why everyone is talking about these nostalgic movie sets
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Ready for a trip down memory lane? This week, we're diving into the nostalgic Nancy Meyers aesthetic! Even if you don't recognize the name, you'll definitely know her work-she's the genius behind the iconic sets of your favorite '90s and early 2000s movies. Come along as we revisit and review these unforgettable movie sets.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - intro
00:40 - Nancy Meyers Aesthetic
3:16 - The Parent Trap
5:31 - Something’s Gotta Give
10:05 - The Holiday
18:20 - wildcard
21:10 - It’s Complicated
24:49 - The Intern
28:23 - final thoughts
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The dad's house in the original Parent Trap 1961 is THE aesthetic. Patios, sunken rooms, built-ins for and tons of plants for hiding behind to eavesdrop. All that vintage ranchy Santa Fe but also MCM furniture and brand new.
it really is gorgeous fr fr😍
My aunt got married in a house that had that aesthetic. The sunken living room had fur carpet. The entire house, which belonged to her sister in law, was classic amazing.
So typical mid-century modern I guess.
Loved that
As a person born in 1961, I was hoping someone would make reference to the original Parent Trap movie! No offense to Lyndsay Lohan but Haley Mills was my fave young actress of that era! ❤
I think the Nancy Myers aesthetic is old money, in England old money is houses full of stuff that's been handed down through generations and are timeless and quality.
i think that could definitely be an aspect!
Agreed. This is 90s New England. My mum still designs like this.
Have you all seen Practical Magic? That house in the movie is my home decor DREAM
Nooo but looking it up RIGHT NOW🤭
OMG YESSSS PLEASE
I agree! Absolutely love the house from Practicl Magic and would love to have the kitchen + greenhouse combo one day!
Yesss same!!!!
Was just about to comment, my fav movie house
Ooof 😅 I really wish they had given credit to the person responsible for the look of those rom-com homes: Jon Hutman. He is the Production Designer for Something’s Got to Give, It’s Complicated, The Holiday, and Father of the Bride 3 ish. This might explain why Ms. Meyers’ home doesn’t quite align with the aesthetic of the featured movies.
Kristi Zea is the Production Designer for The Intern. Dean Tavoularis is the Production Designer on The Parent Trap. Other Nancy Meyers films don’t necessarily have the same look. Of the eight films Meyers directed Hutman was the Production Designer for five of them; he also did What Women Want that came out in 2000.
You picked every single one of the movies that contain the rooms I live for! So beautiful…also, the Grace and Frankie beach house…yes, please! Love from Waterloo!
Thank you for your comment. That info is good to know.
her house doesn’t align with them because her job is not to put on the screen what she likes….
houses and apartments are vital in character building, you have to put in things that communicate to the audience, not just things you find pretty
From the beginning of this video I was like “there’s a separate professional for the set, it’s not the director/writer who decides the details of decor”!! Thank you for actually finding out the name 😂
Nancy Myers aesthetic is expensive but real. Happy clutter, evidence of hobbies, books, knickknacks, useful additions. Yes good lighting, yes spaces to entertain and cozily hang out with others- for girl’s nights and buffet style potluck dinners. The rooms are mainly neutral with pops of colour like beautiful artwork or purple flowers, BUT the people in these rooms are the biggest pop of colour. The expensive part is floor space. In most of her movies the floor space is surreal. I would love to have a lush sofa and 4 comfy chairs around a nice coffee table as well as side tables - cuddled up around a fireplace. But if I tried that in any room of my house I’d be considered a hoarder; there would be zero path, movement, flow. Very few of us actually have that luxury of floor space . Or views from the window. is it nostalgia or is it good design? I think it is good design. I don’t crave a beautiful Victorian parlour the way I crave a Nancy Myers set. The basic bits - comfy linen sofas, good lighting, places to showcase personality AND the flow of the floor plan - good placement of furniture with lovely sight lines, all are hallmarks of good design imho.
I thought the exact same thing. The happy clutter works in those homes but in my little bungalow, that would drive me crazy!
Loved this! I'd love an episode where you each showed your favourite movie interiors and maybe tv show interiors too. They feel more personal than some celeb homes because they're meant to reveal more about the character and not just look nice.
yessss definitely get what you’re saying 😊
It would be so interesting to have you make up some living room inspo boards from each of your favorite movies.
ooooo that would be so cute☺️
Ooo I love that idea
Yes home swaps are a real thing (not air-b&bs) - my in-laws do it a lot. We're in the UK and they've swapped with houses in Turkey, the US, France, and various places in the UK.
The cottage in The Holiday, whether real or not, is SO typically English and gorgeous... and yes we've been painting floorboards for decades!
that’s actually incredible wow🤩
You all missed Father of the Bride and Baby Boom. The Nancy Myers aesthetic is money, is aspirational but also lived in and collected. It is not rich/annoying because the collected vibes give the home personality vs paying a designer. Also her films (she is the writer) feature the main characters homes as the main setting, it is not a backdrop but part of the story.
That is not a London flat/apartment, that is an enormous multi-million pound house, only the wealthy live like that, especially in London :D
it’s givingggg moneyyyy🤭😅
I came to say this. It's insane to call it an apartment. That's a very expensive London house.
"it's money but it's not like i would hate this person." rochelle is so real for that. 😅🧡
hahahahah I know right😅
About the London appartement in "The Parent Trap", my paternal family is from Scotland and almost every single home I remember seeing during the 90's and at least the first half of the 00's had VERY colourful walls, so that is very true to the time and place.
Nancy Meyers' characters in movies seem like real, actualized human beings and their homes reflect that. They don't look like a set that props department dressed. It looks lived in and is giving you some hints of the characters themselves. Writer/works in publishing = tons of books (especially in The Holiday). Practical, too (like the electronic window shades that Cameron Diaz's home has... because her character is used to doing late nights... she probably had those installed because she ended up going to be at 7am after some late night edits on movie trailers.
The Nancy Meyer's esthetic is, she known for her kitchens in films,during the 90s, it's been described as homey.a client on the HGTV show Fixer to Fabulous asked the hosts to give her a Nancy Meyer's kitchen.
It reminds me of The PotteryBarn aesthetic….warm family oriented but always modernizing itself. I love it ! Great video girls 💕
If you’re Vanderpump Rules Fans, the restaurant Something About Her is inspired by Nancy Meyers movies. They even got Nancy’s set designer, Jon Hutman, to design their restaurant!
ommyygoossssshhh🤯 we def have some Vanderpump Rules fans on the team😂
My best friend lives in a The Holiday type English cottage and it is way too small to fit a film crew and cameras and lights in, the ceilings are low and the rooms poky, which is why they needed to build it as a set
This is a departure from the typical Sorry girls content and I like it. I feel like this could have been a college course lecture/ project that makes you watch movies differently. I might need to find a writer/ director and spot the similarities of their films. This would be a great trivia idea.
happy you’re enjoying it😁
My art teacher did a full exchange with an art teacher in the UK like the Holiday, Swapped jobs and houses for the year.
I can really recommend Alexandra Gaylord's videos if you are interested in interior design history, she even has a video on Nancy Meyers, one on Gilmore Girls and one on why kitchen lighting has switched from warm to cold lighting!
I really enjoyed this! Like you were saying, theres a clear interior difference between Nancy Meyers the visual language, and Nancy Meyers as a person. Which in large part, i think, has to do with the fact that her own home is not there to tell a narrative or give information on a character. She just has to live in it haha. Its not a story supporting tool, so it doesnt need cold sleek furnishing to emphasize how emotionally closed off the character is. etc. I wonder what my home would say about me and my "character journey" if it was a movie interior lol.
you are so right😁 and oooo definitely food for thought 🤔
So, in theory, you could do an On The Floor 'reading' people's spaces - kinda like palm readings? We all send in a 360 panorama of our 'main room'. :)
@@roxiepoe9586Great idea!
This series is my favorite!! Look forward to it every Saturday morning🫶🏻
LOVE to hear it🫶
My heart is broken to realize the Cotswold cottage in The Holiday is a fake!!
so was ours!😭
"Just because it didn't happen, doesn't mean that it isn't true." -Tim O'Brien. (Author of The Things They Carried)
Not a Nancy Meyers film but The Family Stone home is EVERYTHING to me. The clutter, the old/vintage, worn in, comfy aesthetic 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
The Parent Trap homes are also epic.
you right, that might be one of the coziest homes☺️
Aaaand the fact that it's a beautiful colonial home?! 😩
That painted in diamonds song!!! Here for it 😂🎉🎉
That apricot colour wad popular in that time frame. 2008 I bought my daughter a Fisher Price DVD player. She watched The Parent Trap and Flash Gordon so much I can till this day repeat every line from those movies 😁
Been loving this series! Feels like sitting down for a chat with some friends :)
love that you love!❤
I would LOVE to see you to review the styles of old Tv Series like Charmed! Their Manson is soooo stunning
I used to work as a set designer for live action movies (now I work with animation) and one big rule we have about the filling of the room is to clutter it up and then take out (obviously not with actual itens, we would do a mock up and then settle on the right amount of clutter, and of course if shooting on location we would always try to incorporate what was already there)
oh that’s so interesting😯
This was a great topic! I too love these sets/houses, they remind me of my aunt’s house and her style. I’d add to the description of the overall esthetic that these are purposefully designed rooms, like a decorator was involved. Put together is another way to describe it.
I love the buildings in the Mama Mia set, especially the daughter's room, such a beautiful light room.
those sets were absolutely stunning 😍
I love Nancy Meyers' movies and the sets are usually cozy, even in the bigger, obviously expensive houses. I wondered why you didn't include "You've Got Mail", but I looked it up and it wasn't Nancy Meyers, but Nora Ephron. lol Meg Ryan's apartment in NY was so cozy and homey in that movie and I think it had a definite Nancy Meyers' aesthetic. ♥♥♥
cozy is definitely the vibe☺️✨
I saw the ORIGINAL 1961 The Parent Trap with Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara, and Brian Keith, on TV in black and white. My family did not get a color TV until 1974. Also, I was surprised to find out that The Wizard of Oz switched to color when Dorothy landed in Oz.
This was my favorite episode yet. Please do another round with a different movie aesthetic!
so happy you liked it!😁
Future FTWF idea…going into the ikea catalogue archives and looking at the “staging” designs using similar scorings from the AD your videos such as design, function etc. 👀
"So whatever you do in life, whatever your thing is, get an entire wall with white creamy bookshelves and fill it with matching accessories. Sorted"
Me, looking at my white creamy bookshelves filled with matching accessories: "Check!"
Thank you Thank you Thank you this fun video!!! Some of my all time favorite movies…just love the feel of these rooms. Now get the popcorn and binge watch these movies….happy Saturday 🥰
glad your enjoyed! Sounds like an amazing Saturday honestly❤
That table y’all are sitting around is lovely ❣️
Good morning sorry girls this is awesome I will rewatch the movies and check out the scenes specifically for set decorations
I love “The Intern” movie and Becky’s description is an injustice to the movie.😂😂😂😂
Can’t believe this is my first comment.
Enjoying your videos from 5 plus years ❤
I also love The Intern and I was like “no no no!” when she was describing it 😂😂
I love this series so much!!!! ❤ The mix between feeling like having a chat with my girl friends plus all of your insights on this, I feel like I actually learned something. The perfect Sunday morning video 😊
Nancy Meyers is really well known for her kitchens.
Uppers and lowers variety of tile and counter tops, a lamp on the counter...
A bowl of fruit and an open shelf of dishes the character would have.
Her designs have probably influenced more homes than anything in AD. And I mean that with no shade. Her homes in most movies are not a typical home scale but the palette or the individual items are recognizable.
The homes feature pieces that people could have found over time. Things from their imagined past or relatives. Effortlessly blended with modern items, or items of their spouse or of their child's. - It's Complicated Meryl has an antique armoire painted shabby chic white as if she's lived in that house since the 90s and just not parted with it. But maybe when her husband moved out he took the side table ao she bought the wavy one and slip covered the sofa.
Because AD is a designer showcase. These homes are empty of people's actual stuff. Celebrities put everything in storage - to generalize AD or not theyre kind of known for this. (Streisand and Stewart have or had garages and basements of rotatable collections; generally celebs have storage units and designers do their house ((Think liv tyler, custom designed home and all of her work memorabilia was just in an crawlspace attic)).)
There's a stat out there about how often people sell their home after an AD tour publish, and how the photos are used. Not every one of course but enough. And so many of them mention the designer they had come in and how they hadn't even used this item yet etc.
Nancy Meyers had she started in 2008 would have a line at Saks and a popular youtube.
The thing is her classic sense is rooted in polished dreamy homes of old movies, homes grace kelly characters lived in which is also what people are looking for from Coastal Grandma/ Millenial Grandma.
These homes are as monied/ wealthy/ extravagant as many AD homes, but I feel like someone has invited me over and their too many shoes are possibly piled at the door (& the maid will come on Wednesday and change that so dont worry) just choose some music and have a drink and stay awhile.
Baha millennial grandma I meant grand millennial.
Working with people designing I tend to meet a LOT of people that think the "natural" or obvious choice is something they grew up with. Big brown couch, "not pink", furniture on the wall, coffee table so close to the sofa, white ceiling, etc.
Nancy Meyers doesn't do that to make it real, people have that, and she knows her sets are extra fabulous fantasy homes, but they don't feel like a set or a prop they feel almost real.
If I could have a home from a movie, I would have the home from Under The Tuscan Sun. (Which also features kitchens.)
Also not mentioned is I think Nancy doesn't want to talk on her set design styling. She wants to make great movies and how much y'all adore these movies really shows.
She's happy to be a writer director and not interested in having a line at Saks, I think that's fascinating when so many celebs seem to need that kind of multiple lanes to be successful and maintain the lifestyle.
I love this episode! One I didn't know I needed❤ just like the Nancy Meyers kitchen, just cozy vibes ❤
Glad you liked it!!❤️
Suddenly I’ve realised I’ve been trying to achieve the Nancy Myers aesthetic for years without having a name for it! 😂
I have loved all of these workshop floor episodes, but i really enjoyed this one!
happy to hear!😁
This was so much fun. I can’t remember ever thinking about the spaces in my favorite movies and I’m looking forward to digging into that and finding similarities that I might love, too.
yessss it’s honestly so fun😁
@@TheSorryGirls I have always been inspired by the Robert Redford version of The Great Gatsby.
I see your Nancy Meyer’s aesthetic and I raise you Norah Ephron Core!!! You should do that next 😊
Loved this post. I like a more traditional design so I'm on team Nancy. I'm obsessed with the silver shade lamp (smallish, with a candle look) in Something's Gotta Give.
Nancy Myers aesthetic is a blanket term for things like timeless, authentic, well made, lived in, comfy, curated over time, and can't be neatly slotted into one niche aesthetic. I've been calling my own aesthetic the Paige Wassel aesthetic for lack of a better term. At it's core the Nancy Myers and Paige Wassel aesthetics (in my book) are the same thing but in different fonts. It's about having a cozy home with beautiful and meaningful objects that you love. Trendy and fast furniture and decor are not allowed.
OH! The intern is one of my favourite comfort movies! Any time it’s on TV and I don’t know what to watch, I’ll just watch that. I loved this video and would love to see more! With sets from each Sorry Girl’s favourite writer-director? Yes please! Sign me up! ❤
The Holiday is definitely how I start my Christmas season. It's not Christmas until I have watched the Holiday.
Don’t think I’ve ever been this early before! It’s 1am here in New Zealand lol.
2pm in UK, nearly opposite haha
11pm in Australia
Oooo why you up so late?😂 we appreciate❤
Popped down here to say that Santa Clause 2 *is* my preferred Santa Clause movie. 😂 I also wanted to say that I adore the Nancy Meyers look but my husband leans too far into the "Grandad's basement" aesthetic for me to compete. Leather furniture, old tools and statues of wildlife surround me. 😅
Great video topic. Really enjoying the video so far
The lamp that you said was modern in the holiday is actually classic ‘90’s early 2000’s here in the UK, which hurts my brain when I see people putting them in designs now because that what my mum had when I was a kid & it feels old fashioned to me.
The house and specifically the kitchen from It’s complicated is my dreeeeaaam house 😍 I can picture myself making pancakes in the morning and prepping dinner with a cocktail in hand there 🤩 It’s just perfection, I think it is the mix between classic elements, Mediterranean style, cosyness…👌🏻
love this episode!! love to see your view on fictional houses/flats or how you would re do it!
thanks so much😊
“From the workshop floor” is such a great series! Love this channel. 🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
yaaayyy we love you too❤
I actually really love the feeling of Nancy Meyers designed spaces. Very comfy and cozy while also being stylish. ❤
I really enjoyed this one… is nice to analyze and learn from a different perspective and using different resources as movies, like you guys did in this episode. Really good one 😊 Sorry Girls. Thanks.
I absolutely love these videos ❤
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Houses in movies are literally one of my favorite things❣️ Something’s Gotta Give house has always been a favorite but also Meryl Streep’s house and It’s Complicated is in my top five❣️❣️❣️
Love that Nance is posing with a chunky 90s/early 2000s corded phone. I'd expect nothing less!!
A team of women made from my own heart ❤ I am a HUGE Nancy Meyers fan. Her films radiate nostalgia and warmth for me. Great video guys!
Learned this in school🤩: The rule you’re referring to is likely the “rule of imperfection” or “imperfection principle.” This concept suggests that in filmmaking and other creative arts, deliberately avoiding perfection can make the work more relatable, authentic, and engaging to the audience. It allows for a more natural feel, capturing the essence of real-life imperfections and quirks. This principle is often used to add depth and realism to characters, scenes, and overall storytelling.
The house in the Paddington movies goes hard
You were wondering how plates stand on dressers....they usually sit in a groove along the shelf.
I am SOOO loving this episode❣️❣️❣️
13:49 I LOVED the editing here 😂
Love this episode of the workshop floor, I really like this type of lived-in style also I would love to see your thoughts about the apartments of the only murders in the building’s characters. 💕
thanks so muuchhhh❤️ and ooo noted👀
@@TheSorryGirls Love you girls!!💕 Greetings from Italy 🫶🏻
i really enjoy this episode, thanks guys :D
Who is the set designer for Nancy Meyers? They should get credit.
John Hutman
Check out Baby Boom… a much older Nancy Myer movie, but her country home totally has this aesthetic.
What a coincidence! I just rewatched both Father of the Bride I and II last week. Father of the Bride is definitely my favorite Nancy Meyers movie.
It's not my style per say, but I would move into all of them. She is a genius!
The holiday is my favorite and that cottage made me want one when I was young this one and mrs honeys from Matilda 🥰
My loves were Meg Ryan movie sets!
I do agree with you guys. It has the timeless, homey, collected vibe that is comforting.
My friend used to work for a company called Trusted House Sitters, it's the air bnb thing but you take care of the person's pet too - so Danny would stay!
As someone who lives in Shropshire UK in a steel workers cottage built in 1744, i can confirm it would be too small to film in. (My bathroom and kitchen used to be in out buildings). Lots of film companies use Engsh Herritage properties, but they tend to be stately homes. For example, the exterior of house that Elona Holmes grew up in, in the first film is local to where I live. I love living in a heritage property despite it being small and the rules and regulations that relate to fixing things that go wrong (my house is grade II listed). I love this series and get lots of ideas from the Sorry Girls videos
Loved this deep dive into set design for movies! Perhaps the Sorry Girls could combine this idea with the tier ranking episode focusing on AD celebrity bedroom tours from a while back and tier rank your favorite movie sets or perhaps sitcom living rooms?
ooooo I like that idea👀🤭
@@TheSorryGirls Cool, I'm glad that you liked my suggestion! Pop culture and design are both big areas of interest for me, so this video was right up my alley.
These all sort of made me think of Frontgate and William Sonoma catalogs. Like, Coastal Upper Middle Class aesthetic.
my family used to do home exchanges back in the day! the last one we did was in 2012. they were so great, stayed in wonderful homes for our family of 5. i get people being more cautious in this age of suspicion, but i think these were a nice way to feel at home in a different country and trust your fellow humans to take care of your home as you would theirs--and i think people should take a chance more on opportunities like this
Nice - that kitchen in 'It's Comlicated' is up there with my top 10 favs. I think if you wind it back a little further to early 90s...Nora Ephron's aesthetic is on a similar path. I would love to see your take on these styles.
The house of Dennis's parents and Mr. Wilson in the movie Dennis the menace is so beautiful.
I watch The Holiday every year at Christmas and also Love Actually, oh and Elf too! ❤
Ok. i gotta go watch a few of these movies that i have no memory of... the intern is good. It was a good surprise watching it when it came out.
My dream home was the house in Home Alone. I drooled over that house when that movie came out.
becky went OFF with this ppt👏
she really did👏
Y’all should watch The Intern all the way through!! It’s very cute & sweet
I agree, romanticised is the ticket. I love all these movies because they give me happy/homey vibes: Neutral tones, natural materials, flowers, lamps, lamps, lamps (side lighting). P.S. there's love in The Intern - it's about friendship and working through marriage issues. Would recommend ❤
I love this thing you do on Saturdays love it love it hey it has nothing to do with your age I'm in my 70s and I love all of these!!
Meyer esthetic to me= CCC=cozy classic coastal. Books, flowers, molding, casual rugs, beautifully arranged book cases, colorful pillows on creamy linen furniture, wicker, collected ( looks like it developed over time from estate sales)
Loved this format and deep dive. Very cool to see everyone learning from each other. The Nancy Myers style isn't for me. It didn’t read as comfy or homey but that could be because I grew up in a home that was going for this look down to the flowers and lamps. 😂
The Intern is my favourite - it’s so feel good and I love Anne Hathaway! You all should watch it :) Home Again is also a great Nancy Meyers movie and the house is very much the same.
I love Nancy Myers. Her sets have a cosy warm lived in vibe, has an eccentric aesthetic that suits the characters. I also love Nora Ephron for the exact same reason.
I wish you had added Father of the Bride, What Women Want and Baby Boom
The English cottage in The Holiday is in Surrey, which is only a few miles outside of London.
@TheSorryGirls another AMAZING classic “movie home” is from On Golden Pond❣️ It is very much a real house and I got to go there. My husband is from New Hampshire and one summer when we were there on vacation we went hiking around Lake Winnisquam, which is where thehouse is. Of course, because it’s such a famous location they have signs everywhere asking to respect their privacy, which of course we did. It was just so cool to see it since it was one of my favorite movies when I was young🥰
I loved this one so much! Yes, nostalgia, good old movies, perfect for Sundays. I really hope that you will give it a go with what so many others said - Practical Magic (next year we will have Practical Magic 2), Charmed. Not old money for sure, but the same level of cosy. And in a newer series, Good Witch.
I stinkin love "The Intern" good watch 😊
Noted!
I just saw The Intern for the first time about a month ago. It's great! I really enjoy mentorship stories. :) You should totally give it a watch.
I love Diane Keaton’s home! Especially the Kitchen.