I know many of us have certain films we look to for visual cues and styling ideas, and one of my personal favorites is the cult classic Grey Gardens. It has all the East Coasty Havisham chic in it that you could ever ask for. The film is an intimate look at the relationship between mother and daughter, between social classes, and what happens when things don't quite go to plan. If you haven't seen it I suggest renting both that and the musical inspired by it which I find equally interesting visually. It's all very eau de decaying streetcar with a dash of whatever happened to baby jane. While watching the film at points is heart-breaking their eccentric style is unmistakable and has inspired both fashion and interior designers. If after seeing the film you find you want more there are two new books that may tide you over, Eva Marie Beale's Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures and the cleverly named MemoraBEALEia: A Private Scrapbook About Edie Beale of Grey Gardens First Cousin To First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (that is a mouthful) from Walter Newkirk. By the time you have made it through both books you may be just in time for the film adaptation with Jessica Lange, Drew Barrymore, and Daniel Baldwin, to hit a theater near you.
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