{ being } edie beale

{ photographs by mark seliger for vogue spain (october 2010) // via fashion gone rogue }

i've long been a grey gardens mega-fan, so there was no way i could let this latest edie beale-inspired editorial slide by without a post. especially with halloween coming up!! since my favorite of all holidays falls on a weekend this year, i'm brainstorming different costumes for friday, saturday and sunday. maybe little edie will be among them? at the very least, i think she'd appreciate my way around a headwrap.
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PS: if by some twisted tragedy you still haven't seen the original documentary, click HERE immediately to watch it on hulu (the 'beales of grey gardens' follow-up feature is pretty major as well). enjoy!!
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PPS: what are you planning to be for halloween? and am i the only one who anticipates assuming several guises over the course of the coming weekend?!

{ strike a vogue }

i don't usually get all gushy over american vogue, but this month's 'society slouch' story is just so, so perfect. i had to share my favorite photos!

after years of sticking to skirts and dresses, i'm loving the look of long, lean trousers this fall (i awkwardly alluded to this in my F21 video). also looking forward to: crisp white shirts, clever doses of color, more minimalist iterations of statement jewelry (including armfuls of super-sleek bangles!), and doll-face makeup. ooh, and i'm dizzily dreaming about the most perfect embellished jacket on earth (lanvin, below):

actually, i think everything about the above look is divine. combine polka-dots and feathery embroidery with 1970's swagger and 1920's undertones, and i am ALL IN!!

what's more, i've recently decided to start growing my hair back out, which is always agonizing, unattractive, and just plain uncomfotable! so i'm taking notes on the chicest chapeau options ~ and you know i totally adore the updated edie beale-esque scarf wrap below:

{ photos by patrick demarchelier for vogue // i liked them so much i finally learned how to use my scanner! now, if that isn't true love...! }

{ tea for two + two for tea }

(big & little edie beale, from the original documentary)

i am among the world's biggest fans of the 1975 documentary grey gardens. i love the edies beale ~ their batty repartee, their spectacularly zany style, and their waffly warbled show tunes. i love them, madly!

(the real little edie beale ~ a true original)

so i was very reluctant to watch this year's hbo version of their story, starring jessica lange & drew barrymore. i assumed it would be just like when sienna miller botched the character of my beloved edie sedgwick in 2006's factory girl ~ an outrage to true fans.

i was wrong.

(drew barrymore as little edie beale)

i finally watched it yesterday and it was marvelous!!! it celebrated their legacy, it perfectly showcased their style, it made me really, really happy! i ended up watching it three times, straight through.

i'm thrilled that the reinterpretation of grey gardens was such a revelation. i'll try to take screen shots next time i ogle it, but for now, in celebration, i'll settle for sharing this photographic fashion tribute, shot in 1997 by terry richardson for harper's bazaar:

the endurance of beales' influence just serves to prove ~ having your own style never goes out of style!