Fashion magazines are obsessed with identifying style icons, and they usually dig up such unknowns as Sandra Oh and Elizabeth Hurley. Whether we're talking Vogue or InStyle, the women presented always have two things in common: 1) deep wallets and 2) little to no lasting cultural significance. But what about the women who actually shaped our style (and our sense of what that even means) back in our most sponge-like years?
Here, a look at one of the most noteworthy influencers of our time: Jessie Spano. Before Elizabeth Berkley went NC-17 or tried to redeem herself with the L-Word, she played the empowered smarty at Bayside High, and she had serious style. While Lisa accessorized aggressively and Kelly embraced baby-doll dresses, Jessie did herself up in high-waited pants, bulky headbands, and librarian-worthy shirts. Some highlights:
Let's get this out of the way: The hair is huge. But that's how she likes it. The buttoned-up look (and the pseudo-Western accessorizing) is classic J.S.This shirt would make it one day in a vintage shop. And the hiking boots? Amazing.
If you've been to an outdoor concert this summer, you've probably seen a chick dressed exactly like this but with red Ray-Ban Wayfarers. And, I was always under the impression that Britney Spears introduced the rolled-down waistband, but I should have known better.
Kelly was always a bigger fan of the Flashdance sweatshirt than Jessie was, but the big velvet bow headband was one of the J.S.'s go-to statement accessories.
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