Welcome to Makeover Montage, the podcast formerly known as Fishnet Flix! Each week, fashion and beauty writer Marie Lodi and producer Blaire Bercy break down the fashion and glam seen in your favorite movie, TV show, or music video. As costume design superfans and avid movie-watchers, Marie and Blaire call out specific looks, trends, and fun facts while also sharing their current fashion, beauty, and pop culture obsessions. Episodes range from fully dissecting a film, to chatting with renown ...
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Frankenflops and Heath Ledger's Tank Tops in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
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Happy 25th anniversary to the 1999 classic, 10 Things I Hate About You! We’ve talked about Kim Tillman’s work on the pod before (Doppelgänger, Wild Things). This time, she created thoughtful and fashionable costumes for the Seattle teens in this reimagined Taming of the Shrew. Kim dressed Julia Stiles’s character in low-slung pants, cropped camo, a…
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Bella's Big Sleeve Energy in Poor Things (2023)
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We’re wasting no time talking about the Oscar-winning film Poor Things! Costume designer Holly Waddington (The Great, Lady MacBeth, Ginger & Rosa) won the mf’in’ Academy Award for Best Costume Design for this film! Emma Stone (Best Actress winner) stars in this gender-swapped Frankenstein tale about a woman who gets resurrected with a baby’s brain …
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Tears and Trousers for The Color Purple (2023)
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Welcome to our Francine Jamison-Tanchuck fan podcast! Listen to us delve into Francine’s beautiful, brilliant costume design for The Color Purple (2023) and her career coming full circle after working on the original 1985 film with costume designer Aggie Guerard Rodgers. (We discussed Francine’s work before for our Boomerang and Low Down Dirty Sham…
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Big Bows and Boiler Suits in Barbie (2023)
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Every night is girls' night! Prepare your pink outfit because it’s finally time for our Barbie episode! Listen to us discuss the impact of this film on culture and why it had to happen at this moment in time. We unpack Jacqueline Durran’s incredible costumes and have a million #Add2Cart recommendations for our dear listeners. Then, we go off the ra…
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Pay Equity Now! With Costume Designers Ariyela Wald-Cohain and Whitney Anne Adams
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Did you know that costume designers, the majority of whom are women, are paid nearly 30 percent less than other, male-dominated creative department heads? Despite costume design being a pivotal part of storytelling in cinema, it has been historically dismissed as “women’s work,” leading to the artisans being underpaid and under-appreciated in their…
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Mid-Noughties Fashion and Poor Little Goth Girl Chic in Saltburn
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Pour yourself a nice cool glass of bathwater because we’re talking about Saltburn today! Blaire and Marie break down the mid-2000s looks of the Catton clan whipped up by costume designer Sophie Canale (Bridgerton S2). We reminisce about our chaotic Facebook and Flickr albums and going to Club Bang. We also debate about skirts with leggings(“Is ‘Tod…
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Dressing Stylish Taiwanese Gangsters with 'The Brothers Sun' Costume Designer Vera Chow
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The Brothers Sun hive, rise up! The show’s costume designer, Vera Chow, joins the pod to tell us how she dressed Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Sam Song, and the rest of the cast for the new Netflix series. If you haven’t binge-watched this hilarious, action-packed show yet, it tells the story of a Taiwanese triad gangster who goes to LA to protect h…
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Dressing Iconic Comedy Characters and Discussing the Death of Malls with 'SNL' Costume Designer Tom Broecker
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Live from New York…it’s Saturday Night! SNL’s longtime costume designer, Tom Broecker, is our special guest and we are beyond thrilled! He tells us how he manages to dress the iconic show week after week and gives us the scoop on the costumes for some of SNL’s most legendary characters, like Stefon, The Cheerleaders, and Mary Catherine Gallagher! T…
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Fur Coats and Overalls in Steel Magnolias (1989)
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My colors are blush and bashful! We’re ending Dollyuary, our month-long Dolly Parton celebration, with a classic…Steel Magnolias! After having emotional breakdowns from watching this tear-jerker movie, we get into the fashions of these strong southern belles! Costume designer Julie Weiss (Frida, American Beauty) put this deliciously talented crew o…
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Boudoir Chic and 'Ringmaster Red' in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
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Y’all come back now, ya hear? In The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas movie musical, Dolly Parton is Miss Mona, the madam of the local Chicken Ranch, a historic and beloved brothel in a small Texas town. Sheriff Ed Earl (Burt Reynolds) helps out Miss Mona by looking out for the brothel, but the duo runs into trouble when TV personality Melvin Thorpe…
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Office Kimonos and Nameplate Necklaces in 9 to 5 (1980)
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Welcome to Dollyuary! It’s Dolly Parton’s birthday month, so it was only natural that we kick off 2024 by paying homage to our country queen, Dolly Parton! We’re workin’ 9 to 5 and going REAL DEEP on the 1980 film’s costume design by thee Ann Roth. Violet (Lily Tomlin), Judy (Jane Fonda), and Doralee (Dolly) are all coworkers who have HAD it with t…
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Pastel Macaron Gowns and Converse Easter Eggs in 'Marie Antoinette'
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Let ‘em eat cake, baby! To conclude Dunstcember, we’re covering Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film that stars Kirsten Dunst as the controversial (and highly fashionable) Queen of France. Costume designer Milena Canonero won an Oscar for the film and it’s not hard to see why. THE OPULENCE!!! We discuss the pastel Laduree macaron-inspired co…
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'Seinfield Shirts' and Goth Thumb Talon Rings in Interview With the Vampire (1994)
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“Goodnight, sweet prince. May flights of devils wing you to your rest.” We’ve got Interview With the Vampire on this week’s Dunstcember docket! Costumes are by Sandy Powell (Carol, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Other Boleyn Girl). Blaire educates us on the vampire saga and the toxic relationship between perennial sad boy Louis (Brad Pitt), narcissis…
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Bad-Girl Berets and 'Gilmore Girl Aesthetic' in All I Wanna Do (1998)
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Up your ziggy with a wa-wa brush! In All I Wanna Do, our girl Kiki Dunst is a rebel at a 1960s all-girls high school with Gaby Hoffman, Monica Keena, Heather Matarazzo, and Rachel Leigh Cook. The girls are part of a secret club called D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Ravioli), in which they share their post-graduation dreams and vow to help each o…
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Cheerleader Uniforms and Punk Band Tees in Bring it On (2000)
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I said, Brrr! It's cold in here! Grab your pom-poms because it's time for Bring it On! For our first film for Dunstcember, we’re discussing this 2000 cheer-com starring Kirsten Dunst as the captain of a high school cheerleading squad who discovers her team’s legacy has all been a lie! Costume design is by the amazing Mary Jane Fort (Mean Girls). We…
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Angsty Teen Goth Style in Ginger Snaps (2000)
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To finish October, we’re talking about 2000's Ginger Snaps on the pod this week! The film, which Marie describes as the Canadian precursor to Jennifer’s Body, is about two sisters named Ginger and Brigitte who are super close (and super angsty!). One day, Ginger gets her period for the first time, AND bit by a werewolf, and becomes a real ravenous …
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The Symbolism of the Color Red in Run Sweetheart Run (2020)
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Keeping with our October whores4horror theme, this episode is on the feminist horror flick Run Sweetheart Run, one of Blaire’s faves! Cherie (Ella Balinska) is a single mom and secretary at an LA law firm who has to go to dinner with her boss’ client. Sure, he may be hot and rich, but he’s actually a bloodthirsty demon who chases her all around the…
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'90s Arm Cuffs and Dog Tag Necklaces in I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
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What are you waiting for?! The next installment of Marie and Blaire's horror faves for October is "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with costume design by Catherine Adair (Desperate Housewives, Fate: The Winx Saga, Perry Mason). We've already done the sequel (as we sometimes go backward on this here pod), but now is the time to celebrate our Croake…
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Beautiful, Bloody Bridalwear in Ready or Not (2019)
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It's time for Hide and Seek! Ahh, the most wonderful time of the year is here. Your favorite Fall Goths are kicking off October with Blaire's favorite, Ready or Not! We discuss the brilliant evolution of Samara Weaving's bridal look and the Robert Palmer video-inspired stylish maids, courtesy of costume designer Avery Plewes (Painkiller, Scream VI)…
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We're All Painted Up Like Trash for John Waters's Cry-Baby (1990)
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To celebrate the newly opened John Waters: Pope of Trash exhibition at the Academy Museum here in LA, Marie and Blaire are paying tribute to their favorite Filth Elder with Cry-Baby! We talk about the work of the late Van Smith, the costume designer for all of Waters's movies, the enduring style icon that is Wanda Woodward, and the timeless appeal …
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For this episode of Makeover Montage, we’re doing a music video double feature! Blaire break downs the incredibly vibrant style in “Bongos” by Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion), and Marie freaks out over the fab Empire Records and Can’t Hardly Wait references in “Bad Idea Right?” We talk about tiny sticker photo booths from the 90s, the beauty of…
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End of Summer Catch-Up Episode and Our Summer Camp Style Icons
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CAMP MAKEOVER MONTAGE IN SESSION! Get your tube socks rolled up to your knees and your dolphin shorts hiked up even higher, because Makeover Montage is back from our summer vacation! Before we officially enter our Fall Goth era, we’re saying buh-bye to the summer with a lil catch-up episode. Marie and Blaire talk about what they’ve been watching (G…
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Murder Robes and Chanel Vamp in Bound (1996) With Special Guest Krista Burton
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Writer and author Krista Burton is on the pod to discuss the Wachowskis’ iconic lesbian neo-noir film, Bound! She also tells us all about her incredible new book, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America, and her experiences traveling the country to write it! Now, for those who haven’t seen Bound, it st…
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Pushing Visual Boundaries With ‘Pearl’ and ‘The Green Knight’ Costume Designer Malgosia Turzanska
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Pearl movie fans, get ready! We had the pleasure of having the extremely talented costume designer Malgosia Turzanska on the pod to discuss her incredible work! We get into the nitty gritty of The Green Knight, which has the most breathtaking, intricate costumes, and she talks about the witchy inscriptions she included in the garments, as well as w…
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Talking about JNCOs and Gucci Finds With The Righteous Gemstones Costume Designer Christina Flannery
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Costume designer Christina Flannery joins us to talk about her work on The Righteous Gemstones season 3! She gives us all the deets about jumping off from the established blueprint created by season 1 & 2 costume designer Sarah Trost (who we had on the pod before!) and how she added in her own magic for this season. That magic, ahem, includes a wat…
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