Clueless designer had to beg in French to borrow Cher’s famous red dress #shorts

This year marks the 30th anniversary of teen classic “Clueless,” but the 1995 film’s fashion still looks as fresh as ever. And according to costume designer Mona May, that’s, like, totally by design.

“At the time, everybody was wearing grunge. So I didn’t have a blueprint for how to make these costumes. It was pretty amazing that we were able to create something so fresh,” May tells Page Six Style.

“The film was based on ‘Emma’ by Jane Austen, but [set] in Beverly Hills with all the rich girls having Daddy’s credit cards, being able to wear whatever they want. You’d never seen high school students dressed like this.”

Read more at https://pagesix.com/2025/10/31/style/mona-may-the-fashion-of-clueless-book-interview/

#clueless #costume #preppy

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