Digging the 2000s Female Villains Style in Teen Movies and Chick Flicks

February 5, 2021

I'll admit it, as much as I have tried I can not ever retire pinks.

While the whole world opted for more mature-toned hues and all things minimal, I couldn't get my head off any pastel-hued things that reminds me of my preteen and teen years in the early stages of my high school life.

Perhaps now strengthen by the fact that the y2k styles are roaring back in style, images from flashbacks of the early noughts like The White Chicks, reality TV series like MTV's The Orange County and A Simple Life and Mean Girls all brought the fashions that were deemed ultra girly, belonging to a sect of the cool girl school cliques or Mean Girls themselves so to speak.

The era goes from 2003-2006, with a particular significance or peak in 2004 ; where Sex and The City reigned supreme, and coincidentally in 2004 - both Mean Girls and Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen dominated the conversation. Not to mention a slew of other flicks that showcased the abundance of the formula of teen angst which comprises of the popular-girls-in-school-trope-who-are-mean.

The 'mean girl' trope (no relation to the movie) are the type of people we love to hate, and hate to love at the same time - we somehow allow them a 'hall pass' to be the way they are all thanks to their looks, their sense of style - which is exactly what is going to be talked about.

We all love the idea of being bad, even when most of us aren't really as horrible as what most of these movies and tv series have tried to portray these women, but it makes it more of an 'aspiration' of sorts along with the uniform that comes with the character ; always pastel colors, short skirts/tops, monogram pieces and oh my, silver eyeshadow!

Megan and Heather in that dance scene from the White Chicks, Heather's wearing a Dior by Galliano oblique top.

The women (and men) in the movie The White Chicks demonstrated all of the stereotypical tickbox of all the criterias of what makes a satisfying chick flick.

Battle of who-does-it-better between heiresses (perfectly tapping into the Simple Life era when everyone's obsessing about Paris Hilton's style), good girls vs bad girl triumph with plenty of Murakamis and Pradas thrown around. Here's a case study of all of that sassy, expressive fashion I am talking about.

Even these alphabet pendants are now trending.

Seen here in a Dior shirt.

Toting a red , small sized Prada bag.

The Wilson sisters trotting the Murakami bag and the Vuitton Pet carrier.

Speaking of Murakami bags, back in high school, all I ever wanted was to tote one of these as seen on Rachel McAdams aka Regina George in the movie Mean Girls.

It's not clear, but even Cady Heron, when she was inducted as one of the Plastics seen wearing the multicolored monogram Murakami LV bag in this scene. Karen was probably toting a baby blue LV Papillon bag but I may have been mistaken.