The film has long been inspiring artists and designers since its 1997 release.
Below, Slotnick and Rail break down some of the most memorable fashion and beauty looks in the film and talk about the impactthat stand out?I just rewatched it and I forgot that I’m actually in it. There was the gang, the Ataris, and I’m one of them. I had made these Atari costumes out of silver lamé, and one of the women that was supposed to wear them was the model Jenny Shimizu, and she just didn’t show up. So Gregg was like, you’re gonna put that on, And I was like, okay.
Let’s talk about some of the film’s most famous looks, starting with the scene with the Valley girls, which were played by Rose McGowan, Traci Lords, and Shannen Doherty.That was literally the very first day, so that was kind of a great way to start the shoot. They all had their real hair in the front and then it was just wigs on the back. But I was sort of just making fun of that Moon Unit Zappa song, “Valley Girl.
With the dominatrixes, which were played by Debi Mazar and Chiara Mastroianni, I always think of Sugar and Spice inespecially since Debi Mazar was also Spice. They had a similar look. Was that just a coincidence? Or was there any kind of inspiration behind that?That was a coincidence, because basically, it was black and white, good and bad, you know, sweet and sour. It was very, in a weird way, straightforward.