Super-thick heels inspired by the ‘90s are in every cool-girl’s closet these days, but Romy and Michele truly lived in this trend. In one scene, they literally work out in heels, a la Mariah Carey’s Cribs episode.
Suits are basically the 2020 influencer uniform. This street style trend never seems to fade, and Romy and Michele managed to look amazing in their “business women” outfits even though we all knew they weren’t really suit types.
The fashion in this movie is all about color. Romy and Michele try to impress their former classmates with a made-up persona and wear dark, muted colors to fit in. But it’s only when they revert back to their loud, bright personalities and personal styles that they gain the acceptance they crave and really come into their own. In particular, yellow, the color of optimism, makes a few appearances. It’s also been everywhere in 2020, from the runway to the street.
So, go ahead, give in! Add Romy and Michele’s incredible style to your 2020 moodboard, and make sure to rewatch (or re-wear) this classic movie. We could all use a little color and laughter right now.
Do yourself a favor and take a few minutes today to hear this week’s episode of Glamour‘s “What I Wore When” podcast, during which Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley tell the downright wild story of an Alexander McQueen dress she impulse-bought in Las Vegas during her wedding weekend. The dress—red, tight, and “worth every penny”—has now become known as the “baby-making dress” for reasons we can all infer.
As a functioning Bravo-holic, I was particularly eager to chat with Dorit, who joined RHOBH show in 2016 and became a fan favorite thanks to her playful approach to style, her loyal family and, yep, her slightly ambiguous accent. She was fun, forthcoming and impressively self-aware during our hour together, and we covered a lot of ground including her rationale for buying buying clothes and shoes and bags well into the thousands of dollars, her lifestyle brand Beverly Beach, the Champion sweatshirts she loved as a teenager in Connecticut, how motherhood has impacted her style, and why Real Housewives always seems to look better and better every season.
Second to her baby-making dress story, I was especially intrigued by Dorit’s honesty about wanting to look good for her husband, and how dressing for him, in a lot of ways, is really dressing for herself. I think a lot of women would be afraid to admit that publicly—wanting to look great for a man—and I so appreciated her perspective.
Listen to the episode at the link above—you won’t regret it!
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When the final season of Game of Thrones debuts this Sunday, winter will have officially arrived in the Seven Kingdoms. From the trailers, it’s obvious that the series will have a nail-biting conclusion. But watch again and you may catch on to a subtle but symbolic change in the way the women of Westeros are represented onscreen.
In all images we’ve seen of season eight, the female leads and fan favorites to rule Westeros, including Daenerys Targaryen, Sansa Stark, and Cersei Lannister, are bundled up in structured, multilayered costumes. According to Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton, these looks are only “partly” a result of the White Walkers’ preferably chilly forecast. As for the other part? Season eight’s costumes also nod to the female characters’ shared quests for autonomy and power in the series.
Daenerys Targaryen wearing strong shoulders on Game of Thrones
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Cersei Lannister wearing armor-plated shoulders on Game of Thrones
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Now that Westeros is gearing up for an epic, all-encompassing battle—literally and figuratively—the women have striking costumes to match. “The silhouette of the women is strong and their bodies are covered,” Clapton says. Visually, it’s the culmination of the individual arcs they’ve had over the course of the show. “They have all had a journey—some harder than others. They’ve all been abused or disrespected by men, usually, simply because they are women. They all want power, some at any cost.”
Rewind to Game of Thrones‘ early seasons and you’ll notice that many of the women wore low-cut, colorful dresses. These often reflected an imbalance of power between them and the men around them; they had big ambitions, but they had to be concealed behind a traditionally feminine facade. (Clapton cites Margery Tyrell as a prime example of this look.) In the final season, the women are largely on equal footing with the men around them. Also, “they are not using their sexuality to achieve or claim power,” Clapton says. “We’ve moved beyond that.”
Margery Tyrell wearing a dress typical of the royal court on the second season of Game of Thrones
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Cersei Lannister wearing a high-neck, chain-embellished coat in the final season of Game of Thrones
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While all of the women’s power looks include traditionally masculine elements (think strong shoulders, chain links, and lots of armor) in the final season, they’re tailored to each character’s distinct aesthetic. The two biggest competitors for the crown—Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister—wear the most overtly battle-ready outfits. On Daenerys, it’s a mix of sharp-shouldered coats and dresses with crossed bodices. Cersei, meanwhile, wears head-to-toe black leather, embellished with chains and plated armor. Both women share high-necked silhouettes.
Daenerys wearing her white fur power coat on Game of Thrones
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For the Starks and their sworn protector, Brienne of Tarth, the nods to their pursuits for power are more subtle. Instead of armor, they’re dressed in layers of draped furs similar to the men of the Night’s Watch and the Northern armies. In Arya and Sansa’s cases, there’s also subtle wolf imagery embroidered on their dress fronts, nodding to their shared House Stark lineage.
Sansa Stark wearing a structured fur cape and iron chain on Game of Thrones
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Arya Stark wearing a fur cape and leather top on Game of Thrones
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Symbols of power and ambition were incorporated into some wardrobes before the final season. Cersei was the first to adopt power dressing in the early seasons, when Clapton wove armor and heavy jewelry into her outfits “to insist visually of her belief of her rightful place.” At the time, her accessories were meant to ward off competitors like a young Sansa Stark and Margery Tyrell.
In the final season every major player in Westeros has a similar objective—defeat the White Walkers and claim the Iron Throne—and they’re wearing similar outfits for the mission. When you see Dany suiting up in her white fur coat or Cersei pulling on a leather jacket with chains, it’s a visual power cue. No matter who you think the winner of the Game of Thrones will be, the women of Westeros are all dressed like victory is theirs.
Halie LeSavage is the fashion associate at Glamour. Follow her @halielesavage.
This time of year can be stressful. (The shopping! The travel! The sun setting so early!) Thanks to street style, finding the right outfit for a holiday get-together really doesn’t have to be. Yes, there are a lot of parties to attend—from your office’s annual fete (where you really want to impress your boss) to that long-awaited high school reunion (it’s been how long?!)—each with its own dress expectation. But no matter what type of event you’re going to, there’s an outfit that’s already been road-tested by fashion’s most stylish set that fits the bill. Ahead, check out some fresh outfit ideas to inspire any (or all) of your party dressing.
The street-style crowd has perfected a type of dressing that’s underrated outside of Fashion Week: the dressed-up, daytime pajama. It’s something you want to incorporate into your everyday life—how many times do you wake up in the morning and think, “Ugh, do I have to change?”—but proves to be a little more challenging in practice. You could be going for “I woke up like this,” and really end up closer to “I actually slept in this.” There are a few key outfit formulas and styling tips, courtesy of the intrepid fashion folk that have paved the way for lazy dressers everywhere, that’ll help you toe that line oh-so-delicately (and incredibly comfortably) this summer. Ahead, a guide to pajama dressing, as told in 15 very good looks.
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There are better ways to spend your daylight hours than by overthinking your outfit. Yes, you want to be all easy, breezy and seasonal—but you also want to make sure you’re making moves on that summer checklist, hitting up every rooftop, beach, and other warm-weather activity along the way. That’s where Instagram’s favorite outfit formula comes in.
The matching set is by no means a new invention—Taylor Swift made it her signature look of 2014—but it has endured in a way many trends don’t. And that’s because, time and time again, it’s proven to be a reliable solution for when you need a Good Outfit in a pinch. There are two-pieces that work for summer barbecues, for Summer Fridays, for summer weddings… pretty much any summer scenario.
Save yourself some precious time this season and add a matching set to your rotation—we’ve found 25 formidable contenders, ahead.
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