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I bet most of you have seen the film and love it (except one friend of mine! Jan, what were you thinking?). I love it – it was fresh, fun and … it makes me wanna dance to Hall & Oates‘ “You Make My Dreams” in the middle of Bugis market. OK, back to fashion. For the longest time, I’ve been buying vintage off eBay but never wore them enough. I don’t know why – maybe I’m shy? I learnt to appreciate vintage after watching The Rachel Zoe Project and reading streetstyle blogs featuring vintage ensembles with modern acccessories. Zooey Deschanel’s character, Summer wore mostly vintage in the film, 500 Days of Summer. If you notice, her character sparkles in the shade of blue most of the time.

An interview with MTV.com, costume designer, Hope Hanafin said, “It was for her [blue] eyes, but it was also the romance from a male point of view. Even when you first see her, she has on a white shirt, but still has a blue butterfly. So it tracks all the way through. I just wanted there to be a way to make her stand out. Because she is such the object of desire that in a crowded room the audience and Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) would immediately be drawn to her. She becomes a magnet. The only other place blue is used is the dance sequence, after Tom’s first night with Summer. The whole world would turn into her, so that’s what everyone is in blue in that scene — the construction workers, the mailmen, the office workers. Everything becomes kind of a reflection of his love for her.”

Denim Skirt from Built By Wendy

“A lot of it is vintage, but there’s still plenty that’s not. Though I have great respect for these romantic comedies where secretaries are wearing Prada, I wanted [“500 Days”] to be kind of the anti-“Sex and the City.” So, Zooey’s wearing clothes that her character really could afford, things are also repeated. Her clothes are a mix of things from [places like] Old Navy, GAP, BCBG and then there’s a lot of vintage. But not all of it was glamorous vintage. She has a Built By Wendy denim skirt (pictured above) and a couple other great things.”

Dress from Western Costume

This dress in the wedding scene was picked due to its architectural lines since Tom’s an architect. The dress may be made of straight lines but it is still romantic and soft.

Vintage Dress from Palace Costume

I absolutely heart this floral vintage dress from Palace Costume. It’s very flirty and charming at the same time. Unfortunately, this is the very scene that broke Tom’s heart. Oh well, at least it was an awesome dress. Look on the bright side, right?

On a completely separate note, here’s Zooey Deschanel and Joesph Gordon-Levitt retrace a scene from their film (500) Days of Summer by paying homage to punk rock icons, Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen in “Sid and Nancy”. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll get the drift. Excellent stuff.

More yummy promo stuff from the film? Here’s a bank heist video feat. She & Him’s “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”. Fun stuff. According to USAToday, “Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt say they hope to team up repeatedly and have aspirations of being a regular screen couple, like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. They’re not a real couple, but they’re good at faking it.”

“… Gordon-Levitt plays a stoic man in a neat blue suit, turning to crime in a moment of absolute desperation. Deschanel is the gorgeous, wide-eyed teller, disarming the dangerous man (metaphorically speaking) in a playful, twirling, fox-trotting dance through the stuffy, starkly lit marble lobby. The other dour denizens go about their business unaware.”