Sweaters by Diane
Oh Diane, Diane. Despite how much I love this scene and how it typically brings me to tears--I can never get past the notion that Diane's sweater looks like chewed up bubblegum or perhaps a terribly crocheted sweater that Carol Anne may have done in Nursery school. That isn't to say I don't also love her ridiculously high pants and beautiful maroon button up but hey it was the 80s. At least she makes up for it by being hot?
Ohh Diane. I think the last time I watched this movie with Andre I said, “I hope I’m a hot mom like Diane after I push out three kids”. She’s a pretty hot ticket, with a pretty hot wardrobe! I love how they live in California where one minute she’s in short shorts and the next in a long sleeve with a sweater tied around her neck. Must be all those ghosts in the house or something that causes the temp to plummet to sweater weather. Is it just me or does that sweater remind you of those make your own pot holder sets your grandma would always give you for Xmas?? Terrifying!
Dana is a strange kind of character. She is rarely seen without shoving food in her mouth, yet she comes back from dates littered with hickies AND she talks on the phone all night. She's also mean to her brother and does her homework at the breakfast table. How she concentrates on math homework while shoving down 5 waffles is beyond me. Oh and I almost forgot, she has a wide knowledge of offensive hand gestures.
If Diane symbolizes the hot mom to me, then Dana symbolizes the most awkward phased teenager of all time! She’s probably the most annoying older sister I’ve ever encountered, and has probably some of the weirdest outfits I’ve ever seen on someone who’s supposed to be in high school. In this case, I hope this is truly her private school uniform, or else she’s shopping out of grandma’s closet from the looks of this pink button down and ankle length plaid skirt! I know riding a bike in a mini would be pretty grotesque, but how about a skort or something? Anyways, going along the lines of long plaid skirts, the kids at Ralph Lauren always do plaid right. If you want to go long; go pencil skirt. It should be tailored and fitted, and worn with fun high boots. Ditch the button down and go for either a contrasting turtleneck, as seen here, or perhaps a scoop neck T.
While were on the subject of Dana, her hair at the conclusion of the film always bothered me. She goes to spend the night at Lisa’s, and comes back with hickies and probably the most ridiculous aerobics high pony tail braid concoction I have ever seen. I mean I know her house was imploding, but seriously her hair style was much more terrifying.
Hah. I love this look. It's clearly the obvious choice for the big crossover to the other side. I'm not sure why they chose this outfit at all actually. Diane clearly wore it to impress Tangina, perhaps not knowing that she would also be journeying to the other side of the closet. Maybe she would have chosen something less billowy, if she had known that those closets can get very windy. In other news I think I saw Kourtney Kardashian wearing this same outfit the other day.
Ugly romper, jump suit, parachute pants thing? They're here... Again.
Here’s hoping they put Diane in this outfit just because it was easiest to tie a rope around her waist (so she could go to the other side) if she already had one to begin with! The 80s were notorious for the jumpsuit; the adult version of the one-sie! While I would like to say I have a better update to this look, the terrifying thing is that jumpsuits are back! Look at these updated looks from the runways.
This is Diane's cleaning up the house look and I must say it is.....AWESOME. I don't really have much to say except that shorts and I don't get along and I really wish we could change that but somethings just aren't meant to be. Love the sneaks though.
Oooo athletic Diane! I wonder how old Diane is supposed to be in this movie? I would think anyone over 35 would not wear short shorts anymore, but hey this was the 80s, where even my Dad was sporting thigh highs without qualms. I love her Nikes too, vintage to me 20+ years later, but I get so nostalgic for the original Nike swoop before that whole Air Jordan crapola. But if we’re talking about updating old looks, I would say all signs point to a romper! While yes, a romper is a jumpsuit, just with shorts instead of pants, for some reason I love them. I think this is the only acceptable reason to have a tight top and short shorts—if it’s all one piece! This one from Forever 21 looks mighty cozy.
It’s terrycloth and I really don’t think there could be anything better than an outfit made out of your favorite towel! I wish this was a print though, as I’m getting a little AC Slater Captain of Bayside Wrestling vibe, but beggars can’t be choosers right?
who decided to wear hers as a turban. Which again is a style I'm not totally OK with but Emmy Doomas says it's OK so I guess it's OK. And Mary from 
who went with a more classic and Hollywood Glam look! Take it away Emmy!
wearing her scarf in three different ways, is almost iconic. See how she’s wearing the headscarf folded wide, yet back on her forehead? Make sure some hair can be seen, and voile - instant French glam! No one would ever suspect she used to be some horrible crack whore with bad style! You go Nicole! 
Classic 80s movie, classic 80s pants, classic 80s belt pretty much. Nowadays girls wear belts without pant loops- what must the old people think?! So please tell us Emmy Doomas how to make a sassy belt an integrated part of our spring wardrobe.
Belts are becoming adorned with everything under the sun---flowers, bows, jewels—which just ups the feminine factor and ensures that you won’t be putting these belts anywhere near the waist band of your jeans. These belts are meant to be shown off!
Although I guess I wouldn't pick the classic bright yellow, I might go for something more exciting like blue, or vibrant red ala The Donald's daughter in 
(sort of mimicked here by the scary Dwarf lady..although that looks more like a pea coat with toggle buttons. Hmm)
Kittttties! Ok, now that the gratuitous cat picture made its way into my post (I’m as much of a cat lover as my dear sweet blog host)….bring on the raincoats! I went through this phase where all I wanted was a bright yellow raincoat and red wellies. Now, a yellow raincoat mostly makes me think of the Gorton man, and that ain’t good!
Yes, it’s very handy to look like a giant daffodil once those spring showers hit (I doubt you would be a victim of a hit and run) but I think the iconic yellow raincoat is just too juvenile. Plus, in choosing a raincoat, I think this masked murderer had it totally wrong. Yay on the hood. Nay on the patent leather. One year I got a great kelly green raincoat at Marshalls for 20 bucks. I realized why it was 20 bucks, when after a year the zipper had broken, the hood had fallen off, and I had several mystery stains. However it was fabulous and I wore it until my cat peed all over it last year!
or Jane Randolph's character in 
and think, maybe hats were just made better back then? It seems like everybody wore a hat back in the day and everyone looked pretty damn good. Where were all the people with weird shaped heads? I often think back to those times and secretly hope that hats will make a brilliant comeback. Hat boxes? Yes please. 
though I’ve never been brave enough to try out a fedora. Who am I trying to be? A gangster at a speak-easy? Al Capone? The singer of that god awful song Mambo #5?
And since we’re talking hats, I just want to give a shout out to one of my favorite hat styles of all time---the cloche. I have a semi obsession with the 1920s—aside from that pesky Prohibition, I would teleport back there in a heartbeat. Here’s a cute as a button one from Anthro:
I bet even Jimmy Stewart would like this hat!
