Fashion 70's - Episode 5
Ladies and Gentlement - the winner of our first ever Fashion 70's costume poll - the tapestry suit!
Like there was any doubt. When we eventually cosplay The Traveling Fashionistas, I bags it.
Shall we dive in? We shall! (note: this may be a pun)
RANDOM 70'S SONG OF THE POST: 'Rubberband Man' by The Spinners
PREVIOUSLY ON FASHION 70'S:
I will never hear the words "fashion seventies" the same way again.
Dong-Young and The Girl are still circling each other. STARING. LOVE THEME. STARING. LOVE THEME.
Lucky for us, Dong-Young engages The Girl - who's actually our good friend Soon-Hee - and asks her to take him on a tour of the island. Just because, not because he wants to dump a nuclear power plant down or anything. We get to see that under his natty trench, we've got a fetching grey vest, and the Ugly Hipster Jumper is paired with...even uglier clothes. She's poor! On an island! This was before ASOS!
Zany montage good times where she tries to run away with his gun! Oh, you.
If this isn't the kdrama patented 'Falling For My Complete Opposite in Five Minutes' look, I don't know what is. And she's totally going to be all over him when she finds out he's going go all Mr. Burns on her!
Dodgy Mother acts as our mirror, and drinks the pain away. Note the ugly jumper, thus confirming theories that penchants for such things are environmental. Drinking = flashback, right?
Respectable Army Dad hosts a party and introduces them all to his long-lost daughter, Soon-Hee. Um.
It really is as awkward as you think it is, considering Madame Fierce-a-Lot, Dong-Young, Head Dude in Charge and Jang-Bin are there. And, yes, Jang-Bin acts exactly how you thought he would. Luckily, his mother wears a gorgeous lacy number to counteract his a) whinging and b) short sleeves/bow tie combo.
Dodgy sees all this, and plans to kidnap Kang-Hee/Soon-Hee (fuck this'll be confusing. For everyone's sakes, I'll refer to them as their birthnames). Kang-Hee, in the space of five whole minutes, has grown attached to RAD, who seems to be drinking himself to death for fun. But she loves her mother and her dodgy ways, and, after saying goodbye to RAD, goes to find her mother...
...abandoning her again. Okay, okay, to be fair - Dodgy sees and understands that Kang-Hee can have a better life with RAD, and the acting from them both is phenomenal. The rain is great for highlighting Kang-Hee's ~fancy~ nightgown, and for underlining the sentiment that Dodgy loves her daughter so much, she must abandon her. Or something. Whatever.
It's not like she's got RAD's kid at home, or anything! And this whole situation couldn't be rectified in a couple of heart-stirring moments!
Yeah, yeah, I know. Twenty-eight episodes, I get it. Let's continue, back to the 70's!
Ferrari!
Pink stacked heels and white bell-bottoms!
Oh yes, ladies and gents. We have lift-off. Presenting Kang-Hee, 70's style! Digging on the white belt, and love the hair.
Turns out she's here to be in a fashion show, in the grand finale wedding dress. Who's fashion show, pray tell?
There she is. It's like she's not aged a day!
Her first outfit throws back to this one, either intentionally or not. The flower power belt/jeans combo works well with her age, I think, without ageing her too much.
She's joined by a woman who's worked for Madame F-a-L for twenty years and hates everyone (Sonja?) and - yes, everyone, it's time - The World's Best Tailor (his words), Yook-Sung. It appears Yook-Sung has embraced the creative freedom of the period and chooses to express himself through a kerchief (KERCHIEF), fluro yellow paisley a housewife from 1968 would be proud of, and the best hair this side of an electrical socket.
EPIC PANTS. I actually have tears, it's so beautiful. Points to I-Think-It's-Sonja for the schoolmarm shirt dress over pants combo.
Fashion Show Time! Madame F-a-L's new collection seems to be a monochromatic line of formal wear, inspired by man's existentialist plight after the Vietnam War.
The strong use of white-against-black tells a tale of loss and redemption during the the war, and a battle for man and self, all whilst looking forward a new dawn with the forward-thinking length and use of spaghetti straps.
Kidding, they're just riffing Mary Quant designs and I'm okay with that because it's Fashion 70's and I hope you heard that in a strong yet whispery voice.
As this is the FASHION 70's exposition episode, we get to meet the others in Madame F-a-L's team. Here are The Bitchy Twins, who have something against I-Think-It's-Sonja.
As you can see above, Bitchy (in the green) really dedicates herself to the green by having it run from her tops to her toes. The kerchief on her hand is a nice touch. Bitchier (in the pink pants) embraces the paisley we've been expecting, boosting it with a frill and mop of hair.
Then there's this guy, who I can't say is apart of the Bitchy Twins, but seems to be generally put upon by everyone who is jealous of his Farrah Fawcett hair and loud, loud shirt. I kind of love him already.
Don't get too surprised, but everyone hates Kang-Hee as she's a) rich and b) not very talkative. You don't need to be, when you're in a fabulous dress such as this one. Why isn't this in my wardrobe? We also learn that Kang-Hee REMEMBERS EVERYTHING and is generally emo about RAD, Dodgy and her long-lost childhood.
'Bout fucking time, Jang-Bin. Geez.
END.
NEXT TIME ON FASHION 70's: Jang-Bin is into drugs (GOOD JOB, JANG-BIN) and Yook-Sung will probably wear even more garish clothing. YES.
Poll Fashion 70s: It's All in Diving Good Fun
And...vote! Go! Go! Go!
In other news, lizbee has provided a fairly accurate record of that time we saw LOL Never Dies. 'Fairly' as it didn't include me embarrassingly bursting out in very loud laughter at Surprise!Phantom (SPOILERS) which I then felt bad about for ten minutes before it all got bad again.
Good times. Good, Phantomy times.
Like there was any doubt. When we eventually cosplay The Traveling Fashionistas, I bags it.
Shall we dive in? We shall! (note: this may be a pun)
RANDOM 70'S SONG OF THE POST: 'Rubberband Man' by The Spinners
PREVIOUSLY ON FASHION 70'S:
Click to view
I will never hear the words "fashion seventies" the same way again.
Dong-Young and The Girl are still circling each other. STARING. LOVE THEME. STARING. LOVE THEME.
Lucky for us, Dong-Young engages The Girl - who's actually our good friend Soon-Hee - and asks her to take him on a tour of the island. Just because, not because he wants to dump a nuclear power plant down or anything. We get to see that under his natty trench, we've got a fetching grey vest, and the Ugly Hipster Jumper is paired with...even uglier clothes. She's poor! On an island! This was before ASOS!
Zany montage good times where she tries to run away with his gun! Oh, you.
If this isn't the kdrama patented 'Falling For My Complete Opposite in Five Minutes' look, I don't know what is. And she's totally going to be all over him when she finds out he's going go all Mr. Burns on her!
Dodgy Mother acts as our mirror, and drinks the pain away. Note the ugly jumper, thus confirming theories that penchants for such things are environmental. Drinking = flashback, right?
Respectable Army Dad hosts a party and introduces them all to his long-lost daughter, Soon-Hee. Um.
It really is as awkward as you think it is, considering Madame Fierce-a-Lot, Dong-Young, Head Dude in Charge and Jang-Bin are there. And, yes, Jang-Bin acts exactly how you thought he would. Luckily, his mother wears a gorgeous lacy number to counteract his a) whinging and b) short sleeves/bow tie combo.
Dodgy sees all this, and plans to kidnap Kang-Hee/Soon-Hee (fuck this'll be confusing. For everyone's sakes, I'll refer to them as their birthnames). Kang-Hee, in the space of five whole minutes, has grown attached to RAD, who seems to be drinking himself to death for fun. But she loves her mother and her dodgy ways, and, after saying goodbye to RAD, goes to find her mother...
...abandoning her again. Okay, okay, to be fair - Dodgy sees and understands that Kang-Hee can have a better life with RAD, and the acting from them both is phenomenal. The rain is great for highlighting Kang-Hee's ~fancy~ nightgown, and for underlining the sentiment that Dodgy loves her daughter so much, she must abandon her. Or something. Whatever.
It's not like she's got RAD's kid at home, or anything! And this whole situation couldn't be rectified in a couple of heart-stirring moments!
Yeah, yeah, I know. Twenty-eight episodes, I get it. Let's continue, back to the 70's!
Ferrari!
Pink stacked heels and white bell-bottoms!
Oh yes, ladies and gents. We have lift-off. Presenting Kang-Hee, 70's style! Digging on the white belt, and love the hair.
Turns out she's here to be in a fashion show, in the grand finale wedding dress. Who's fashion show, pray tell?
There she is. It's like she's not aged a day!
Her first outfit throws back to this one, either intentionally or not. The flower power belt/jeans combo works well with her age, I think, without ageing her too much.
She's joined by a woman who's worked for Madame F-a-L for twenty years and hates everyone (Sonja?) and - yes, everyone, it's time - The World's Best Tailor (his words), Yook-Sung. It appears Yook-Sung has embraced the creative freedom of the period and chooses to express himself through a kerchief (KERCHIEF), fluro yellow paisley a housewife from 1968 would be proud of, and the best hair this side of an electrical socket.
EPIC PANTS. I actually have tears, it's so beautiful. Points to I-Think-It's-Sonja for the schoolmarm shirt dress over pants combo.
Fashion Show Time! Madame F-a-L's new collection seems to be a monochromatic line of formal wear, inspired by man's existentialist plight after the Vietnam War.
The strong use of white-against-black tells a tale of loss and redemption during the the war, and a battle for man and self, all whilst looking forward a new dawn with the forward-thinking length and use of spaghetti straps.
Kidding, they're just riffing Mary Quant designs and I'm okay with that because it's Fashion 70's and I hope you heard that in a strong yet whispery voice.
As this is the FASHION 70's exposition episode, we get to meet the others in Madame F-a-L's team. Here are The Bitchy Twins, who have something against I-Think-It's-Sonja.
As you can see above, Bitchy (in the green) really dedicates herself to the green by having it run from her tops to her toes. The kerchief on her hand is a nice touch. Bitchier (in the pink pants) embraces the paisley we've been expecting, boosting it with a frill and mop of hair.
Then there's this guy, who I can't say is apart of the Bitchy Twins, but seems to be generally put upon by everyone who is jealous of his Farrah Fawcett hair and loud, loud shirt. I kind of love him already.
Don't get too surprised, but everyone hates Kang-Hee as she's a) rich and b) not very talkative. You don't need to be, when you're in a fabulous dress such as this one. Why isn't this in my wardrobe? We also learn that Kang-Hee REMEMBERS EVERYTHING and is generally emo about RAD, Dodgy and her long-lost childhood.
'Bout fucking time, Jang-Bin. Geez.
END.
NEXT TIME ON FASHION 70's: Jang-Bin is into drugs (GOOD JOB, JANG-BIN) and Yook-Sung will probably wear even more garish clothing. YES.
Poll Fashion 70s: It's All in Diving Good Fun
And...vote! Go! Go! Go!
In other news, lizbee has provided a fairly accurate record of that time we saw LOL Never Dies. 'Fairly' as it didn't include me embarrassingly bursting out in very loud laughter at Surprise!Phantom (SPOILERS) which I then felt bad about for ten minutes before it all got bad again.
Good times. Good, Phantomy times.