Iconic Costumes In Film And Tv History

DAVID WOODERSON

Woodersson is supposed to be based on an actual schoolmate of Linklater's, Bobby Wooderson, who, together with a couple of other friends, filed a lawsuit against Universal Studios in 2004, saying that the director did not get their permission to use their likenesses and surnames.

Whether the Ted Nugent t-shirt and the salmon-pink pants were also something the real-life Wooderson wore remains unclear.

RALPHIE'S BUNNY SUIT

If you want your own "pink nightmare", as Ralphie's father calls it, here are some step-by-step instuctions: http://www.instructables.com/id/Christmas-Story-Bunny-Costume/?ALLSTEPS

JOHN SHAFT

Pretty much the only man that can make turtlenecks look cool.

ALEX OWENS

(from IMDb) Jennifer Beals' trend-setting collarless sweatshirt came about by accident. The sweatshirt, which Beals brought from home, had shrunk in the wash and she had to cut the collar off in order to get it over her head.

WEDNESDAY ADDAMS

Regardless of which version you prefer, the costume is still influenced by the original cartoons. Happy Wednesday!

ICONIC HAIR SUNDAY (HALLOWEEN EDITION): BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

Elsa Lanchester's hair was permed and combed over a wire mesh frame to achieve the style, the streaks of white hair indicating the character was created with a little help from electricity.

LYDIA'S WEDDING DRESS

Married in red, better off dead.

ICONIC HAIR SUNDAY: EDWARD SCISSORHANDS

FREDDY KRUEGER

Freddy's sweater was described as red and yellow in the script and the idea was that whatever Freddy changed into would be yellow and red as well. Wes Craven later changed the colors to red and green, the two most contrasting colors to the human retina.

THE GRADY TWINS

We might as well get on board with October and post some iconic Halloween-appropriate looks, so there you go: the Grady twins, famously inspired by this photo by the legendary Diane Arbus.

RON BURGUNDY

Burgundy by name, burgundy by fashion.

THE LISBON SISTERS' PROM DRESSES

"It made no difference which pattern of their dream dresses the girls chose. Mrs Lisbon added an inch to the bust line and two to the waist and hems. And the dresses came out as four identical sacks"

RANDY "THE RAM" ROBINSON

You know a character is extremely well designed when you can find multiple fan-made custom action figures representing him.

MARIA COUGHLIN

An excellent example of a movie letting us know how the character feels about herself at any given moment, with nothing but a simple detail - just check whether she's wearing her glasses or not. Seek out "Trust" if you haven't yet!

THE DUDE

If you sometimes find it hard to distinguish between The Dude and the actor who played him, this info might confuse you further - amazingly enough, a lot of The Dude's clothes in the movie (including the jelly sandals) were Jeff Bridges' own. 

PAULIE BLEEKER

Short shorts obligatory, hot pockets or tic-tacs optional.