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Im not going on a date with you, she hisses.
She doesnt have a lot of money.
Her fashion sense is a little chameleonlike.
Shell dress for the occasion, what she thinks she should be wearing, he says.
It was really a moment in time where skorts really were popular, he says.
Then theyd either alter them or, if the quality had degraded too much, re-create them.
Well use them, well do a prototype shape, and then well remake them, Bridges says.
That was a troll-the-internet kind of deal, he says.
And Margarita made the skort I found littleSimplicity patterns for skorts of the period.
Things back then were a little squarer, less form-fitting than they are now, he says.
Clothes have their own character, he says.
But he recommends searching a Charlotte Russe or somethingtype store orPoshmark for a white skort.
The polo is easier: Searchvintage nylon polo shirton Etsy, he says.
Thrifting isnt terribly fruitful for that time period, he says.
I feel like online dealers are probably better.
But if you prefer the hunt, his L.A. favorites includeAardvarksandJet Rag.
Why are you dressed like that?
Were you on a date?
What does she decide to wear when she doesnt really want to go, but she ends up going?
And then the questions from her sisters she just cant win, he laughs.
The dress shows a little leg, but its long-sleeved as he puts it, not terribly sexy.
It just happens to be what was in style for young women in 1973, that particular length.
You see it everywhere: yearbooks, fashion magazines.
So I really concentrated on showing the leg in that way.
The outfit is his favorite in the film.
She just seems like a girl from the Valley whos of that moment in time.
Its the right shape, the right length, its a print.
It feels very real, he says.
Theres not a lot of examples of that out there.
How to re-create it:This is one of the tougher ones since its a real vintage dress.
Bridges recommends trawlingEtsyandeBayfor something similar.
Theyve been quite fruitful for me, he says.
Then youll have it for a long time, and no one else will have it.
She strides confidently toward his booth.
Hello, gorgeous, he says.
Hello, handsome, she replies.
Is your bottom soggy?
Well, now that you mention it, she says, smiling.
), then laughs maniacally as the two race home through the smoggy streets.
The concept:This is one of my faves, too, says Bridges of the two-piece halter set.
So she sort of dresses accordingly, always telling the story and dressing for the occasion.
I wanted her to wear some sandals.
First it was like, Can she run in these?
And then, Do they look period?
It was quite a feat, and Margarita did a great job on that.
Peoples feet were just different back then.
So many of the shoes from that period are very narrow.
But Paul doesnt shoot a lot of feet.
The shapes are very simple, he says.
He also recommends finding a vendor on Etsy wholl communicate with you directly about the pattern and the measurements.
(This outfit is also center stage in the movies main promo image.)
I thought, What seems specific to that moment in time?
She was comfortable with it, and it was very much of the period, he says.
And even if you get the right size waist, then the hip proportion is too big.
But the T-shirt was even more logistically complicated.
Bridges started by searching for actual Youve come a long way, baby T-shirts.
So my costume supervisor and I worked out the lettering, the size, and then the color.
And we found a period T-shirt to put it on.
We had that approved by legal, and then we had it remade.
He had no idea it would become such a big part of the movies promotional images.
Paul was really happy with it.
I made it for one scene!
Same goes for the denim, thoughPoshmarkhas some fun 70s-style options.
Im getting a lot more requests for Jewish girls.
Later, Alana stops by Garys house and asks, Do you really wanna see my boobs?
He nods, and she unbuttons the dress, flashes him, then storms out.
That was the style of the moment.
So that was really fun.
We hijacked the collar and cuffs because they were so that moment in time, he adds.
But that was it.
How to re-create it:You know what would be interesting?
You could look in there and then take it to your local cleaner and have them make it short.
He also recommends, as always, trawling Etsy.
When she gets home, her family does a double take.
Excuse me, says her dad from the couch.
And I thought, Well, thats hilarious.
Then Kalend remade them from scratch.
They made two sets of bottoms for Alana and Kiki, but put the same top on both women.
How to re-create it:Swimwear is really tricky, says Bridges.
Ive gotten a couple of bathing suits from a store calledPlayclotheson Magnolia in the Valley.
And once again, I went to Etsy.
They wouldnt put them on there if they werent wearable.
It does get a little tricky sometimes with how the cup shapes are.
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