The conversations between me and our associate social media editor Isabel have been revolving around one particular, super-niche topic for weeks now: just how 2018 is Muriel and cast's outfits in Muriel's Wedding?
The memorable, Abba-reviving movie is now a scary 28 years old (WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?) and it's perhaps no coincidence that we're thinking about it again: there's a constant influx of '90s trends that are continuing to make their return. Take a quick glance at the coolest celebrity girls of that time and you could literally lift their outfits onto Bella, Emily Ratajkowski and co. right now: you may not even realise just how 1994 your closet is right now. That tiny mini bag you desire so badly? Yup, very '90s. The spaghetti strap dress saving you this heat wave? Ditto. How about the diamante belt you've searched out on Etsy? Same. And the list goes on: bustier tops, satin fabrics, handkerchief hems, mom jeans, hair clips…
So when Simone Porte Jacquemus—aka the French designer who basically leads all major It-girl trends right now—confirmed our suspiscions about Muriel and pals/enemies we knew we were onto something. He recently posted an Insta Stories comparison shot of terrible Muriel wearing spiral earrings and any fashion girl could have instantly understood the reference: Jacquemus introduced some strikingly similar drop earrings this season, only warped them into mismatched geometric versions. And how about the hat? Straw parasol-sized hats are not only a Jacquemus signature but also a key beach look of 2018.
Keep reading to see the myriad ways Muriel is suddenly at the top of her fashion game.
Muriel's old school "friends" shouldn't be overlooked within the inspiration points of the movie: this particular array of printed sarongs, underwired swimsuits and punchy pastel colours wouldn't look out of place in a holiday #squadgoals post on Instagram right now.
You know the teeny tiny pearl earrings every Scandi girl has been wearing? It's like they've swiped them off Muriel on her wedding day. They have in fact been buying them from Anni Lu.
This going out look from Muriel was a real shocker at the time, but look again and you'll see some major '18 items are in check, including the OTT party dress (bows, sequins and lipstick-red), sunglasses at night (mini, obviously) and scrunchie. If you don't see this in Dalston this weekend, I'll eat my straw hat.
From banana prints to cherry earrings we've spotted an entire buffet's-worth of juicy-fruit pieces across the most fun holiday wardrobes across the land. Muriel's frenemies didn't know just how on-trend they were…
If there's one thing we're desperate to track down right now it's a decent leopard-print dress—Ganni have delivered. And yeh, we'd probably wear it with gold hoops and a matching ocelot scrunchie too, thanks.
Thanks to Jacquemus you can basically buy these earrings again—or did you save a pair from the first time around?
Whilst you're here, check out Kate Moss's '90s style.
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