I'm not prone to gushing about love stories and romance - in fact romance often gives me the creeps - but even those with a heart of stone will melt when they watch the 1970 film Love Story. Starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, the film is full of romantic schmaltz: it was released on Valentine's Day in 1970, and it features one of the cheesiest lines ever uttered in film ("Love means never having to say you're sorry."). The film also comes in book form, released to help publicise the film before it was released; how great is the cover font?
The storyline is classic, simple and cheesy. Jennifer Cavelleri (MacGraw) is a poor, nerdy student with a penchant for Mozart and Bach, as well as a hilariously foul mouth. Oliver Barrett IV (O'Neal) is a poor little rich boy studying law at Havard, with plenty of Daddy issues. The pair fall in love, get disowned by his rich parents, get married, she gets sick, then dies. So sad.Cavelleri's collegiate wardrobe is, to put it eloquently, awesome. Think massive glasses, tartan skirts, matching scarves, knit hats, coats with massive upturned collars, skivvies tucked into high-waisted skirts, coloured tights. She also wears an incredible red dress that was clearly the inspiration for Karen Walker's famous skating dress. It's made me want to throw out everything I own, dress like a 1970s college student, and fall in love with a preppie.
