The secrets behind Laura Dern's polka dot dress in "Wild at Heart"
Four years after filming Blue Velvet, David Lynch and Laura Dern were reunited for the film Wild at Heart. It was an opportunity for the actress to plunge even deeper into the strange world of the Twin Peaks director.
In front of his camera, she became Lula, a young rebellious girl who goes on the run with Sailor, the man her mother refuses to allow her to date. The couple takes off across America, scouring motels and bars, and sharing passionate embraces. Far from the conservative wardrobe she was given when she played Sandy Williams in Blue Velvet, Laura Dern was a real seductress this time. To play the young woman madly in love with Nicolas Cage, the actress stepped into a wardrobe of sexy pieces. With saturated colors, plunging necklines, voluminous hair and red pumps, Lula Fortune was a rock'n'roll version of the romantic heroine.
The final dress
Designed by costume designer Amy Stofsky, Laura Dern's wardrobe in Wild at Heart was not chosen at random. For the famous polka dot dress that the actress wore in the final scenes of the film, it is seen as the outfit of maturity. It is sensual with its plunging neckline and its bare back, without being vulgar. New mother Lula Fortune awaits the return of her lover after his release from prison. However, he leaves her because he doesn't want to cause any more problems. She bursts into tears watching him moving away from her, unable to stop him. However, the David Lynch style fairy tale ends well because moments later, Nicolas Cage comes running over the roofs of cars with the sunset behind him, to find her while singing Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley. True to her character's flamboyant personality, Laura Dern is sporting a pair of flashy hoop earrings, scarlet lipstick and red pumps. Her hair is voluminous, but neat and less wild than when she was running around the country with Sailor. To support the heroine's evolution towards maturity, Amy Stofsky relied on a neutral color palette and a sophisticated pattern. Polka dots have been seen on many female movie characters to give just the right amount of sassy elegance: icons from Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, to Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, and even Minnie Mouse's classic look. Since the popularization of the pattern in the early twentieth century, the polka dot has gained symbolic significance. While stripes are masculine and stiff, the roundness of the polka dot captures the essence of femininity and softness. Very trendy in the 1950s, the polka dot print keeps on reinventing itself. Like Lula's dress in David Lynch's film, black and white remains the most popular and classic option. From Balenciaga to Giambattista Valli, the black and white polka dot was celebrated on the spring-summer 2021 catwalks.
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