23 photos in galleryMy gripe from last week was answered: The first montage of the show was our heroine pulling clothes out of her wardrobe and then redesigning them into something else. Of course, she might miss those pants someday, but that’s not my problem. Anyway, we got up to eight outfits in this episode, bringing our two-week Poor Little Stitch Girl Costume Count to 22. Not bad for a girl whose bank is mad at her deadbeat brother.
Plotwise: Jane “Molly Ringwald” Quimby is in love with a popular guy we’ll call Blane, who all of a sudden decides she’s totally cute and awesome. So he tells her he wants to see her at the big school dance — not go with her, mind; just see her there — and she decides to make her own dress out of some other pink dress (sound familiar?). When she and her hipster best friend — let’s say his name is Duckie — arrive at the dance, she has a marvelous time with Blane. Except WOE: The same night she has to be at a fashion show for Andie MacDowell’s new clothing and jewelry something-something, which she has styled. O CALAMITY. Naturally, Jane decides to do both, going back and forth and back and forth, which leads to her prom dress ending up on Andie’s runway and Blane wandering around the dance alone, jilted, awash in silver balloons and blue balls. And finally, deadbeat brother is interviewing for a job at Jane’s school, where the girl he tortured in high school is the guidance counselor. Counsel THAT with your fancy degrees!
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You know, I cut this show some slack in the first episode, but this one had me raging at the telly.
First, as you point out, she’s supposed to be in an internship that allows her to leave school at 11:30; she then has to get her ride to the Metro-North station and take the train in; she then has to get down to SoHo. So if she’s arriving at that studio before 12:30 or 1 PM, I don’t know how–and how on EARTH is she allowed to get away with that?
Second, what the hell IS Andie McDowell’s job? There’s a main designer, Donovan whatever, who ran that meeting where Jane showed up with the pin. Andie’s card said something like, “Accessory Designer.” So what is her role? Clearly, she’s not actually DESIGNING anything, because she just travels around the world and send back things for Jane to use. And what were the accessories’ role at the preview party? Simply to offset Donovan whoosit’s clothes? Or to make a further statement about his auxiliary accessories line? Which was not, apparently, designed, but merely styled.
Third, why does Jane change in Duckie’s car? The clothes she wears to work are not significantly different than those she wears to school, and she could certainly get away with them in class. So what’s the deal? To show off how many clothes this poor mortgage-defaulting girl owns? To let Duckie leer at her in the rear-view mirror?
Third-A, when I saw the shoes you have in photo #4, I screamed. There is NO WAY she could afford those shoes.
Fourth, oh I am so SURE they would have put her dress on the runway. Again, what was the preview for? For Donovan whosis’ clothes? In which case, how would he feel about some assistant’s dress sashaying down the catwalk without his knowing. For Andie’s accessories? But, but, but, she didn’t DESIGN anything!!
Finally, Jane seems to think that Andie’s “You put your own dress on the runway….I was wrong about you. Maybe you DO belong in fashion” was some miraculous testament to Jane’s own divine design talent, but don’t you think it was kind of bitchy? I mean, slipping your own design as the final gown in a designer’s show is pushy to the point of sociopathy and, frankly, it makes India’s machinations look like amateur hour. It sounded to me like Andie was acknowledging that Jane was a devious little climber, which would serve her well in the cut-throat world of fashion.
Sigh. It made me crazy. And now I’ve written a treatise. I think I may be over-thinking things….
Unbelievable plotlines and insane shoe budget aside, I will shortly be wearing Duckie’s tie as handcuffs. Damn.
Heather, your recap of this show (and others) is so awesomely funny that it makes my brain explode with laughter and happiness. That is all.
The black shoes from the fashion event- I feel like I recognize those as actual designer shoes. Anyone got an ID on those?
Also, this is probably the most horribly unbelievable show that I’m already totally hooked on. Bravo. Whoever that actress is playing Jane is so likeable!
I’m starting to find this show much more charming that what I was first expecting… and all because of the actress portraying Jane, just like you said. I think that we could see Jane do some DIY at home, you know, just like all the bloggers and DIY tumblers that we’ve got now. With that and a few more altering-clothes montages we could really understand how Jane works her budget into the trends, and make her more real….
Heather, I’m pretty sure you gave more thought to this episode than any of the writers who go paid for it. Unless the school dance and the runway show are in the same building, there is no way a person could change clothes and go back and forth like that. Plus, it’s just dumb. I suppose the kiddos that watch this aren’t old enough to have seen it before, but the rest of us have.
I can’t help it. I choose to suspend disbelief and love this show. And the shoes are INSANE. And I text back and forth with my 12 year old niece the entire time. And I might be *cough*37*cough*. And this show is only slightly more ridiculous than our fair Doctor Friend wearing formal shorts/hot pants every week.
“Blane wants to thread his needle and repurpose her pants, if you get my gist.”
Heather, I just love you SO MUCH. <3 <3
A fauxhawk and leopard tie does not a hipster make
Agreed. If anything I would be far more willing to be placing bets on his sexuality instead of his hipsterhood
Also, this is an insult to the original Duckie
I wanted to keep watching this show for the clothes, but five minutes into this episode I just gave up. Thank you for allowing me to still see the clothes through these recaps.
Implausibility aside, I adore this shore. Every week has mini John Hughes retrospective moments, and I like that in a show. (:
The only problem I have is that I’m already totally in love with Jane’s “Duckie” and I think her “Blane” is overrated. I’m sure I’ll manage somehow.
The costume designer on this show is a good client of mine! Seeing many familiar pieces in your slide show! I haven’t actually watched the show yet but I may start now so I can fully appreciate the fug recaps!
Those are some awesome shoes.
I should be wearing those shoes in outfit #4 right now. I just popped an Ambien. I will wear them in bed. It will be wonderful. And then, tomorrow, I can wake up in them, and NEVER TAKE THEM OFF. that is how major I think they are.
There are two things I want to say here. One: why are both of these boys so FREAKY LOOKING? It’s like their features are limited to only 20% of their heads, or something. They’re like those aliens with giant heads and tiny faces, except with Pete Wentz’s hair.
Two: That necklace she’s wearing in class when Blane’s looking at her all ooooh, your pants, girl? I HAVE THAT NECKLACE. It’s from Anthropologie and I got it on sale and I looooove iiiiiit.
Well, you can definitely make pants into shorts before school, to answer that question. It’s as easy as folding them, cutting off the legs, and using your hemming foot on the sewing machine. 10 minutes, tops.
Why: that’s the question that goes begging.
Thank you Heather for this recap. I feel kind of sad for this generation, because with Pretty in Pink there was a 20% chance it could happen in real life. However, this show is a huge set up for all those young girls out there who dream about making it in fashion and hope that they can pull it off like Jane does. .
I worked in the fashion industry as an assistant and it’s brutal. I was laughed at for my clothes, because I couldn’t and still can’t afford designer clothes and shoes. Little did I know that most of the people who look so up to date are actually wearing samples or get most of their outfits at a huge discount from befriended designers.
I’ll still be watching this show, because it’s cute if you disregard everything you know about real life. The guys in this show are not so becoming to me.
Blane, Stef and Duckie had personalities, but these guys are like mannequins or something, they are not appealing at all,
Wait, this show takes place in July? Are all the kids in summer school?