admin Who among us hasn’t fantasized about being the girl in the movie, descending a staircase after a makeover montage, while the object of her affection gazes on approvingly? The transformation from ugly duckling to beautiful swan is enchanting even to those who graduated high school long ago. Lily Miesmer and Jack Miner looked to 1980s movies—specifically Tony Danza’s She’s Out of Control, which Miesmer saw at a “very formative age,” and a composite “bitchy girlfriend” to a James Spader villain—to inspire their own transformative moment this season.
It was a surprising reference for a brand that’s resolutely adult. Interior doesn’t make it a habit to fetishize girlhood, and it seems unlikely that teens would even want a deconstructed suit or cotton poplin ankle-length dress. The label tends to be inspired by women who are a little angry, a little on-edge; this inspiration was lighter and more obviously funny. While there was a prom dress with padded hips and a nipped waist, and a mini skirt with multiple layers of tulle underneath, they were made out of stiff white cotton poplin. In other words, they were fantasy dresses in a utilitarian fabric. The combination created a bit of humor, some irony.
Bridging the gap between the ’80s fare and the more modern, classically Interior clothing were some slinky midi dresses with plunging necklines and knot details at the waist. With structured shoulders, they felt like something a tyrannical mom in one of the movies would wear. But they also fit squarely into what Miesmer described as the “lazy, slouchy girl evening group,” which was exactly what it sounds like: silky matching sets with some rhinestones on the cuffs, chiffon going out tops and barely-there stone gray strapless dresses.
Those prom dresses with the padded hips were the standouts of the season, and it’s easy to imagine the customer wearing them with some beat-up biker boots. Good girl gone bad—and grown up.
