When i was young boy growing up, the final scenes in this movie where everyone walks up the catwalk in the nude. Will forever stick in my mind. Classic cinema!
I hope someone else feels this way? I couldn't stand up for days.
What stuck in mind was the nude pregnant woman! I was like 16 years old and I was shocked!
"Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane to a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash" .... Garland (The Marietta Mangler) Greene
The amazement of it all. (Ready to Wear)
shareI just added it to my Netflix queue, primarily for the last scene. I don't care if it's a 1-star, 2-thumbs-down dud. The ensemble cast is interesting, and if you turn off the sound, it really doesn't matter that the script is lacking. But you shouldn't turn off the sound, because you have Kim Basinger saying "The world is completely f-ed up" (don't recall the exact quote; if it isn't on youtube, it should be). All in all, enough redeeming features to be worth another watch. The sum of the parts is greater than the whole.
sharethis is one of the most painfully boring "comedies" out there, but that last scene!!! its how you say? magnifique
R.O.D the tv...nuff said
Is there a site out there with a video of that last scene in the movie?
shareHahaha it took me ages to find one and then I couldn't download it for some reason. I was finally able to track down the entire movie. =)
We're politically correct. By comparison...
I downloaded that precise scene from www.thehun.net a year or two ago. It's the ONLY watchable feature of that entire boring piece of crap.
shareIf you turn down the sound during the nude catwalk scene, you'll miss a gorgeous song by The Cranberries and Dolores O'Riordan's phenomenal vocal.
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/214680/ready_to_wear_nude_scene/
This the scene. Enjoy
metacafe removed the video but youtube has it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjIK39WgDgE
Has anyone else made a similar scene before or since? I think the meaning of it was pretty clear. There's nothing pretentious about it. I can sum it up in four words - The Emperor's New Clothes. Easily the best scene in the movie.
shareThere was a nudist film from the 60's that has a fashion show of furs and nothing more...I can't think of any other.
reiki650 (nudist in training)
By having the models nude, it's making a point about fashion being pretentious. The latest fashion trends are tantamount to the Emperor's New Clothes. That was Robert Altman's point, I think. Designer fashion is over-priced and pretentious crap for rich people to feel better about their pathetic lives. Personally, I'd rather go to a nude beach than a fashion show or designer boutique. Clothing is never going to compare with a beautiful human body.
shareyou can tell the scene is from 1994 though because all the women have bushes
if this was filmed today not a single one of those women would have any pubic hair
back in 98 I did a titty comedy for Skinemax. Sex Camp, ya remember it?
Don't worry, pubic hair is coming back...
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It really is a phenomenally sexy scene, the way they all stroll out so casually, so utterly unashamed of wearing not a single thing, they look more beautiful than any piece of clothing could make them look (which I suppose is the point of the scene).
And every one of the models is drop dead gorgeous, they're all skinny, but not overly so, they each still have breasts and butts.
That's one interpretation, and it's valid.
However, if you study fashion, you come to realize that amongst the hype and BS, there are also true artists who are designers, who choose fabric as their medium, and clothing as their (wearable) art. It took me a long time to realize this, formerly viewing designer fashion exactly the same way you do.
Think of it as secondary self-expression. The primary being the work of the designer, secondary being the wearer. Same as tattoos, or other body art, but particularly tattoos. There are tattoo artists who truly are artists. They create the designs for people (primary expression), and those people wear the art on their skins (secondary).
Now, having studied many pieces with a careful eye, I finally understand the talent that's involved. It requires a deep understanding of anatomy to know how fabric (and which fabric) will work or not work on a human body, and with any given design. How to construct the designs, how to invent the designs in the first place, and the workmanship can be exquisite, with tiny perfect hand-sewn stitches.
The industry itself does take itself too seriously, which is one of the reasons why I loved this film.
Clothing is never going to compare with a beautiful human body.
Personally I hate tattoos. There are some that look ok, like if it covers the whole arm or torso or body, with a consistent style & theme, but mostly they look like a random piece of graffiti by a street gang. As for the fashion world I look at fashion magazines and like certain things, but I'm very picky and when you see the prices it's obscene. People wearing an ensemble which costs more than most people's cars? And they'll discard it after wearing it once or twice.
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