Criterion inspires Rodarte's fashion designs
Fashion designer sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, together named Rodarte after their mother's maiden name, first showed their clothing line during Fashion Week in spring 2005; many of their designs have been influenced by films in the Criterion Collection. In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, the sisters discuss their inspirations: "I cannot think of a time where I have tried to describe a feeling or moment without referencing a film," [Laura Mulleavy] said. Their fall 2008 collection was inspired by Japanese horror films that "discuss what is beyond the natural world in a very minimal manner," including Onibaba, Kwaidan, and Ugetsu. The duo has been working with the Criterion Collection since its first show, when it gave away a Fanny and Alexander DVD box set (one of the show's dresses was inspired by a scene in the movie). "It is probably our favorite film of all time and the Criterion edition is brilliant.'"
