Channel the powerful female energy from your favorite movie main characters from the early 2000s to understand rom-com core fashion. Rom-Com core is about dressing like your favorite leading ladies from the aughts. Fashion forecasters and Pinterest experts expect this trend to be big, making an appearance from catwalks to street style. Rom-coms help us lean into the escapism that predictable happy-ending love stories like com-coms offer.
Mean Girls
Feel like a member of the Plastics by adding moody mini skirts, low-rise jeans, and a dash of pink to your wardrobe. The A-list high school clique has a trendy and standout style, making it highly sought after.
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13 Going on 30
Jenna Rink is exhausted from the drama that comes from being a teen. Desperate to kiss her teen years goodbye, she makes a wish on her 13th birthday and goes from junior high to an adult overnight. As she explores her new mature adult role, her style is both flirty and fun. The rainbow slip dress, lace-up corset, pleated knee-length skirt, and sweet cardigan are some key pieces in the film.
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Freaky Friday
In this movie, following the switch ignited by a fortune cookie, mom (Tess) and daughter (Anna) switch places, delving into their polar opposite worlds. Anna’s style is that of an angsty teen full of cargo pants, studded belts, and ¾ length-sleeve fitted tees.
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Andie Anderson has a point to prove and a small window of time to get it done. She has a rebellious spirit and a distinct style in the movie. Her style resembles an understated member of the upper east side with fashion that’s both flirty and barrier-breaking, redefining what it means to be feminine in the dating world.
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Maid in Manhattan
This love story has a cinderella-esque storyline focusing on Marisa Ventura (played by J. Lo), a maid who gets her fairytale ending. Marisa wears monochromatic looks and a neutral color palette, one look borrowed from a socialite staying in the hotel. Overall, Marisa’s style is very classic and full of confidence and powerful energy.
Look Polished and Mature like Marisa:
The sartorial inspiration comes directly from the main character’s wardrobes of the women that dominated the big screen in the 90s and early 2000s. Going beyond an aesthetic rom-com core channels the confidence of the leading ladies sporting their fashionable looks, great hair, and most importantly, their strong and self-assured attitudes mixed with modern fashion, like hues of pink mixed with corset styles pieces.
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