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Mirabelle's clothes in the movie


Claire Dane's clothes were so beautiful in this movie! I especially loved the top she wore when she and Ray first met at the glove counter.

Her clothes are clearly vintage-inspired. Where else besides vintage stores can I shop to get her look?

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I agree with the poster who said the vintage look was right for her. She was an artistic person, working in a classy store that sells high quality clothes, but she's on a tight budget, so the vintage choice would be the best solution. Also, the dresses were understated in a way that went with her problems with depression, and her Vermont upbringing.
However, Ray saw something more vibrant in her, and she LOVED the things he bought for her, the red dress, the lilac flowered one, the evening gown, and she looked like a different person in them. I thought they expressed the side of her personality he was trying to bring out, and she was responding to that.

Then at the end, she appears at the gallery with Jeremy in a real knockout dress that could have been from a vintage store (especially in Los Angeles) but not necessarily.
She has the looks that would make a pair of overalls look good, but I thought the clothes were definitely used to express the relationships in this movie.

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I'm watching the movie right now and her clothes are beautiful. I love all the vintage dresses and coats. Also loved the white dress with purple flowers that Ray bought her from Saks.

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Her wardrobe was very unusual and stylish in this movie. Claire has always opted for unusual clothing, even in real life. She can wear anything, honestly she can. Did you see what she had on in her recent public appearance at Hollywood's 'Walk of Fame'? I loved that combo of red dress and shoes. She has a lovely figure.

:-)

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