Fashion

Woody Allen's Acadamy Award winning "Annie Hall" was released in 1977. I was a junior in college. It is not putting too fine a point on it to say that this movie had a profound impact on me. Not the least, in my wardrobe. The late 70s, just before the advent of the punk movement, was a rather grim time for women's fashion. One word: culottes.

Lord knows, I didn't have a ton of fashion sense back in those days nor the courage to really wear what I wanted to wear because everyone pretty much wore the same thing. And then came "Annie Hall". I loved everything Diane Keaton wore in that movie. I started hitting the vintage shops, looking for shirts and vests. A boyfriend taught me how to tie a tie. And I was, without question, the only girl on campus doing the "menswear" thing. (Which, btw, turns out Ralph Lauren was behind the "Annie Hall" look; perhaps I had more fashion sense than I gave myself credit for).

Anyhoo, that last video got me thinking of how good a woman can look in a nice suit. Pearls are nice, too. Here's another woman who looks good in a suit.