yesterday i left the house to do the only thing that would keep my face from literally melting off onto the floor- i went to see a move in a place that would surely be colder than the 2 feet directly in front of our air conditioner. batman was of course the main attraction so i thought, since ac was working at home, i would go see the one movie i knew i could never drag him to: mamma mia! i didn’t expect to enjoy the movie but thought it might be fun to sing along to abba songs in a chilly room for 2 hours. but man was i wrong! in addition to feeling so chilly i needed a scarf (hooray!) i loved the movie and found myself surrounded (visually) by screens full- chock-full- of colorful josef frank fabrics. as if the costumes and gorgeous greek island backdrops weren’t already a feast for the eyes- there are literally josepf frank fabrics in nearly every shot (as a nod to abba’s homeland perhaps?).
there’s a fantastic sequence in beginning with fabrics drying outside (which meryl streep runs throgh) and then there’s an entire fantasy boat sequence with josef frank fabric as the main backdrop- including those “shot from above” scenes where you just see meryl and the fabric. and as if that wasn’t enough- there’s even a series of lounge chairs upholstered in his fabric in the beach song scene (with christine baranski). if you’re looking for some summer fun and a little textile-porn i highly suggest finding an extra 2 hours to squeeze in this movie. i came in expecting to have a little sing-song fun but left with my head FULL of gorgeous fabrics and upholstery ideas (as well as a few choice abba songs that are on permanent repeat now).
