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

Dying Over the 1980s Seedy Slasher Style in MaXXXine (2024)

September 20, 2024·1 hr 11 min·5 clips
Marie reveals the denim look from MaXXXine sold for $27,500 and hidden Blondie skull necklace Easter eggs.
Marie and Blaire return from hiatus to analyze the fashion and style in the film MaXXXine, discussing its 1980s seedy Hollywood aesthetic, costume design secrets by Mary Ann Seo, and connections to horror tropes. They also share tangents on viral pig shows, Halloween shopping, and overhyped movies like Long Legs.

As heard by us

A loose, smart tour of MaXXXine and the trilogy's costumes, atmosphere, and decay.

The discussion starts with MaXXXine and then opens out into X and Pearl, using Ti West's trilogy as a way to trace a shifting style rather than treat each film in isolation.

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Why you'd press play

You want a chatty, costume-forward look at Pearl and the rest of Ti West's horror world.

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