Personally I think Stella had a cool wardrobe that was fun and lively. Yes is it was garish and overdone but it suited her personality and the cool thing was the character made all the clothes herself. Omar Kiam did a hell of a job putting together the costumes for Stella Dallas and deserved an award for his work. The elitist snobs clothes were drab and uninteresting as their personalities.
shareHer getup for Laurel's birthday party was startling.
Get me a bromide! And put some gin in it!
It was so touching to see Stella take out that garish dress from the cupboard when Stephen came to get Laurel at Christmas, and sit down with a seam ripper, tearing off big flowers and ruffles from it, to make it look more presentable, in an effort to impress Stephen. This scene (and a number of others!) made me cry.
shareYou must admit-when she went to meet Dicks mom at the Country Club,she was dressed like a floozie.All the kids at the soda shop laughing,then the catty women on the train-Must of been unbearable for Laurel.
shareI agree. I think she got her "clubs" mixed up. She was dressed for a night club not country club.
Robert Osbourne just said it was one aspect of the film he didn't like.He said she was smarter than that snd wardrobe went overboard.
I think it just showed how cloudy her perception of the world around her had become.Laying around drinking and eating bon bons all day may do that to a girl.
I think it just showed how cloudy her perception of the world around her had become.Laying around drinking and eating bon bons all day may do that to a girl.
I agree-the wardrobe just added to the story.
When the kids in the soda shop were talking about her,I was nearly climbing out of my skin with embarrassment for Laurel.