Irina Shayk, "Clueless" in a checked skirt suit.
Irina Shayk's closet seems to have a computer to pick out clothes (opens in new tab); as Vogue (opens in new tab) reports, Shayk wore a purple, yellow, and red checked skirt suit, a Vivienne Westwood creation, over a black tank Sheikh wore a purple, yellow, and red checkered skirt suit by Vivienne Westwood over a black tank top. Speaking of checkered skirt suits, the legendary Cher Horowitz and Dionne Davenport are probably the most famous!
Unfortunately, the Sheikh was neither knee-socks nor a statement hat, but rather a grunge aesthetic, wearing black knee-high combat boots by Magda Butrim, black sunglasses, a black face mask, and mismatched earrings. Still, Cher and Dionne would approve!
Last year, 25 years after Clueless was released, Alicia Silverstone spoke to Vogue (opens in new tab) about the inspiration behind the iconic plaid suit." The clothes are the star of the movie, or at least my co-star!" She said. "It reminds me of a high school girl's uniform, but it's prestigious, chic, very high fashion. And very absurd. Soon you're transformed and you know the world you're in. Because these are not the clothes of children going to school," she said.
The yellow suits barely made it to the screen, Silverstone revealed. There were three options for this opening scene: a blue version, a red version, and a yellow version," she said. Amy [Heckerling, director] and Mona [May, costume designer] chose yellow because they thought it best suited the scene. Perhaps the purple version of the Sheikh will make it into the remake?
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