Mean Girls is back (and her wardrobe has never been so current): 10 style lessons that are still valid today

Tremble, tremble, le Barbie they are back. After twenty years round and round, from January 12th that fashionable cult of Mean Girls is preparing to revive the big screen – in American theaters – with his irreverence glossy appeal in a reboot musical version which lights up all our sugary retro-veneration. Without a doubt a masterpiece of timeless quotes from politically incorrect very little sugarcoated (today straight to the pillory), but above all a perfect capsule of the stylistic essence of the beginning of the millennium by costume designer Mary Jane Fort. Because let's face it, Which teen movie Y2K more iconic than this? Juicy Couture chenille tracksuits, total look rose shockinggraphic T-shirts, ultra-miniskirts and monogrammed mini-bags, which alternate on the notes of Milkshake by Kelis.

Although Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams will no longer play the role of high school students Cady Haron and Regina George (in our hearts they will always be the only ones, let's be honest), here are 10 style lessons taught by them that we have not forgotten, on the contrary. Not to mention that during the Christmas holidays the annual rewatch-guilty-pleasure it is a duty to say the least.

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Minimania all days

Let's start with the unofficial Barbie uniform, that is miniskirt declined in all sauces. Yes, because the pants in the quartet are severely off-limits except on Friday, and if you don't follow the rule «You Can't Sit With Us». Among them all we cannot fail to mention the pleated one with the check print by Burberry shown off by the gossip paramour Gretchen Wieners (aka Lacey Chabert) and the delicious model coquette covered in little hearts by Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried). A must have at the Mean Girls which today is reliving its golden era for autumn-winter 2023-24, revisited on the catwalks in a thousand and thousand ways: from the denim of Cormio, through the floral embroideries of Prada, up to the pastel green materiality of Loewe.

On Wednesdays we dress in pink

Another diktat-signature of the perfidious group is to wear at least one item in the nuance of pink every Wednesday. Now, it goes without saying that in the very year of Barbiecore this passion has spread to such an extent that no one has been able to resist it, at any time and in any place. And looking at Margot Robbie's followers in total pink outfitbetween Dua Lipa, Anne Hathaway and Megan Fox, even the fabulous Karen would have been perfect twenty years ago.

There coolness of the chenille suit

Among the very current (re)we find the chenille tracksuit monochrome. That is, the quintessential Y2K aesthetic luxury-kitsch, fully represented in the film byensemble Juicy Couture baby pink from Mrs. George. A look that immediately makes Paris Hilton, the undisputed queen of the glamorized jumpsuit most loved by women celeb, sublimated by glitter, gothic lettering and various trinkets. Sunken into oblivion, it was resurrected in 2017 by Vetements, to the point of returning today to everyone's lips (and wardrobes) thanks to the K power Of Skimsand confirmed in the Olympus of coolness at the parade pre-fall 2024 by Balenciaga.

The cut out improvised

To do the cut out the trend that we all love and master obviously had already been thought of by Regina George: victim of attempted sabotage, the queen-trendsetter he finds one of her undershirts with a hole at the breast and doesn't hesitate to wear the compromised item with hers bitchy-nonchalance through the halls of North Shore High School, spreading the word among the female students. The echo of which resonates today on screens, streets, red carpets and catwalks, from Chloé to Nensi Dojaka.

Say it with a T-shirt

Another great one fashion-topos of the film are the T-shirts plastered with slogans that are nothing short of caricatural irony. Let us remember, for example, the iconic writings «a little bit dramatic” (Queen), “socialite» (Gretchen), «bling-bling» (Karen), «rebel» (Cady), etc., etc. Which seem tailor-made for their respective characters. A mood exquisitely flirtatious, exploited over the years by celeb to exorcise their frustrations, until the recent rise of provocateurs clapback t-shirt Of Michaela Stark (Bring Back Gisele) or Hailey Bieber (Nepo Baby). As well as winking at the very viral brand Prayingbetween subtle digs, quotations avant-garde And pop culture.

Preppy-stylish with the argyle sweater

From school desks to catwalks there are items that always come back and never get old, like the argyle sweater. Emblem of preppy style, the knitwear bon ton with a diamond pattern all over it could only be the style lesson imparted by the “snack warmer heiress” Gretchen Wieners, rigorously combined with pleated skirts with an Ivy League flavour. Today he remains among the most popular among It-Girls, like Bella Hadid in her «hot librarian», while on the catwalks we find Burberry at the forefront, followed by the deconstructed versions of Rave Review, Maison Margiela and Bottega Veneta.

Layering for outsiders

From the front of the outsiders instead the most precious one arrives lectio magistralis on the most used and abused overlapping technique: the so-called layering. In fact, the looks of the young rebel Janis Ian (Lizzy Caplan) present themselves as a mélange of layered combinations tending towards grunge that immediately makes Givenchy autumn-winter 2023.

The monogrammed mini bag

If micro version bags are now an established trend, there is one clearly on display during the film that still makes us dream today. We're talking about the iconic mini-bag by Louis Vuitton in collaboration with Takashi Murakami sprinkled with cherry blossoms combined with the typical monogram in the shade of powder pink. Also note the clutch bag, again Louis Vuitton, with multicolored lettering on a white background to complete Cady's pastel outfits. As well as seen on the arm of superstars such as Naomi Campbell and Madonna.

The pendant, personalized only

Zooming in on the details, the attention falls on the pervasive sparkle of the necklaces with the initial of one's name around the neck. Regina's «R» pendant worn throughout the film is undoubtedly a style detail that she has set in stone. And the one who learned the lesson “to the letter” is certainly Hailey Bieber, who throughout last summer never separated from her pavé diamond necklace in the shape of a “B” in a rounded font by Alex Moss.

Regina George.

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Hailey Bieber.

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Clothespins and clothespins

To conclude the decalogue, among the clips by Janis and Regina's XXL barrettes post-operation-annihilation, the trend for hairstyles casual exalted by Mean Girls has officially entered fully into the street style of our current It-Girls. Looking at Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift, Kendall Jenner, up to Rosalia, they have all now done one must very popular in their outfits: in the series, from sloppiness to chicness is a moment.

In the wake of the Christmas spirit, a special mention goes to the iconic coordinated version sexy-Santa worn by Barbie on the occasion of the annual show of Jingle Bell Rock: skimpy tank tops paired with patent leather miniskirts total red, all edged with wads of white fur and completed with Santa Claus hats style, plus gloves and black knee-high boots. A put comparable to revisiting teen of the exuberant outfits worn by the legendary Martha Mayne The Grinch (2000), as well as recreated ad hoc by Ariana Grande in the single's video thank u, next, complete with Kris Jenner as Mrs. George. In short, what can I say, «it's so fetch!».