the fact that there is not a SINGLE fic (to my knowledge at least) on ao3 exploring the original “forty and out” concept they had for too much birthday
yeah there are fics that have similar themes but i’ve yet to see one fully going for it.
Draped in a blue silk dress, Michelle Pfeiffer reveals a slender figure underneath an outfit that leaves no one indifferent. Part of the reason the character stood out in Brian De Palma’s film was because of her Patricia Norris style. Rather than a garment with frills and colorful prints as was often done in the 1980s, she opted for an outfit inspired by the Hollywood glamor of the 1930s.
With a rhinestone-embroidered neckline, an open back, and a dizzying slit from the top of the thigh to the ankle, Elvira Hancock’s dress has become a movie icon on its own.
Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock Scarface (1983), dir. Brian De Palma costume design Patricia Norris
