Dressed for the revolution

One of my favorite films is the Maysles’ documentary, Grey Gardens, which allows us a glimpse into the lives of eccentric mother and daughter “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” Beale, aunt and cousin of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Now their story has been made into a movie and here is the first trailer!

In case you haven’t seen the original documentary, here is a clip of Little Edie discussing one of her famous costumes. In another part of the film, Little Edie refers to her style of dress as revolutionary, I think in specific reference to wearing a sweater on her head with a big brooch on it. For the first few months of Ben’s life, we were always joking about trying to come up with revolutionary outfits for him.