The eccentric lives of Jackie O’s relatives Big Edie and Little Edie have fascinated fashion folk for decades. The prequel ‘That Summer’ uses footage shot by Andy Warhol to expand on their isolated world in the Hamptons.
Again not keeping up, I just saw the 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens," made by Albert and David Maysles about Edith Bouvier Beale and her dau...
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The story of Big and Little Edie and their lives within Grey Gardens fascinates me. In their early years this mother and daughter duo were wealthy socialites, related to Jacqueline Bouvier who would later marry John F. Kennedy. But, by the 1970's things for the Edie's had changed drastically and they lived in poverty in their decrepit mansion; Grey Gardens. When I think of the term "crazy cat lady" these gals immediately spring to mind! You can find out all about the peculiar goings on at Grey Gardens in the 1970's documentary or watch the 2009 brilliant adaptation to movie staring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. Either way you'll see what I mean. Little Edie isn't the most conventional of fashion icons but there is something about her eccentric style which adds a touch of dishevelled glamour. When she was young she was considered one of the most beautiful ladies in her family, even more so than her cousin, Jackie. Her sense of style was completely individual, even at this stage. It became more so when she developed alopecia and took to wearing turbans pinned with elaborate brooches to cover her head. She would also fashion capes from skirts, construct clothing using fabric and safety pins and wrap jumpers around her head. Unusual...yes, stylish...sometimes...iconic...completely! Little Edie Drew Barrymore as Little Edie John Galliano's 2009 collection inspired by Grey Gardens With this inspiration we thought we would do our own little homage - The Dirty Fabulous Grey Gardens All Clothing & Accessories in store at Dirty Fabulous!
From the movie That Summer: Littl
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As I was watching Grey Gardens for the umpteenth time yesterday, my boyfriend asked me what I liked so much about it. I couldn't answer at the time, and I still find it hard to respond. It's a film about a mother and daughter with high-society connections who have gradually descended into squalor. They are related by blood to Jackie O., yet live in a mansion eaten through by raccoons and cats and piled high with tin cans and newspaper. The movie is fascinating on many levels, not least of which is the mystery of their past and the relationship between Big Edie and Little Edie. I am also fascinated by the meticulous way that Little Edie puts together her outfits from random things laying about. She is famous for the way she fashioned headscarves out of skirts and kitchen towels and any other oddity hanging around, and then casually fastened them closed with a priceless heirloom brooch. Her outfits might be comprised of a skirt worn upside down or a pair of pants worn over a skirt underneath a pair of stockings, but to her they were the absolutely right "costume for the day." Of course, the clothes are fascinating, but the women beneath them, so much more so. The rituals of their songs and dances bind them together and give shape to their daily lives. There is something really touching in the way they carry on their lives, despite the ruin all around them. [pics from Patrishka's Open Mouth and amazon]
Если бы Большая и Маленькая Эди не были родственницами Жаклин Кеннеди, судьба двух затворниц из усадьбы " Серые Сады " (Grey Gardens), возможно, никому не была бы интересна. Они были именно тем, кем были: аристократками Нового Света, членами высшего нью-йоркского общества, щедро одаренными…
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From the movie That Summer: Littl
The elaborate life of Grey Gardens‘ own Little Edie is chronicled in her newly published 1929 childhood diary, poetically dubbed I Only Mark the Hours that Shine. Long before she set the precedent for modern-day shabby chic in the Maysles brothers’…
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There are still secrets left to tell about Grey Gardens and Little Edie Beale, including her diary.
