Wonderful Blunderful Me: I'm Her: The Women of Inglourious Basterds

Quentin Tarantino is a favorite director of mine, partly because his dialogue is witty, and partly because he manages to make his violence humorous and cartoonish. He directed Uma Thurman in Kill Bill, raising her to goddess status in my mind, and last summer he released a movie he had been working on for nearly ten years, Inglourious Basterds. The movie is about Nazis, World War Two, and a (fictitious) group of American soldiers who travel around Europe scalping Nazis. Brad Pitt is the commander of the Basterds, Melanie Laurent is the breathtaking Shoshanna, Diane Kruger is the bubbly Bridget von Hammersmark, and Christoph Waltz gives one memorable performance as a cunning, sadistic Nazi.

Everything about this movie is fantastic, but the costumes were, to me, especially worth mentioning.

Bridget von Hammersmark is a 1940s German actress, a double agent. She wears traditional Hollywood 40s garb, lots of browns, blacks, and greys.

Bridget von Hammersmark by lindsaymccall featuring flower brooches

Lanvin Solid T-Shirt Dress, $369
Burberry Prorsum Belted cotton-gabardine trench coat, $2,495
Club Monaco Fishnet Tights, $29
The Master Tan Heel, $35
Diane von furstenberg bags GOLD, 244 GBP
Yemena's Fine Brown Swarovski Crystal Flower Brooch, $50
4 Carat Black Diamond 14K White Gold Solitaire Stud Earrings, $795
Side feather headband, $11
Beauty Is Life Lipstick, $28
Splendid Color - Nail Enamel in Mad Red - Calvin..., $10
The Fabulous Audrey Hepburn Shop - Plastic Cigarette Holder Adult, $4.85

Shoshanna, on the other hand, glows as the only surviving Jew in her family. She creates a grand scheme to kill Hitler and all Nazi commanders by burning them alive in her theatre. Throughout the movie, she dresses plainly, blending into the film's gritty scenes.