A look at the film The Artist and its influence.
Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo in The Artist
Among the outstanding nominees for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards are both the actors and the film of the charming, sleeper hit The Artist. The silent film scored ten nominations, including Best Actor, for Jean Dujardin and Best Supporting Actress for Berenice Bejo, Best Picture as well as Best Director, for the film of the same name.
Jean Dujardin in The Artist
The award winning film, which took honors for Best Actor, Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes with a win for Jean Dujardin, evokes the spirit and the style of the silent era. Set in the ‘20s and shot in black and white, the actors turned in star turning roles, including its star dog. The twenties, figures largely in both the plot, the acting style and the costumes of the film, designed by Mark Bridges, and marry nicely with jewelista.com’s already noted holiday 2011 trend, Puttin” on the Ritz, a style that will translate shortly into Spring 2012.
Berenice Bejo in The Artist
Expect to see chic shift dresses and dresses with dropped waists to continue as well as face framing cloche hats, pendants, diamond jewelry and clutch and wristlet handbags. Watch the red carpet runway during the current award’s season for
The Artist’s Silent Treatment Silver Screen Style. We already witnessed this at the recent Golden Globe Awards, on actress Charlize Theron who wore a vintage Cartier headband, hair style and jewels and on legendary actress, Cicely Tyson, at the recent Critics Choice Awards, who sported a flattering black cloche.
So stay tuned for more silver screen style coming to a fine retailer near you.
