Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Style Icon: Molly Ringwald



 {Effortless style that has a feminine menswear feel}




{Her "hand made" prom dress in Pretty in Pink. Perfect hair as usual.}


{Classic 80's off-the-shoulder tee and some chunky bracelets.}




{Layering!}



 {Mixing prints, this is done a little too well.  The plaid skirt with the lace tights...sigh.}








Let's face facts. I've loved her since the beginning of time.  Her outfits, her hair, the characters she played.  In every movie, whether she was the rich princess or the deprived outcast, I WANTED TO BE MOLLY RINGWALD.  She was THE style icon for teen girls in the 80's.  Who can blame her?   Her style was completely laid back, yet so put together at the same time.  It looked as though she didn't have to try.  Especially in the Pretty in Pink where she thrifted/hand made all of her clothes. Yeah.   She the the essence of beauty (how else could she pull off that hair?) and The Breakfast Club is forever my favorite movie...with Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles tying for second.  Oh and by the way, I'm still going through my eternal search to find the perfect pieces to re create her outfit in The Breakfast Club.  The costume designer for that movie was genius.  
                                                                                                                                   xoxo Liz