Vogue Editors Reveal Their Underrated Summer Style Movies
Vogue staffers curated a list of unconventional summer style movies, offering alternatives to obvious choices like The Talented Mr. Ripley and Call Me By Your Name. The selections include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), a Victorian fever dream set in Australia with creamy white dresses; Thelma & Louise (1991), where Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon's characters transform from hemmed-in women to sun-kissed outlaws in t-shirts and tight jeans; And Then We Danced (2019), a gay romance featuring minimalist-chic Henleys and ballerina silhouettes; Do the Right Thing (1989), Spike Lee's New York epic with printed shirts and tank tops; The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), a WWII-era story with tennis whites; The Worst Person in the World (2021), where Renate Reinsve wears neutral staples like a black linen button-up; Smoke Signals (1998), an Indigenous comedy with tie-dye and beaded jewelry; and A Bigger Splash (2015), starring Tilda Swinton in flowing linen and bikinis. The list was compiled by Max Berlinger, Nicole Phelps, Christian Allaire, Laird Borrelli-Persson, Alexandra Hildreth, and Hannah Jackson.
Key facts
- Vogue staffers picked under-the-radar summer style movies.
- The list includes Picnic at Hanging Rock, Thelma & Louise, And Then We Danced, Do the Right Thing, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The Worst Person in the World, Smoke Signals, and A Bigger Splash.
- Picnic at Hanging Rock is set in Australia in 1900 and features creamy white dresses.
- Thelma & Louise stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon as outlaws in t-shirts and tight jeans.
- And Then We Danced is a 2019 gay romance set in Georgia with minimalist fashion.
- Do the Right Thing is a 1989 Spike Lee film set in New York with printed shirts and tank tops.
- The Garden of the Finzi-Continis is a 1970 film about Jews banned from tennis clubs.
- The Worst Person in the World (2021) features Renate Reinsve in neutral staples.
- Smoke Signals (1998) is an Indigenous comedy with tie-dye and beaded jewelry.
- A Bigger Splash (2015) stars Tilda Swinton in flowing linen and bikinis.
- Contributors include Max Berlinger, Nicole Phelps, Christian Allaire, Laird Borrelli-Persson, Alexandra Hildreth, and Hannah Jackson.
Entities
Artists
- Max Berlinger
- Nicole Phelps
- Christian Allaire
- Laird Borrelli-Persson
- Alexandra Hildreth
- Hannah Jackson
- Geena Davis
- Susan Sarandon
- Brad Pitt
- Renate Reinsve
- Tilda Swinton
- Ralph Fiennes
- Dakota Johnson
- Spike Lee
- Luca Guadagnino
- Joachim Trier
- Ellen Ystehede
Institutions
- Vogue
- Vogue Runway
- Vogue Business
Locations
- Australia
- New York
- Georgia
- Italy
- Amalfi Coast