one of mine and phoebe's favourite films - if not actual favourite film - is obviously clueless, that 1990s highschool classic masquerading under the superfluous guise of a jane austen update/adaptation (with a film this good you don't need to namecheck ancient novelists to lend faux credibility or whatever).watching it again for the nth time last week i thought: YES OF COURSE! LEO-PARD MOMENT! it's cher's BFF dionne wearing a snug textured blazer and PINK pop blouse while the totally betty trio discuss boyz in the buff in a restaurant in the mall. here dionne is 'yes, technically still a virgin', but through her leopard garb we know that she's a knowing, grown-up girl who's making her own decisions. By subverting the traditional view of an animal-skin wearer she reasserts her independence and status: take this teen seriously.
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