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Five minutes ago, we had no idea who Big and Little Edie were or what the movie “Grey Gardens” was even about. But after extensive Googling, we’ve learned that the film is about has-been mother and daughter socialites who are related to Jackie O. and live reclusively in a rotting mansion. Why should you care? Despite their hermit lifestyles, the women were style mavens and influence many designers today. LA Times fashion critic Booth Moore put it best by saying that the film “gets at the very core of style, which is not about fitting in or following a trend, but making the most of what you’ve got. And in times like these, it’s nice to be reminded that style doesn’t cost a thing.”

Grey Gardens will premiere on HBO on Saturday April 18, 2009

Source: {LA Times Image} Photo courtesy of HBO