A couple months ago the mood struck me
to re-watch The Fantastic Mr. Fox,
the animated Wes Anderson film.
It’s a treasure trove of fashion and color inspiration.
The menswear is beautiful. These are some bespoke forest critters.
For an antagonist, Bunce has quite the whimsical taste in fashion,
sporting a gingham button-up, sunshine-yellow necktie, and a patchwork cap. Patchwork!
Everything is tinged with nostalgia;
these swim trunks make me think of those changing tents on European beaches.
The Coach’s shorts and shirt are retro,
and the embroidery on the pocket is too cute.
Let’s bring embroidered pockets back.
Red stripes again, this time on the Rat’s French sailor-style pull-over.
It’s kinda “Jets/Sharks” meets “Rebel Without a Cause.”
Yes, this lady is workin it HARD-CORE!
She’s ready to go stompin in mud.
Her leggings are tight enough.
Her button-up is elegant but also says “I mean business.”
And the wrist-glove is perfect. Of course that’s her accessory!
Note the drab neutral tones of her colorless world
(It’s interesting that the character is blind)
as reflected in her clothing,
versus the vivid primary colors
and rich autumn tones
of the forest animals.
Another smart sassy lady
(although her ineffectiveness–as with so many of Wes Anderson’s mothers–is disheartening).
I love love love that craft apron,
and the little silhouette locket on her shoulder is adorbs.
Look at the little camp shorts!
It was interesting to clothe the son entirely in white.
Let’s all work together to bring the cape back, okay?
Don’t care what Edna Mode says, capes are rad.
What a beautiful background!
The pearl-colored cardigan,
the petal-pink nightgown with flower embroidery…
the soft coral palette is consistent.
Why, in a scene where their marriage nearly breaks up,
is the color palette so rosy?
Pink polo!
Can’t you just imagine this bunny being part of the French Resistance?
The red neckerchief seems to suggest it
(especially since another rabbit character in the same scene sports the same thing).
Red stripes again.
This bruiser sports keyboard suspenders
and was apparently wearing a bow-tie
before disaster struck.
Snappy dresser!
B@d-@$$
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