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    hollygirl: On another ntoe- is anyone else praying that the movie just goes away? I love Drew, but I don't see her pulling this off. " The marble faun is here. H... more »
    Topsyjane: I couldn't make it through GARDENS either. Between my own ongoing mental health problems and my close relationship with my mom, I can all too easily s... more »
    CrankyOldBroad: I still love to watch Christine Ebersole sing "> The Revolutionary Costume For Today. I can only watch the Grey Gardens documentary in small small ... more »
    raymi: people who constantly change outfits throughout the day, mixing and matching prints that somehow turn out fabulous, are bipolar, and it stems from an ... more »
    citrus buddha: But...she wasn't poor. She and her mother may have been mentally ill and eccentric, and lost what money they had, but...they lived in an enormous mans... more »
    andBegorrah: I got my mom this movie for Mother's Day. She didn't appreciate the gesture. more »
    freewrite: Did you see this? [thebrow.tumblr.com] someone's deconstructing GOOP for a recession-style budget. more »
    southernbitch: i am not going to lie. i could not finish the documentary. i found it painful to watch. and normally i love shit like that. it was just a really u... more »
    Penny: I think it's also important to note that LE was not using clothing as a means of transgressing, whereby I feel those appropriating her style would be.... more »
    peperony and chease: This is quite possibly the best piece you've ever written, Sadie. And the "unwitting fashion show that is mental illness" is not only a spot-on analys... more »
    westvillagegirl (exiled in chicago): Wait, so now we're calling "cow-suit crazy" "a boon for our times." Little Edie is the not the first person in the world that dictated form should fol... more »
    Sukie in the Graveyard: When watching her discussion on the garment she was wearing at the moment (in Grey Gardens) I was mesmerized by her absolute ingenuity and purpose. Sh... more »
    Penny: I love fashion, but when I watched this movie I didn't feel LE exuded a style, as much as she was just sick and it was a symptom. It's an interesting... more »
    BeckySharper: I cringe whenever people mention Little Edie Beale as a "fashion icon." Because if you watch "Grey Gardens" and think "oh, that sweater around her hea... more »
    DoNotStalk loves Jason Bateman: *like they did. more »
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