Oh yay! What a great choice for ‘Living In.’ Such a stylish movie.

“Then that minute passes and you remember that, ugh, he should know better, seeing that he is twice your age and you’re a smart girl who shouldn’t fall for tricks like that.”

LOL so true, so true. I felt the same way about the movie. I also thought both principal actors were fabulous!

Love the movie choice, love the item selections. :)

Another movie with a great wardrobe. I covet the dresses in this flick!!

i love peter sarsgaard!

i saw this with some friends and had never even heard of it til the day before we decided to go. LOVED it! She looks so amazing, even if she is just playing dress up in a way.

Love this movie and the soundtrack is great. I discovered Beth Rowley and Melody Gardot, two great jazz singers.

this was one of my favorites of last year. the 60s costumes were spot on and carey mulligan was adorable. I went on a wild search for a pair of dangling weiss rhinestone earrings as soon as I came home from the theater!

I just rewatched it last night. I loved it as much as I did the first time I watched it!

Love this movie! I was just listening to Juliette Greco’s song from this movie yesterday. Wonderful picks!

This movie was so good & heartbreaking – what a great living in! I would live with Peter anytime.

I just watched this last night, too! I loved the dresses, especially the ones Jenny wore to Paris. I also couldn’t take my eyes off the dangly rhinestone earrings. I wish I could find some of those…

I missed not having a “Living In” last week. DS is my hourly go to work distraction/inspiration. I have never heard of this movie but I love the style and I think I need that watch. Kudos once again for the lovely.

I just saw this movie for the first time last night, so perfect timing for me. I love the Dior sunglasses.

I also just watched this movie… last weekend. Was thinking how very stylish the ’60′s were, particularly in England ;)

Thanks for this!

lol must be something in the air – I watched this last night as well as about 1/3 of the people who commented before me.

Great flick & a great round-up to match it. Love that patent leather handbag!

Hi Amy! This really isn’t related to this post, but I didn’t know how else to contact you SO – I have a suggestion for a “living in.” Just watched the movie Bright Star this weekend, and immediately thought of this column. It’s pretty sumptuous. Would love to see your take on it. Thanks for the beautiful posts!

Loved that movie. Very well put together. Those glasses from Dior are perfection.

Hi Tamanna,

You’re in luck! I did Bright Star last spring :)

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/02/living-in-bright-star.html

-Amy

Oh, I really liked this movie! I’m so glad you made a post for it!

oooh, yay, saw that movie on netflix and skipped it. gonna watch it tonight!

You hit the nail right on the head, these sights are awesome! And thank you for showcasing affordable fashion, I love that I can actually get that cute grey skirt :)

I absolutely adored An Education. It is a def must see for
anyone. Made my desire to travel grow even more. Such a beautiful
post.

Hah! I love your capsule description.
And the collection, of course, is lust-worthy!

I was so smitten with ‘An Education’ and at the end I was literally heart broken. Perfect film. Bravo on translating the film to more items for me to covet!

Great film! Plus, I love that satchel! One of these
days…

Loved this film, love your selections!

Can I safely admit here that I am not familiar with it as
of yet? Now I’m intrigued, so I’ll see if I can view it
somehow.

Love these picks more than I liked the movie. The
visuals/costumes were so stunning, and you captured that all
here.

I’m loving everything!! What a great movie! -Chic Done
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It never fails that I always ALWAYS add any of your “living
in” posts to my favorites, and this is no exception! Such lovely
items, all of them, but that satchel is to DIE for!

Saw this movie last night for the second time. Loved everything about it, especially the clothes. Makes me think back to my time attending an all girls school in England. My head mistress looked just like Emma Thompson did.

Such a splendid movie! I love those adorable tea cups that you picked out.

I loved the costumes and settings in this movie, but it got so uncomfortable for me halfway through that I had to turn it off. I had an affair at that age, with a man that age, which had been pretty much forgotten until I saw the movie, and it brought it all back. I guess you could say it was such a well done movie that I couldn’t watch it.

I adore this movie. So obsessed with all the pretty dresses she wears in this film. I wish people still made the effort to get all dressed up like that everyday.

Watched the movie yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed living in it. And, of course, Carey Mulligan is SUBLIME.

Gosh, I love this movie so much. Such a gorgeous film aesthetically and because of the Nick Hornby script and all the amazing actors. Carey Mulligan deserved the Oscar! She’ll get one one day, I suppose.

An Education is one of my favs as well. Its true, you are totally drawn by this film, touched and moved and you easily forget everything else you know, jaja.
Love the selections on both styles!
great post

i loved the movie very much! so stilish! i love also your selection of related objects!! this wìvintage leather bag is just adorable!!

your accompanying words are just perfect. great picks (leica!) & pics, great acting and truly a fantastic film that really does make you feel tricked at some point (if you’re a girl). love this.

Fab movie, fab style.

I’m sorry that the wardrobe of Rosamund Pike’s character Helen wasn’t included. She was delicious!

The grey skirt is actually $65, only the black version is
$45.

I really love this column Amy, you do such an excellent job
of bringing movies to reality. I especially loved your ‘When Harry
Met Sally’ and ‘Love Story’ posts. I can’t remember if you have
ever done a post of ‘You’ve Got Mail’. It’s so shabby chic and
white and country cottage in the middle of NYC, I really love Meg
Ryan’s apartment in that film, so please think about it doing a
Living In on ‘You’ve Got Mail’!

I just saw this movie on Sunday – it was newly available on
Netflix On Demand. Loved it and loved seeing that world recreated
here!

i like the elements you pulled from this film. but am I the
only person who found this movie totally creepy and predictably
dull?

My sister clamed she didn’t like this film. Sometimes, I think my sister’s an idiot.

I love this movie! I am beyond excited to see this featured in “living in” today. Great movie, great costumes, great locations

Love it

Aaaahh-I just watched this for the first time last night! Loved it! Thank you for the great stills!

Loved this movie when I saw it in the theaters last year and now I can’t wait to see it again. Great selections!

Chanel No. 5 was the only perfume my Mom wore through the 60′s and beyond. Now I can dab a bit on the wrist and there she is, with all the bittersweet memories. Love it!

I just looked over all the past Living In articles – they are so fun! One movie I thought of that I have always loved the clean futuristic vintage look of is Gattaca. It wasnt that great of a movie, but very subtle cool style ahead or it’s time.

The set designer was Stephen Alesch, now of Roman & Williams (who designed the interiors of the Ace Hotel & the Standard among others), and the costume designer was Colleen Atwood, my all time fav.

Love this series so glad you picked An Education. The style was great.

I too was creeped out by this film – so was my husband! We watched it on a plane trip, maybe it would be better at home? No, I think not – but I did love the outfits & the style. Great ‘living in ‘ nonetheless.

Apart from the beauty of the film’s design aspects, to find the film creepy or dull is surprising. It’s what we have all done – leave home and our parents and make our own decisions. it can be like walking through fire. Bad things happen but they are the sometimes the good things too.

LOOOOOOVE THIS!

i loved this movie! you picked perfect things to capture the mood of the film! :)

I loved this film, too, and was so intrigued that it is for
the most part a true story.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jun/07/lynn-barber-virginity-relationships

Wow – I just watched this after Christmas with friends. I loved the style, and thought Carey Mulligan was gorgeously naive.

I just watched the movie, and loved it. Thanks for doing a
little piece about it!

Is there any way I can find out the name of the china pattern from the scene where Jenny’s father speaks to her through her bedroom door?

Such a stylish movie, but I agree with the previous commenters who said it was creepy.

“The genius of the movie is in the way it lulls you into thinking, hoping even, that this is how everything should be.”

Your observations are spot on! Again, it’s only towards the film’s conclusion that you take a step back and simply think, “Ehh…ew.”

this movie is ideal for ‘living in’ – i think because playing dress-up is what both characters are doing. their neighbourhood, their families don’t have all that glamour. fascinating. x