Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast · Marie Lodi and Blaire Bercy

1970s Overalls and Sleazy Suits in All Good Things (2010)

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A velvet tube dress turns clear plastic at the booty cheeks in a Studio 54-style club scene.

1. Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast covers All Good Things (2010), a Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling film tied to the Robert Durst case. 2. Blair Bursey and Marie Lodi host the episode, and their roles matter because they frame the movie through fashion, true crime, and pop-culture memory. 3. The episode asks why All Good Things works as a glossy costume study of a real-life murder story. 4. Blair says the film is a close adaptation of the Robert Durst murders and notes that The Jinx is the documentary the movie connects to. 5. Marie explains that Robert Durst was on set and was consulted to help the film "pull his emotion." 6. The hosts say the movie used to air on HBO on a regular weekend rotation, and Blair says she has probably seen it 15 times. 7. They contrast Dunst’s working-class Katie with Gosling’s family, which they describe as a Titan-of-industry New York dynasty owning buildings and land. 8. They name Frank Langella as the father figure Stanford, and they say he plays a version of a very unlikable patriarch. 9. Blair says the movie covers upstate New York, New York proper, Texas, and only "five seconds of LA." 10. The fashion discussion keeps returning to 1970s silhouettes, including overalls, flannels, high-waisted jeans, tunic dresses, and a "Pirate shirt." 11. Blair says she cringed at Dunst’s floral daytime dress at a black-tie family party because it looked too soft for the room. 12. The hosts describe a later upstate life where Dunst and Gosling run a small shop selling honey, spices, and camping-style supplies. 13. Blair highlights Gosling’s extreme 70s collars, his silk ties, and the maroon tones that recur in his wardrobe. 14. Marie points out that Gosling’s tailored vests and suspenders make him look like a wealthy, hot, understated Wall Street type. 15. The club sequence gets special attention when they describe a woman in a black velvet dress with clear plastic around the hem. 16. Blair and Marie also call out Kristen Wiig’s multicolored party dress and Lily Rabe’s maroon-and-burnt-orange look with a sharp bob. 17. Tone-wise, the episode is conversational, joke-heavy, and filled with interruptions, side stories, and immediate reactions to specific outfits. 18. The format moves between plot summary, costume analysis, and personal references like "eat your salad" and Sarah Michelle Gellar press-tour gossip. 19. People who like 1970s costumes, Ryan Gosling, and true crime crossover commentary will get the most out of this episode. 20. People wanting a straight plot recap without fashion banter may want to skip it.

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