirty just like Maleficent. She is supposed to be a villain not an antihero.
They just kept throwing in stuff like her mum dying and her real mom wanting to kill her to make her likable and explaining why she's evil and so made her too relatable.
On top of that her acting evil just was cringey because you know the movie isn’t on the side of being evil.
This is why Disney sucks at making villain movies, they’re so used to making good guy/girl movies that they fail the villain movies.
They dont suck at making villain movies.
Its just not what people “prefer” nor is it what THEY want to make.
The main reason shes evil is because she has blood of someone “evil”.
Not because her mother died and her real mother wanting to kill her.
At the end of the movie no one with a half decent brain thinks cruella is someone nice and good and relatable.
“Antihero” is and always will be a better route when making a good story about someone who mostly has a “negative” personality.
Because villainy like serial killers, psychopaths, animal cruelty made for the sake of villainy is boring storytelling wise.
People aren’t born villains. Seem you don’t understand this. Most times people become evil because of trauma - much like shown in Cruella. Nothing wrong with humanizing female “villains.” You’re viewing evil as so binary, which it’s so not. It’s incredibly nuanced.
Plus, this video is about fashion which this film *KILLED*
Also, spoilers much? Lots of people haven’t seen this yet.
And the last movie this director directed was I, Tonya, which is about humanizing someone the public much made into a villain when the truth was much more complicated.
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Some people are actually born to be evil though. Given that they have underlying abnormalities.
Agreed!
I'm surprised people are actually angry at Cruella for not being evil and not killing Dalmatians.
This was not supposed to be backstory for Cruella from the book! This is just a story, based on the book. Have you all seen Joker movie with Joaquin Phoenix?? He wasn't the Joker from comics as well.
PREACHHHHHHHHHHHH
Considering that I've never seen any of the other 101 dalmatians or cruella movies and I went in with low expectations...I actually really liked this movie and the fashion didn't really care about character accuracy or anything I just thought it was really fun and actually well crafted but I guess if you're a long time fan of the series youd probably feel differently.
I was just happy the movie wasn't a snooze fest or had a incomprehensible plot....minus that ending where spoiler
she falls off a cliff and manages to not only dry off and get out of the water, change clothes in time to make a appearance as Cruella as the baroness is being dragged off to jail....plus the CGI right there was trifling
Lol, I definitely agree with the bad CGI, but she never went in the water, she had a parachute
@@j.ptracey2769 She landed in the water and then swam to the boat
Luke, you look really good in that blazer! waist is snatched 😍😍
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I tots agree; that it doesn't take that much to have a fashion historian on your movie set for accuracies, in a movie with so fashion is included in the plot.
the biggest issue: WHERE WAS THE FUR
i honestly think the lack of fur was a part of the punk aesthetics they tried to wedge into the movie. punks especially wouldn’t be okay with fur being used, especially because it’s not only cruel- but would make cruella seem more higher class bcuz of how furs have always been used in character portrayal. so all in all furs wouldn’t fit in with th punk ideology nor the fashion within th movie !!
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They save it for the sequel.
Apparently their making a sequel so maybe ithere will be a topic about how she started obsessing over fur and they'll explain all those plot holes the movie left us with
@@miyauchislove9164 So... basically this movie is completely pointless then?
For anyone who may be confused as to why she didn't wear any fur.....The movie is supposed to be Cruella in her younger days, before She was the evil Ms. De Vil. She doesn't develop her obsession with fur until she's much older. Also, they end the movie with a cliff hanger, if they are planning on making a 2d one I think that's when they will show Her passion for "The ultimate fur coat!" I hope that makes sense, stay safe everyone :)
TH-cam brought me here and I don't know why, I know nothing of fashion. But, I gotta say I'm amazed at how well this guy knows his craft.
I love the professional delivery with a super cute break to show off the outfit.
I am such a HUGE fan of these kind of videos. I LOVE hearing about the references, the fashion history, the time period cuts of clothing and patterns.
I know, those red carpets roasts are easy to make, gets a lot of views. But THIS is the content I subscribe for.
Begging for the Villanelle in Killing Eve review with peace and love
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A trapeze dress with a bias cut does mimic an A-line (and is comfortable while still maintaining a tailored look, it’s my favorite summer office go to with a blazer thrown on to push it further towards business and away from casual), but the Baroness should know there is a difference between the two of she’s claiming to be a classically educated fashion designer. I do have designer friends who wouldn’t know the difference between a trapeze cut and an a-line, but they’re self taught and it’s not like a lot of the fashion terminology for cuts and styles is part of the normal high school coursework.
An a-line can have a minimal waist in the cut while a trapeze will just go straight from the shoulders and tends to have a more voluminous skirt. A-lines can lean on tailoring to give it shape while a trapeze cut leans on fabric type or manipulation to give it shape (jersey and bias cuts being particularly dominant). I think you could argue a trapeze cut is a type of a-line, but not all a-lines are trapeze cuts.
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie!
Both Emma's slayed their performances and every time a new outfit showed up I had to gasp
Also the story was much better than I had anticipated
DAYUMMM! You went real deep in hiya with the references and I'm here for it all!!!!
Most of the "reviewers" went all wrong judging the movie for the lack of furs and the resemblance to Glenn Close's iteration not realizing that this is an origin story and the character is in the nascent stage...
Bravo!
I know it might already be past news, but can we convince Luke to review the Eurovision 2021 finale / performance looks?
Yes, please. Especially Måneskin, that would be interesting
Yesss
Tell me who had good looks ? It's make no sence to make video with few looks. I don't think Italians was dressed as amazing as everyone believe. There was nothing amazing about their outfit.
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What's Eurovision 😭✋
The "moth dress" inside of the vault reminded me of Alexandrr McQueen's Spring/Summer 2001 Collection- VOSS, when in the finally
the four glass walls smashed onto the ground, revealing a naked Michelle Olley wearing a mask with moths all over her body.
One of the most divine moments on that geniuses stage!
You should cover Anthony Powell’s looks he did for Glenn Close in the original live action films. Some of the styles were absolutely brilliant with incredibly crafted, detailed ensembles.
I LOVE people who can break things down
IVE BEEN WAITIIIINNNNGGG FOR YOU TO REACT TO THE AMAZINGNESS THAT CRUELLA IS😍😍😍😍 EVEN THE EXTRAS WERE DRESSED BEAUTIFULLY
Her clothes were giving very much hunger games and I can’t get it out of my head
Luke you look crazy good in that blazer, love the slight waist emphasis so much
I love how the movie focused on cruella vengeance through art and her passions rather than actually causing direct harm, such as not actually killing the dogs like the novel
I always watch/rewatch your videos before I set out my outfits for work. It's like having my own stylist. Love your videos so much, I've found a new passion (for fashion) because of you. Means a lot.
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That was perhaps the most educating vlog about Fashion in a movie I ever saw. Not one dull second, so much information. Amazing.
I'm not a fashion or textiles expert but I do know art and making . fashion is an art form and here it is used expertly to show the motives of the characters and it reflects that. The same way an actor conveys a charters motives through body posture, voice tone projection ect. This is used here as well and is very well done.
I feel like disney should've hired fashion students, experts, and historians to create the costumes. It would've been better and more accurate to the time
Jenny Beavan was the Costume Designer. She is an award-winning designer, bagging awards from the Academy, BAFTA, and Primetime Emmy among others. I think she knows her stuff.
@@user-kx6fw8ub9g well we know who she is; she did an excellent job for Mad Max, but some of the looks from Cruella are too subdued… as a big fan of Cruella, I expected a lot more than that.
It's a fantasy story, it's like saying Game of Thrones wasn't accurate to medieval clothing.
no
That would be boring darling😆😆
Movies only do that when the topic is serious...
This is fucking Disney... They do this so that we the audience would be amazed of such clothing they have
This is incredibly insightful, educative and funnnnn asf! How you researched, referenced, filmed and edited this so quickly deserves endless acclamations!!!
Your fashion references are so well researched. I appreciate how much effort and attention to detail your channel shows. Thank you 🙏
i wasnt able to see it but the outfits are just amazing(in my opininon) and i was waitin for this video for so long cause i am not able to watch it so take it away luke love your point of view and love your sense love your channel completely, love youuuuu
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The dumpster/garbage dress scene is iconic. I have a link allegedly if you want to see it. Worth the watch imo.
@@theonlyonewithgum1452 yeah tht scene is just amazing i have scene clips and its amazing
I just LOVE how much detail and research your critiques include. Thank you! The learning curve is great.
Everyone needs to realized this is her origin story. Not a live action remake.
It's quite rare to me write something in the comments section, but I must say, I truly appreciate your effort, research and knowledge in every video that you produce, shows professionalism, I love fashion and isn't even my career field, that is finance, but everything you say and explain it's so interesting, wish all the success to you🥰❤
Idk what it is but Luke is really glowing in this video
I know less than nothing about fashion or its history, but this is FASCINATING.
This movie and the fashions were everything!
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Agreed
Yasssssss! Everyone is complaining about why they didn’t see any fur but we gotta understand the time we are living in. PETA would have made a big deal but I’m sure the sequel will bring more of the familiarity that we all remember
Wow, you are excellent at referencing so many of the root inspirations for this film's costumes! Kudos.
I knew the golden “moth” dress reminded me of something but I couldn’t figure it out. When I saw the Alexander McQueen outfit everything made sense😍😍😍
I KNEW IT, I KNEW IT--
I knew you were going to create a video from Disney's Cruella!! I only had to wait a few days. Thank you!
The military jacket was also a huge motif of the punk music movement - very much a repurposing and reclaiming of a symbol of authority. It’s also symbolic for Cruella in her almost Napoleonic conquering of the position of it girl.
The amount of information I got from this is worth every second of watching this video. Thank you so much.
Me watching this video:
"I don't know what tf she's saying but girl I am living."
This was really lovely to listen to and follow along with different parts of fashion history. I really appreciate that you take time to show comparative images and go into the history with the impact and anecdotes and rumours too of the people behind the fashion (and that you take the time to differentiate those two!)
Thank you for making such a well-researched video. Even though this commentary is a few years older, you still made some brilliant points and I love how you wove in factual historical information. This video is both informative and entertaining in a way that kept me engaged and able to comprehend what you were saying. Awesome work!
Why isn’t she wearing fur? That’s what was so iconic and was a symbol of here cruelty/obsession
She kidnapped someone’s dalmations and held a public fashion show wearing the fake fur but everyone thought it was real, even the owner of the dogs. But she didn’t actually kill the dogs and I like that
@@Pixelchicc why are they making her less evil?
@@Pixelchicc And yet she said to bash the puppies in the head for fur, poison them and that she doesn’t care how they kill them as long as she gets the fur
in the nicest way possible, i think you missed the point. the movie is about her descent to evil, not necessarily about her career as a villain
@@Luvox8 I agree
I love the history you include! Much of the specific modern stuff goes over my head but it is still all enjoyable and interesting. I'm also glad you like the movie- I thought it was fantastic in many ways and was worried you'd rip into it a ton as a fashion expert but as you said- it's a Disney movie.
VERY ready for this, you icon
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I really enjoy your videos. They are so educational, sassy and you have a very keen eye
The "beads" were not moth eggs but moth cocoons i think. Thanks for the video Luke, i was waiting for this!
Every review I see on the internet says eggs lol I though it was common knowledge that caterpillars make cocoons or turn into a chrysalis! Although those beads looked like butterflies rather than moths.
his witty remarks is the reason why I subscribed
Idk why i expected Disney to actually go thru with the Dalmatian skinning being insinuated instead of being a rumor lol
I think making someone think you skinned their dogs when you didn’t is actually very evil in itself
@@eeedeee6667 definitely! Both are evil. I just meant I always thought it was literal when I watched all the movies so i was surprised to see Disney take a different approach this time.
I could listen to you talk about art history all day long
i love how much research you put into your videos ❤️❤️❤️
The two rive suit she wore at the end was the best and most iconic looking outfit
Wow I can't miss a minute, there is so much interesting and informative detailed content👏👏👏
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I totally agree! Luke's review was so interesting I really enjoyed it!🙂
love how you fully explore the history and explain it so well
THANK YOU! We love a well-researched queen!
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Nobody else can break this down like you can - this was absolutely brilliant !!!
been waiting for this one, luke snapped truly
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So much research and time must have gone into making this video!! Super enjoyable and interesting. Just subscribed!
Yessss. I was thinking the other day that the fashion style reminded me of Vivienne Westwood.
This video is amazing!! You put so much work into research!! I am a true Londoner and can confirm alot of your great facts!!
I feel that the idea of Cruella not being attracted to much more modern "trendy" age appropriate brand's such as BIBA But to Liberty is a nod at how she is not a trend follower but more of an individual. Liberty London just like cruella was always true to their own designs and prints but still being contemporary!!
I also feel like the Baroness not using the correct vocabulary was emphasizing how she was not at all fashion genius beacuse she was stealing her employee's designs!! So it was more like a snub to her character...
Also that suit looks very swaggy.
I love that you talked about Charles James and his legacy. If you are really interested in a movie about fashion, you should definitely check out 'Phantom Thread' where THE Daniel Day Lewis plays a fashion designer loosely based on Charles James. A video on the movie and the Charles James-isms of it's fashions would be sublime.
My favorite costume was the ‘Garbage’ dress. Jenny said it was supposed to be a dress made from the Baroness’s past collections with news papers focusing on Cruella upstaging the Baroness. This was to say that the Baroness was garbage and yesterday’s news.
I’m not a fashion history buff, I barely passed my Survey of Historic Costume class in college. I enjoy more the creativity and work of making wearable art. I do view clothing more as art than functional and I love how this movie highlights that.
“I consider normal the cruelest insult.” Is one of the best lines in the film.
Intelligent, a good speaker, well resourced, fabulously dressed, sassy and handsome... I think I'm in love
I love this movie rundown format, please do more for other movies
Learned so much about fashion history. As someone who knows nothing about fashion i was floored by some of the designs. I loved the black outfits at the end of course and really enjoyed this movie.
Excited to see my faves reaction!!! I was hoping you’d do this
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The trailer did a GREAT DISSERVICE to the way you explained the fashion plot.
THE FACT THAT I JUST FINISHED THE MOVIE
like 30min ago
Luke , the props to Charles James are most appreciated! Speak of the master in hushed tones always. He may hear you!
12:29 - 13:23 this dialogue analysis alone shows just how boss-level Luke’s knowledge of fashion technique actually is.
It's like punk aesthetic meets industrial fashion.
Cruella has a unique skill to tailor and design clothes, so i think it's somewhat believable that she could make the punk rock look to her taste, or even couture. She has a mixed fashion interest considering she also like classic couture shown in the last moment in the movie.