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Eva Herzigova for Dolce & Gabbana Fall, 1995

Viviane Westwood, 1990

Olabisi & Emmanuel Adjaye by Kristin-Lee Moolman for Nataal Mag

In the realm of fashion in entertainment, one film reigns supreme in capturing the hearts of style enthusiasts: Clueless. The outfits of Cher Horowitz, which were resourcefully assembled by Mona May, have made their mark in film history.

The most memorable character in Clueless is the costume design. —This Vogue article.

Clueless, though, was released in 1995, and personal circumstances may have delayed your encounter with that cinematic gem. In my case, no one in my household had a VHS copy of the film, so I didn’t have the opportunity to watch it until I was well into my teenage years, on the cusp of adulthood. Instead, I bring you the wardrobe design in another film that holds great significance for me: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Lola Steppe was my Cher Horowitz. Not necessarily for the ensembles themselves, but for the risks she took in how she put each piece together. The costume and wardrobe department for Confessions was led by Pauline Chung.

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Anna Sui Fall, 1997

I’ve been on my knees since I was 5.

In the chapel,

in a bedroom,

in an alley late at night.

Always facing an inflated

godlike

version of some guy.

But as a girl you do what you need to survive.

You open wider, take the body.

Thank your father, you’ve been naughty.

2 Hail Marys, 20 lashings.

“I’ve been sent to punish you for daring to exist.

You will never know a love as meaningful as this.”

I’ve memorized

the lines

since I was 10.

From the Bible,

from the playbook,

from the magazines for men.

If you should mess it up, you’ll start again.

But, still, they only want

the women

they condemn.

I think that I’d have too much fun in hell.

With the pagans

and the hedonists

and sapphics there as well.

Purgatory seems the better fit

I can’t stand waiting in the corner,

but I do love being hit.

There’s not a torture you can prescribe

that I wouldn’t find

a way to like.

Every single second I’m alive

I’m sharpening an axe I’d like to grind.

“I was sent to punish you

for the way I was designed.

You will never know a love

that you fear more than mine.”

- “God Fear a Woman” 2023

Short & Sweet, Claudia Schiffer by Pamela Hanson for Vogue US, July 1994