What is a misogynist?
Larousse opening: Who feels hatred or even contempt for women.
A notion that in reality seems a little more complex.
This week, the most New York of filmmakers turned 80. An opportunity to look back on a wide-ranging filmography, full of cult movies. From The Purple Rose of Cairo to the Match Point years, cinephiles have followed the turpitudes of heroines caught in the clutches of narcissistic lovers and husbands. In black-and-white, sepia-toned settings full of buildings, museums and wine glasses.
We were also able to witness the torments of a filmmaker. A filmography like a long psychoanalysis in which he constantly evokes himself. Conflicting relationships with women, whom he admires and then destroys, if they don’t reflect the image of the intellectual in which he sees himself.
A misogynist who turns his actresses into icons. Women who become known and recognized in the public eye, but who no longer belong to him. Icons that, in spite of himself, permeate the fashion world. Contradictory or logical. Contempt or love? If it were all the same…
Diane Keaton, Charlotte Rampling, Mia Farrow, Scarlett Johanson, Penelope Cruz and Emma Stone have all been immortalized by the filmmaker.
Two categories seem to stand out when it comes to dressing actresses. Diane Keaton’s boyish look. Tie, wide-leg shirts: a classic. At the other end of the spectrum, other bodies are molded and revealed: short dresses and lace. A woman as object?
Diane Keaton
A classic in fashion editorials, the look popularized by Diane Keaton is still relevant today. Big wool coats, tartan and oxfords are in for a treat this winter.
Femmes fatales: blondes or brunettes. They bask in lace, voile or satin. Long babydolls and chic lingerie: pieces seen on the catwalks of Calvin Klein, Burberry, Céline and Givenchy.
Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen , Match Point.
Céline fashion show
Penelope Cruz , Vicky Ricky Cristina Barcelona
Givenchy fashion show
Calvin Klein fashion show
What is a misogynist? Impossible to define. When it comes to Woody Allen, you can’t be categorical. At 80, he’s still trying to understand women. In any case, even if the heroines’ wardrobes are not the focal point of his films, his legacy is one of inspiration that still animates the catwalks.
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