Bonnie and Clyde: The Fashion Story
The Birth Of Power Suits It's 1967, and Hollywood rouges, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow have just broken the mould as two glamourous, tough, desperados trying to make a living for themselves from hit and run crime, in the melancholy years of the American Great Desperation. With the stunning yet rough and ready, powerful clothing designed by costume designer Theodora Van Runkle, she successfully created visual masterpiece on the screen, that acted as a rich juxtaposition to the dusty backdrop of 1930's America, and one that made it's mark on the fashion industry in the 1960's. Throughout Arthur Penn's iconic film, Runkle created a very powerful, yet soft and feminine aesthetic through her use of costumes that all took inspiration from 1960's fashion, however with a grittier edge to fit the time period of the film. During her criminal runs with Clyde, Bonnie wears an array of power suits, patterned neck scarves, crooked berets
