Picnic at Hanging Rock

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.

Mine was action-packed, filled with parties and Mother's Day activities.

On Saturday night, my friend Nadine and I had a girls night in and we saw a movie that kind of haunted us. It is called "Picnic at Hanging Rock." This 1975 Australian film focuses on a group of girls and a school teacher at a prestigious women's college in 1900 who disappear during a Valentine's Day picnic at Hanging Rock.



Honestly, the film is very mysterious and eerie. Everyone appears to be away in their own little dream-like world. Nobody really seems to be there, even though they are.



Even weirder is that everyone in the movie seems to be obsessed with Miranda, one of the girls who disappeared. Two characters (her creepy female roommate and a local boy) are madly in love with her and everyone (her schoolmates and the media) seems more concerned about her disappearance than the rest.



I found this odd because Miranda only has about 30 minutes of screen time (if that) in the film and a disturbing lack of personality. She must have been the hottest girl in town. I can't imagine any other reason for all that attention.



The best aspect of this film, however, is the beautiful costumes. The girls wear pretty white dresses, straw hats, fancy gloves, and glimmering Victorian jewelry.



This film makes me want to spend all summer in a long, flowing white sun dress at the park, with a romantic novel by my side. I want to have a luxurious and idle picnic at a faraway spot...

I made a Polyvore inspired by the film. Fortunately, the style is very simple to achieve.


Picnic at Hanging Rock by Jenniferb02 featuring Steve Madden shoes

Items in this set:
Linen and cotton maxi dress, $6,040
Steve Madden Bride Diamante T-Bar Strap Flat Sandal, $170
The Shared Heart® 1/4 CT. T.W. Diamond Dangle Earrings in Sterling..., $280
Glitter Butterfly Ring, 8 GBP
vintage watch

What do you think? :)