This post is part of an occasional series called Fashion Rewind, in which I draw fashion inspiration from a character in a movie. It’s pretty much a given that the movie will be from the 1980s, because who doesn’t love the 1980s?
You are a homemaker. You have three kids: Alex, Kenny and Megan. Kenny is obsessed with his woobie, Megan inexplicably eats cans full of chili, Alex is always saying things like “you’re doing it wrong.” You are married to Michael Keaton aka Jack, who works for an auto company. Well, at least he did work for the auto company until the night he got fired and bet you he could find another job before you could.
Ahem. He was wrong about that.
Now you work for an ad agency, where you not only fend off advances from your mustachioed boss Ron but also use your prowess to negotiate more time off to spend with your family. You landed the Schooner Tuna account, the tuna with a heart! You are always impeccably dressed in tailored skirt suits and feathered hair. You will put up with anything except that one flannel shirt your husband wears. “You’re really throwing in the towel, honey.”
You are Caroline in “Mr. Mom.”
“220, 221, whatever it takes.”
This movie, man, this movie. I can’t even tell you how many times I watched this film over the years. To this day I will watch it even if I catch it on TV with only 10 minutes left. It just doesn’t get old. In fact, I feel like it’s aged with me. The situations that flew over my head as a child are now things that make perfect sense in my adulthood.
I’m pretty sure I’m “doing it wrong” every time I take Alexa to school, for what it’s worth.
P.S. My favorite interview with Michael Keaton. (Can’t wait to see Birdman.)
Anyway, back to the fashion inspiration.
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