A look behind the Iconic Fashion of Almost Popular

Showcasing personality through color:

The team chose a bright color palette to work with for Susie's character, reflecting her bubbly, happy personality in her costumes, which are predominantly oranges and yellows.

They employed a similar approach for Vicki's character, giving her many pink elements to match her girly-girl persona.

Storytelling through clothes:

With Renee’s character, the costume design is used as a storytelling device. She starts off wearing lots of glam with pink tones. As the film progresses and her views on Vicki change, she wears more natural colors and styles

Bobbie is an aspiring politician, so his outfits are more professional. He mostly wears collard or button up shirts and slacks but after the two drift apart and he loses who he is Bobbie is seen in more Tshirts, sweaters and jeans. 

RELATIONSHIPS SHOWN THROUGH DESIGN:

Susie & Bobbie:

The friendship between Susie and Bobbie forms the core of the movie. The team chose to dress the two in yellow/orange and blue/green throughout all ages to depict their bond enduring through time. The colors complement each other, and when they are closest, their outfits will have hints of the other's color within them

Susie & Alan:

Susie and Alan wear matching colors to foreshadow their romantic relationship. They mostly wear orange in their day-to-day life. During the first shift in their relationship, they happen to both be wearing the same shade of pink, despite most of the partygoers wearing bright reds for Valentine’s Day.

Renee & Dave:

Renee and Dave's clothing parallels each other. Renee starts off wearing greens while Dave starts off in blues, but as the two grow closer, Renee incorporates blues into her wardrobe while Dave incorporates greens. When the pair are matching in pink, it signifies them finally coming together.

Susie/Mom VS Vicki/Mom:

The mother daughter duo's wore similar styles and colors to show the two rivalries lasting generations and the influence of a mother on young girls. The contrast of styles between the two pairs match their personalities and highlight the differences between the two.

ABOUT THE COSTUME DESIGNER – KARLA MIRANDA

Karla Miranda's goal as the Costume Designer was to allow people to transform into their chracters. She likes to say "when two people walk into my dressing room, three people walk out"

Karla Miranda is a Los Angeles-based costume designer and tailor. After studying design she began as an on-set tailor, before building her career as a  costume designer.  She has worked on campaigns with W Magazine, Vogue, and YSL. She has also worked on numerous music videos for Jennifer Lopez, Justin Beiber, David Guetta, Cardi B, and The Weeknd. 

Link to Website: https://www.karlamiranda.studio/

Credits:

Costume Designer: Karla Miranda

Costumers: Melissa Miranda

                Andrea McInnes

                Lexx Orozco-Cabral

Costume Assistant: Gabriella Mendelsohn

ABOUT HAIR/MAKEUP SUPERVISOR – NIKKI PARISSI

Nikki Parisi is a Celebrity makeup artist in Los Angeles, CA for 12 years now. She also does hair styling, costume design, and styling. She started her career owning a hair salon in Hollywood at 24 and proceeded to meet people in the industry right away. When she made her way to set, she never came back to the salon and has done everything from music videos, movies, commercials and beyond. She has worked for everyone from: Chris Brown, Cindy Crawford, Paris Hilton and beyond. 

Link to Website: https://www.nikkiparisi.com/

Credits: 

Makeup Department Head: Nikki Parisi

Key Hair & Makeup: Stephanie Yniguez

Makeup Artists & Hairstylists: Chilufya Mulenga 

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