THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE (2003)

I swear I will get off this nostalgia kick soon - but after making the life-changing discovery that Disney has all of the episodes of National Treasure Lizzie McGuire available online (link for the lazy), I spent a solid few days diving into one of my most formative influences. So many hours spent trying to Get the Lizzie Look at Limited Too. So many inaccurate assumptions about studying abroad in Italy. So many metallics and synthetic fibers. So, so glorious.

SLEEPOVER (2004)

A friend had a 2000s themed party this weekend (because I guess that's a Party Theme, onward rolls the unrelenting wheel of time, etc.) and as a result, I fell down the rabbit hole of mid-2000s teen comedies for sartorial inspiration. I am so, so, so ready for the inevitable resurgence of oughties fashion in 5 - 10 years.

And so, as a time capsule of the height of teen fashion in 2004, let's take a moment to celebrate the unexpected beauty of Sleepover.

POISON FOR THE FAIRIES (1984)

Sometimes it's easy to look at the costumes of a film analytically and determine exactly how the choices are working to build chacterization visually, or how specific costumes relate to a character's emotional arc.... and sometimes it might just be looking at pretty clothes. Poison For The Fairies falls into the latter for me - if there's a significant subtext to the costumes, I'm not picking up on it. You could probably work and angle on the contrast between the brightly colored, girlishly innocent visuals and the darker thematic elements of the script, but I don't know if there's enough of a conscious effort to make that argument. For me, you don't always need a ton of hidden meaning to validate and aesthetic choice. Sometimes it's okay to be pretty for the sake of being pretty.

Um, enough pontificating - Poison For The Fairies is super pretty, let's celebrate that: