Winona Ryder’s credentials as an 80s label icon were cemented by the double whammy of playing both Beetlejuice’s teen goth and Heathers’ sovereign bee gone wrong. It’s part of what makes this summer’s retro hit Visitor Things work so well: seeing her back in the 1980s, in a beaten-up meadow jacket surrounded by BMXs and landlines, just feels set. Here’s a reminder of some of her style moments, from the goof-off charm of Reality Bites to the cocktail horror of Black Swan


  • Winona Ryder’s sulky teen Lydia Deetz held her own against Michael Keaton’s otherworldly hang-out in Beetlejuice, thanks in no small part to her goth stylings, a look somewhere between Siouxsie Sioux and Marc Jacobs AW16.

    Winona Ryder’s sulky teen Lydia Deetz held her own against Michael Keaton’s otherworldly haunting in Beetlejuice, thanks in no small part to her goth stylings, a look somewhere between Siouxsie Sioux and Marc Jacobs AW16.


  • Anyone for croquet? At the start of Heathers, Winona was stand firming her own with the three Heathers (played by Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk and Shannen Doherty) – preppy power dressers barest much living in an over-styled, big hair, big shoulders, big attitude 80s consideration.

    Anyone for croquet? At the start of Heathers, Winona was holding her own with the three Heathers (played by Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk and Shannen Doherty) – preppy power dressers very much living in an over-styled, big hair, big shoulders, big attitude 80s moment.


  • By the end of Heathers, her person, Veronica, was as dark as Christian Slater’s JD, dropping the shoulder pads in be partial to of a tougher Bardot top street look to match his Jack Nicholson impersonation.

    By the end of Heathers, her character, Veronica, was as dark as Christian Slater’s JD, dropping the shoulder pads in favour of a tougher Bardot top street look to match his Jack Nicholson impersonation.


  • Chop, chop … 1990’s Edward Scissorhands build Ryder having a rare blonde moment, a look that accentuated the icy princess sensible of of Tim Burton’s warped suburban fairytale, her only collaboration with then boyfriend Johnny Depp.

    Chop, chop… 1990’s Edward Scissorhands found Ryder having a rare blonde moment, a look that accentuated the icy princess feel of Tim Burton’s warped suburban fairytale, her only collaboration with then boyfriend Johnny Depp.


  • Flax of lan vital … 1990’s Mermaids found Ryder starring opposite Cher in a Saffy and Edina relationship: the uptight daughter maddening to keep her absolutely embarrassing mother in check. The matching polka decimal points here suggest a little hope for their generation gap.

    Flax of life ... 1990’s Mermaids found Ryder starring opposite Cher in a Saffy and Edina relationship: the uptight daughter trying to keep her absolutely embarrassing mother (“Mrs Flax”) in check. The matching polka dots here suggest a little hope for their generation gap.


  • A ultimate 90s look from an off-duty Winona: black leather jacket, faded down in the mouth jeans, white Tom Waits T-shirt. Apart from the menu for the premiere of The Commitments, it’s very 2016 Gigi Hadid.

    A definitive 90s look from an off-duty Winona: black leather jacket, faded blue jeans, white Tom Waits T-shirt. Apart from the programme for the premiere of The Commitments, it’s very 2016 Gigi Hadid.


  • Uninterrupted around with Sigourney Weaver and a toothy xenomorph was evermore going to be a tall order, but Ryder’s pixie cut and jumpsuit combo confirmed to be a solid fashion choice for 1997’s Alien Resurrection.

    Running around with Sigourney Weaver and a toothy Xenomorph was always going to be a tall order, but Ryder’s pixie cut and jumpsuit combo proved to be a solid fashion choice for 1997’s Alien Resurrection.


  • None-more normcore? Ryder’s look as a no-sell-out documentary maker in Authenticity Bites nailed the downbeat angst of mid-90s Gen X – sensible shoes and a floor-length modeled dress next to Ethan Hawke’s slacker bob. Seen here with Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn.

    None-more normcore? Ryder’s look as a no-sell out documentary maker in Reality Bites nailed the downbeat angst of mid-90s Gen X – sensible shoes and a floor-length patterned dress next to Ethan Hawke’s slacker bob. Seen here with Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn.


  • Darren Aronofsky knew what he was doing when he stamp Ryder as the washed-up prima ballerina opposite Natalie Portman’s ingenue in 2010’s Coloured Swan: a bit of meta-casting that played with audience’s awareness of her tabloid wink of an eyes and her (then) waning stardom. She lapped it up, rocking an en pointe hooligan cocktail party look that matched the Rodarte calling of Portman’s tutus.

    Darren Aronofsky knew what he was doing with he cast Ryder as the washed-up prima ballerina opposite Natalie Portman’s ingenue in 2010’s Black Swan: a bit of meta-casting that played with audience’s awareness of her tabloid moments and her (then) waning stardom. She lapped it up, rocking an en pointe killer cocktail party look that matched the Rodarte styling of Portman’s tutus.


  • In Stranger Entities, we meet Joyce Byers – missing son, awol husband, Christmas comes on the fritz. Nothing says “mum on the verge of a nervous breakdown Deo volente dealing with some extra-dimensional freakery” more than the anti-chic of a beaten-up pasture jacket.

    In Stranger Things, we meet Joyce Byers: missing son, awol husband, Christmas lights on the fritz. Nothing says “mum on the verge of a nervous breakdown possibly dealing with some extra-dimensional freakery” more than the anti-chic of a beaten-up field jacket.

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