Introduction

It’s finally fall everyone! You know what that means – time to talk about the best feel-good-fall movie to ever exist: Twilight! Now, if you’ve been living under a rock for the past 15 years, Twilight has become one of the most popular movie franchises. This five part saga was
inspired by the Twilight book series written by Stephanie Meyers. The story follows the life of high-schooler Bella Swan, who just moved to the sleepy and rainy town of Forks, Washington. Soon, she meets the mysteriously handsome Edward Cullen and sparks fly immediately. After more and more strange occurrences, Bella discovers that Edward is in fact a vampire (cue Bella’s Lullaby). Not only is Bella now dealing with her crush being immortal, she is also caught up in a love triangle between Edward and her old best friend Jacob. This 2008 released movie was exceptional when it came out and even to this day it is a defining feature of the 2000s.

Twilight Fashion

 Twilight, in all of it’s blue-tinted haze beauty, has some relatively great costume choices. These relatively great costume choices represent the fashion of the time and you can only look back on these outfits questionably, but also with slight admiration. The film is full of henley t-shirts and low rise jeans, along with some ambiguous layering. Nylon describes Twilight’s fashion, especially Bella’s fashion, representing “the atmospheric dreariness of the Pacific Northwest surroundings.” Layering in this movie is a practical choice due to the cold weather but also adds another piece to the characters themselves.

Each character has a distinct style that draws a clear line between vampires, werwolves, and ordinary people. You can find the Cullen family wearing more timeless pieces along with frills and tunics as a little throw back to the years they were still mortal.

One of the most well-known outfits from the first film is Bella’s prom dress. I’m not sure if dress
is the best word for this outfit, but it includes a dress… along with carpi leggings, a flowery white cardigan, and a walking boot – sustained through a vampire dual. It’s clear she was dressed to the nines.

Music

I believe that Twilight has one of the most underrated soundtracks of all time. The first movie has some of the most iconic scenes, paired with the most iconic song choices. Of course we must address the famous baseball scene. This dramatic, intense, baseball game is accompanied with the equally cool “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse.

One of the final scenes in the film is Edward and Bella at prom. They dance together while talking about their future (a very important topic since Bella wants Edward to turn into an immortal vampire). Iron & Wine’s “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” plays as a sweet sentiment to the conclusion of this movie. It’s definitely a tear-jerker and I may or may not curl into a ball every time I hear it.

Conclusion

Twilight holds such a special place in my heart. I always am up for watching it, but especially during fall. Recently, the Twilight fandom has been rekindled through Tik Tok as fans are recounting the many strangely comical scenes. Even now, it’s a movie so bad that it’s good! The recent popularity in the movie has also lead to a repeat in the fashion choices, so be ready to see lots of layers this winter. Overall, the four other movies within this franchise (New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, and Breaking Dawn: Part 2) are phenomenal, but the first will always be my favorite. The cast is hilariously bad, and I will always be apart of the Edward Cullen fang club. I highly suggest the movie for a fantastic start to fall. Be on the lookout for any handsome-yet-pale cuties on campus.