Lately,  Hollywood seems to be giving off a sense of nostalgia for the cinematic Golden Age. This was a time when movies moved out of the realm of black and white, silent images to technicolor talking pictures. Hollywood expresses this nostalgia through the gowns that grace the Red Carpet, through the recent releases of 20th-Century-movie-remakes, and through movies that portray the lives of some of the Golden Age’s most influential people.

If you look back at the Oscar’s 2013 Red Carpet, you’ll see how Anne Hathaway channels Audrey Hepburn’s 1954 Academy Awards look. Anne, like Audrey, is wearing a pale-colored, chest-concealing gown. Though Anne’s hair was short because of her role in Les Miserables, she chose to brush her bangs in front of her forehead, the same way Audrey did. To top off the look, Anne decorated her neck in a Tiffany & Co. necklace. Personally, I thought the look was good for Anne and I felt that she expressed an appreciation for a time (and a person) that deeply affected film history.

Other tributes to the Golden Age are the recent releases of contemporized 20th Century movies, like Oz: The Great and Powerful–based on 1939’s The Wizard of Oz–and Jack the Giant Slayer, based on 1974’s Jack and the Beanstalk.  Though both films embark on a modern exploration of two long-established stories, there is an obvious acknowledgement on the part of the movies’ modern cinematographers, directors, and writers.  The appreciation of current movie makers  for the craft of those that came before them is an endless source of fantastic material presented as new and fresh.  As important as  it is to keep moving forward, sometimes we need to reflect and treasure the classics.

Hollywood’s recent recreations of the Studio Era through fashion and reinterpretations of traditional tales often impress those that love that period in American history. Biographies are a favorite Hollywood way of telling us how significant that time was  in Movie history. And in the history of Fashion too!

Now, the Hollywood film and fashion industry aren’t the only businesses paying homage to the timeless whos and whats that made them successful. Clutch Bags does it too! If you look through our collection, you’ll notice that Laura‘s designs reproduce other timeless handbag blueprints scattered throughout different eras. For example, the weekend bag follows the trend of 1920’s travel bags while the feed bag follows the trend of 1970’s hobo bags.

If you feel like expressing your appreciation for classic handbags and purses, check out the Clutch collection!  They are made with the quality that allows us to offer a lifetime warranty and you will own yours for a lifetime.