20 years later, 'jawbreaker' still makes bad girls look good

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How 'Jawbreaker' made bad girls look good🍭🍬 i-D talks to writer and director Darren Stein about the fashion that defined the original 'Mean Girls', from PVC mini skirts to candy coloured corsets. Read more:

There is always something alluring about the popular, mean-girl group in a high school teen movie, whether it’s Heather Chandler’s crew in.

And while the clever lines uttered by Courtney and company and the creative, gruesome death-by-candy plot setapart from other teen movies that came out during the late 90s—of which there were many—it’s the fashion that still sticks out in people’s minds. The girls all wore bright, vintage style clothing: form-fitting cardigans, PVC mini skirts, slip dresses, and corsets in bubblegum colors.

is the monochromatic outfits, especially for Courtney, who wears head-to-toe purple and red. Barrett added small, yet striking details to emphasize this aspect, such as making sure her pantyhose corresponded with her outfit. “I put colored seams in the back of all the pantyhose, so if it were tinted red hosiery, it would have a red seam up the back.”

 

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