Queen Bees: Shannen Doherty in Heathers

Mean Girls are so much more intimidating in mega shoulder-pads.

It has officially happened: I am no longer a student.

Well, I am technically, until graduation, but this hardly counts anymore. I have no more classes, lectures, essays or exams, EVER again. How depressing.

I'll look back at my years at university with fond memories, but all this reminiscing about student-life which is barely even over has me thinking about the earlier student years: high school. 

High school was brilliant. I loved all of it except the fact that we didn't really have a popular clique because there were so few of us. I kind of wish my high school (style) experience had been like Heathers (1988). If I had been part of a group like The Heathers, I would have definitely dressed the part: structured blazers, massive shoulder-pads, plaid skirts with black tights, and cute flats with white socks. Pure genius.

Unfortunately, I was in high school in the early-noughties, so my early student-style was limited to tiny denim skirts, super low-rise jeans and t-shirts. Yawn.

Oh well, at least my uni-style kept changing every now and then.

If I had to pick a favourite Heather, it would definitely be Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty). She's a bit of a bulimic pushover in the beginning, but once the lead-Heather dies, she rises to take her thrown. Respect.

Also, this film has some of the best one-liners ever: "Diet Coke-heads", "What is your damage?", "fuck me gently with a chainsaw" and "Dear Diary, my teen-angst bullshit now has a body count."

Fashion Fail: Olivia Newton-John in Grease

This is the only situation in which this look doesn't work.

Let me just say one thing first: I love Grease (1978). Always have, always will. 

The style in in this film is actually quite amazing. Everybody looks fantastic, especially Sandy.

Sandy's style change from good-girl to bad-girl is awesome, but I have one major problem with it: she changed her style for the entirely wrong reason. She dropped her look because she wanted to impress a guy. 

The fact that the look that she went for was better than her original look, is entirely beside the point. Never change your look or style for anyone, especially an idiot.

Amen.

The Icon: Goldie Hawn in The First Wives Club

There should definitely be a group called "The First Girlfriends Club".

The First Wives Club (1996) is one of the those amazing 90's chick flicks that you can watch over and over again and never get tired of. It's a genius film not only because it's funny and empowering, but also because it has Goldie Hawn in it. And Goldie Hawn is fabulous.

I kind of wish I could become an ageing alcoholic actress, who smokes constantly and wears lots of leather and faux-fur (and obviously destroys her ex-husband for dumping her for a younger woman). 

Getting revenge (or more like justice) on your ex and looking fantastic whilst doing it is definitely in the Top Five Best Feelings in Life. 

P.S. I love the song they sing at the end. "You don't own me! Pa-pa-pa-paam! You don't own meeeee..."

Hot Mess: Sienna Miller in Alfie

There's something to be said about women who can't keep their shit together,
but manage to look flawlessly stylish whilst losing it.

I can't think of a single film that I've seen Sienna Miller in that isn't excessively fashionable (except Stardust, but that hardly counts). Factory Girl and Interview are some of my favourite films not only because they're genius, but because Sienna looks brilliant in them. 

Though Alfie (2004) is not that genius, Sienna is still brilliant.

I remember seeing this for the first time and thinking: "That is what I'm going to dress like when I'm in my 20s. A little bit of rock n' roll, a little bit hippie." 

Perfect combination. 

Though the early noughties was really not a very good time for fashion (um, mega low-rise jeans, skinny scarves and caps? No), somehow this gem managed to distance itself from all the silliness that people were wearing. After almost a decade later, it's still stylish.

I think that may have more to do with the character though. As with psycho chicks, hot messes are always incredibly dressed, especially when they're having a mental breakdown in a very public place. 

From now on, if I feel a breakdown coming on, I'll make sure to channel Sienna.

The Inspiration: Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

If I'm likely to become anyone this summer, it'll be Maria Elena.

I saw sunlight today. I wore sunglasses. I sat outside. 

It's official: summer is around the corner.

I always say that I prefer Autumn/Winter fashion to Spring/Summer, but now I realise you can't really compare the two. The colder seasons are more of a challenge in terms of trying to find new ways of remaining stylish, whilst also trying not to freeze your toosh off. 

But summer is different. You're pretty much free to wear whatever you like, which means that it is the ideal time to discover your style identity. Whereas New Year's resolutions begin in January, style resolutions begin in April/May (depending on location and mother nature).

Though there's still several weeks to consider this, I couldn't help but imagine what this particular summer would bring, style-wise. 

I have a feeling I'll be a hot-mess, like Maria Elena in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). She's probably one of the most fabulous characters in any film, ever. And she wears dresses all the time. 

Woody Allen's such a genius for creating her.

When I spend this summer enjoying the sun, the company of friends and working on my art (yes, I would call a slasher-script art), I'll think of her and her stylish ways.

Oh, and I'll wear the psycho behaviour as an accessory.

Fashion Fail: Every Slasher Film Ever Made

Slasher films are both my best friend and my worst enemy.

I have read about/written about/thought about/watched SO many slasher films recently, that they are literally the only thing on my mind these days.

I've actually thought about them so much that I've begun to analyse the characters' style.

Or lack there of, rather.

Not a single slasher film from Psycho (1960) to All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006) is even remotely impressive in the wardrobe department. Such a shame. 

I understand that these films are not about fashion, and that clothes are often only present so that they can be taken off, but still. Is it too much to ask to see teenagers/college kids who have a keen sense of style get stalked by a crazy killer?

The '70s weren't that bad with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Halloween (1978), but I think that's only because of the nature of the decade itself.

The '80s were possibly the most disappointing, since they made the most ridiculously outlandish (but still awesome) slasher films, but had the most boring style in them. All of the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises just had youngsters wearing unflattering jeans and tops. Even worse, this trend carried on all the way through the '90s.

YAWN.

With the possible exception of Tatum, a.k.a. Rose McGowan in Scream (1996), all Final Girls and their doomed friends did nothing but disappoint.

It has now become my mission in life to write a script for a slasher film, which is both awesome and stylish.

Shouldn't be too hard.