Editor's note: Per the Freelance Solidarity Project: "This piece was created during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist." I'm not making any money from the Instagram Reel or this blog post of course, and D*sney isn't receiving any new royalties from the music used in the Reel because of how I did the audio. Though I'm not an influencer at all (union member or not), and despite the fact that I had been planning/working on this for several months, I was unsure of whether or not I should still post this given the ongoing strike. After looking up the guidelines set out by WGA and SAG-AFTRA for entertainment journalists and having conversations with other creators and some of my followers, and especially because the guild specifically said that they're not calling for a boycott at this point in time, I felt that this was an appropriate way to still celebrate the soundtrack I've loved so much for so many years that lots of super awesome skilled people worked on -- while still acknowledging the fight for labor rights. On July 19, 2013, a legend was born.
Well, premiered -- Teen Beach Movie premiered on Disney Channel, that is. The movie tells of a modern-day teen couple that accidentally gets transported into the world of Wet Side Story: a 1960s, biker-versus-surfer version of the musical West Side Story. Unlike the original West Side Story, instead of the villain being race relations, the villain of Teen Beach Movie is the commercialization of public land (i.e. a lighthouse-dwelling scientist who wants to turn the beach that's beloved by surfer and biker alike into a beach resort). Is the conflict plausible? No. Is the acting good? Dubiously. Is the CGI even decent? Not at all. Is the wardrobe and hair/makeup period accurate? Questionable at best. But is the soundtrack absolutely banging? 100% yes. I kid you not, I listen to the soundtrack on a regular basis, and I know most of the lyrics by heart. I recently rewatched the movie with some friends, and one described my intimate familiarity with the songs as "creepy." Of course, I had to pay homage to Teen Beach Movie with a lookbook via Instagram Reel because if there's anything I love, it's dressing to a theme. Though the movie's set in the 1960s, the fashion feels like a vague mishmash of 40s to 60s ish. It's good to remember that IRL, there wasn't always the clear delineation from decade to decade like we often think it does in retrospect. However, despite the fact that a good portion of the characters' wardrobes is true vintage, I personally feel that some of the costumes look very Spirit Halloween costumey rather than historically "accurate" -- due in no small part to the hairstyling, makeup style, untucked shirts, and cut/rise/fit of the men's pants. For my outfits, I did one outfit per song, drawing inspiration from what the characters wear in that particular song. I definitely leaned more into the 1950s styling. I straight up just don't have a whole lot of 60s-style clothing, especially the leather biker stuff and tighter silhouettes. But in today's post, I'll be going outfit by outfit (AKA song by song) and how I translated the on-screen outfits to my style with what I already have in my wardrobe. If you haven’t already, watch the accompanying Instagram Reel!
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