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"content": "\u003cp>A new \u003ca href=\"https://www.thisisinsider.com/balenciaga-oversized-layered-parka-coat-2018-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$9000 Balenciaga coat\u003c/a> is currently causing a stir on Twitter, due to its striking resemblance to that time Joey put on all of Chandler’s clothes on \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s pretty uncanny:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/c_illidge/status/1034786822826745856\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Which got us thinking: What else did they wear on \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> that could still work a couple of decades later? In the interest of filtering, we’re sticking to Ross’ fashion rules from when he goes shopping with Rachel and Phoebe and specifies: “Nothing silver, nothing with hair and nothing with padlocks on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Phoebe’s Santa Pants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105506 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1020x573.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1200x675.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1180x663.png 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-960x540.png 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-240x135.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-375x211.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-520x292.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and her legendary Santa pants.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re pregnant, or just in need of what Joey would refer to as “eatin’ pants,” Phoebe’s Santa trousers offer comfort, warmth \u003cem>and\u003c/em> style! Also, wearing holiday-based clothing year round is sustainability in action—and that’s totally now!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ross’ Ladies Shirt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 625px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10.jpg 625w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross (David Schwimmer) wearing Rachel’s pink shirt on a date.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a Season 10 episode, Ross accidentally takes one of Rachel’s shopping bags and winds up wearing her new pink shirt on a date, mistakenly thinking she bought it for him. It’s played for laughs because \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> had a tendency to make fun of men ever wandering outside of the tight bonds of traditional masculinity. But in Gen Z’s gender fluid, unisex-embracing times? Men donning women’s clothes to elevate their style is definitely to be encouraged! (Also, did this episode start the deep-V neckline trend for men?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Rachel’s \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em> Get-Up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) in Season 1.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The One Where the Monkey Gets Away” aired in March 1995, and \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em> came out four months later. Truly, it was the year of super-short A-line tartan paired with cute knee-high socks—and we’re still totally buggin’ over it 20+ years later. Which is why the hosts of \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> recently tried to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102931/slumber-partying-like-its-1999-with-bob-the-drag-queen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revive this look\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmanuel, Jamedra and Carly of KQED Pop’s ‘The Cooler’ podcast know what’s up.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Joey’s Man Bag\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 690px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105509 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag.png 690w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-240x160.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-375x250.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-520x347.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and his beautiful, doomed man bag.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The One With Joey’s Bag” aired in 1999, during the fifth season of \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>. After Rachel persuades Joey the “man’s bag” is “sexy,” Chandler and Ross literally stop in their tracks when they see him carrying his new accessory. Even after Joey tells them, “It’s as handy as it is becoming,” Chandler and Ross can’t stop making jokes about carrying makeup and going on dates with men. Eventually, Joey even loses out on a job because of it. “I don’t know if the world is ready for you and your bag,” Rachel sighs. It wasn’t in 1999, but ain’t nobody got time for this kind of homophobia and toxic masculinity anymore! Man bags for everyone!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Gunther’s Color Blocking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105515\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gunther (James Michael Tyler) and his bold tie choices.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>People just don’t use color the way they used to in the ’90s. Just look at grumpy Central Perk barista, Gunther, with his “hair brighter than the sun,” as Rachel once noted. His face may have stayed sour, but his shirts were always sweet, and the only thing he loved more than Rachel were primary colors and slightly unhinged neckties. In the age of doomscrolling, we could always use more color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Monica and Rachel’s ‘Girls’ Shirts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105507 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) & Monica (Courteney Cox), ’90s feminists.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Who run the world? Girls! But Queen Beyoncé didn’t even tell us that until seven years after \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> ended. No wonder these shirts have been in demand for so many years; they are still \u003ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/471033928/friends-tv-show-girls-sweater-tshirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available to buy\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Chandler No Pants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105510 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-240x302.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-375x472.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chandler (Matthew Perry) in his accidental man dress.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These days, it’s considered fashion-forward for men to wear oversized shirts with nothing else at all. \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAzMwtopMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Van Ness even pairs his with heels\u003c/a>. But it was Chandler who accidentally invented this bold new look in Season 4, when Rachel’s boss left him handcuffed to a chair, and then a filing cabinet, mid-seduction. Sexy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Phoebe’s Boho Chic\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105512\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105512\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/boho-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) in Season 1.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> started, Phoebe’s wardrobe was designed very explicitly to demonstrate her kooky boho-chic style. But what was fringe back then is now an annual Coachella practice. Phoebe’s groovy wardrobe—especially in Season 1—was a wealth of hippie-dippie, desert-ready coolness. All she was missing was a flower crown. (Oh, and while we’re on Phoebe, let’s bring back black and white striped tights; they used to work outside of Halloween and still could!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ross’s Frankie Shirt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105504\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-960x655.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-240x164.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-375x256.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-520x355.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frankie Say Relax!\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> featured an old Frankie Goes to Hollywood shirt during a fight between Ross and Rachel, it was used as a vaguely amusing relic of the ’80s. In 2018, that shirt is a beautiful reminder of a simpler time, when a song containing zero curse words and some pretty tame sexual innuendos could still get \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banned on the radio\u003c/a>. Also, it goes without saying, but those Frankie shirts were legitimately righteous. Ironic bold prints last forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Estelle’s Suits\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105511\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Estelle (June Gable) and a variety of her amazing shoulder pads.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With her wild, yet somehow perfectly coordinated prints, oversized accessories and always sharp manicures, Estelle was easily the most underrated fashion icon in \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>. You couldn’t really get away with those \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096463/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Working Girl\u003c/em>\u003c/a> shoulder pads at any point during the ’90s, but these days? Have at it! That yellow suit/blue phone combo is fire whichever way you look at it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See? They \u003cem>are\u003c/em> all still there for us!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Which got us thinking: What else did they wear on \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> that could still work a couple of decades later? In the interest of filtering, we’re sticking to Ross’ fashion rules from when he goes shopping with Rachel and Phoebe and specifies: “Nothing silver, nothing with hair and nothing with padlocks on it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Phoebe’s Santa Pants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105506\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105506 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-800x450.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-800x450.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1020x573.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1200x675.png 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-1180x663.png 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-960x540.png 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-240x135.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-375x211.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f-520x292.png 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/14ccc81ca35d792bcfb19ce7c518525f.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and her legendary Santa pants.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Whether you’re pregnant, or just in need of what Joey would refer to as “eatin’ pants,” Phoebe’s Santa trousers offer comfort, warmth \u003cem>and\u003c/em> style! Also, wearing holiday-based clothing year round is sustainability in action—and that’s totally now!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ross’ Ladies Shirt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 625px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105514\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10.jpg 625w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/enhanced-21682-1426175887-10-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ross (David Schwimmer) wearing Rachel’s pink shirt on a date.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a Season 10 episode, Ross accidentally takes one of Rachel’s shopping bags and winds up wearing her new pink shirt on a date, mistakenly thinking she bought it for him. It’s played for laughs because \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> had a tendency to make fun of men ever wandering outside of the tight bonds of traditional masculinity. But in Gen Z’s gender fluid, unisex-embracing times? Men donning women’s clothes to elevate their style is definitely to be encouraged! (Also, did this episode start the deep-V neckline trend for men?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Rachel’s \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em> Get-Up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105502\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/rachel-skirt-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) in Season 1.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The One Where the Monkey Gets Away” aired in March 1995, and \u003cem>Clueless\u003c/em> came out four months later. Truly, it was the year of super-short A-line tartan paired with cute knee-high socks—and we’re still totally buggin’ over it 20+ years later. Which is why the hosts of \u003cem>The Cooler\u003c/em> recently tried to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102931/slumber-partying-like-its-1999-with-bob-the-drag-queen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">revive this look\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105503\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/The-Cooler-cast-dress-up-as-characters-from-Clueless-02-1180x787-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emmanuel, Jamedra and Carly of KQED Pop’s ‘The Cooler’ podcast know what’s up.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Joey’s Man Bag\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105509\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 690px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105509 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag.png 690w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-160x107.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-240x160.png 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-375x250.png 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/5422006e3278851a04b135e0_Friends_Fashion_Joey_Bag-520x347.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and his beautiful, doomed man bag.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The One With Joey’s Bag” aired in 1999, during the fifth season of \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>. After Rachel persuades Joey the “man’s bag” is “sexy,” Chandler and Ross literally stop in their tracks when they see him carrying his new accessory. Even after Joey tells them, “It’s as handy as it is becoming,” Chandler and Ross can’t stop making jokes about carrying makeup and going on dates with men. Eventually, Joey even loses out on a job because of it. “I don’t know if the world is ready for you and your bag,” Rachel sighs. It wasn’t in 1999, but ain’t nobody got time for this kind of homophobia and toxic masculinity anymore! Man bags for everyone!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Gunther’s Color Blocking\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105515\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/gunther-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gunther (James Michael Tyler) and his bold tie choices.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>People just don’t use color the way they used to in the ’90s. Just look at grumpy Central Perk barista, Gunther, with his “hair brighter than the sun,” as Rachel once noted. His face may have stayed sour, but his shirts were always sweet, and the only thing he loved more than Rachel were primary colors and slightly unhinged neckties. In the age of doomscrolling, we could always use more color.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Monica and Rachel’s ‘Girls’ Shirts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105507 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-800x742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-800x742.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-160x148.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-768x713.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1020x947.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1200x1114.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1920x1782.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-1180x1095.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-960x891.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-240x223.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-375x348.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/girls-520x483.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) & Monica (Courteney Cox), ’90s feminists.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Who run the world? Girls! But Queen Beyoncé didn’t even tell us that until seven years after \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> ended. No wonder these shirts have been in demand for so many years; they are still \u003ca href=\"https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/471033928/friends-tv-show-girls-sweater-tshirt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">available to buy\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Chandler No Pants\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105510\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-105510 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63.jpg 500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-160x201.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-240x302.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/f63-375x472.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chandler (Matthew Perry) in his accidental man dress.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These days, it’s considered fashion-forward for men to wear oversized shirts with nothing else at all. \u003cem>Queer Eye\u003c/em>‘s \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAzMwtopMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Van Ness even pairs his with heels\u003c/a>. But it was Chandler who accidentally invented this bold new look in Season 4, when Rachel’s boss left him handcuffed to a chair, and then a filing cabinet, mid-seduction. 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But what was fringe back then is now an annual Coachella practice. Phoebe’s groovy wardrobe—especially in Season 1—was a wealth of hippie-dippie, desert-ready coolness. All she was missing was a flower crown. (Oh, and while we’re on Phoebe, let’s bring back black and white striped tights; they used to work outside of Halloween and still could!)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Ross’s Frankie Shirt\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105504\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-800x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-800x545.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-768x524.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-1020x695.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-960x655.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-240x164.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-375x256.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8-520x355.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/B8XPARCIAAICsv8.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frankie Say Relax!\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em> featured an old Frankie Goes to Hollywood shirt during a fight between Ross and Rachel, it was used as a vaguely amusing relic of the ’80s. In 2018, that shirt is a beautiful reminder of a simpler time, when a song containing zero curse words and some pretty tame sexual innuendos could still get \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relax_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banned on the radio\u003c/a>. Also, it goes without saying, but those Frankie shirts were legitimately righteous. Ironic bold prints last forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>Estelle’s Suits\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_105511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105511\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/08/estelles-suits-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Estelle (June Gable) and a variety of her amazing shoulder pads.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>With her wild, yet somehow perfectly coordinated prints, oversized accessories and always sharp manicures, Estelle was easily the most underrated fashion icon in \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>. 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"content": "\u003cp>It was almost 20 years ago that James Cameron hurled \u003cem>Titanic\u003c/em> at us in an orgy of special effects, icy water and doomed, class-defying relationships. Despite the fact that heroine Rose made zero effort to save Jack, the supposed love of her life (that door was \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/rgay/status/679180868242579456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plenty big enough\u003c/a>, Rose!), the world continues to remember the movie very fondly. So fondly, in fact, that it's forgotten that the vast majority of romantic movies made that year were almost as much of a disaster as that massive boat splitting in two.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Let's take a trip down memory lane and remember the horror show that was cinematic romance in 1997.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First up, there's \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119896/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">\u003cem>Picture Perfect\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a film in which Kate, a very talented, capable advertising exec, cannot get promoted at her firm because she is single. (Let's pause for a moment and think about the fact that, in 1997, this seemed like a perfectly reasonable premise for a film.) Instead of suing her employer for discrimination (that thought doesn't even wander into the picture once, funnily enough!), Kate makes up a fake fiancé, thereby instantly winning a promotion. (Seriously... were there, like, zero lawyers in 1997? How is nobody getting sued here?)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEkdo25GFc4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this fake boyfriend stuff should technically lead to hijinks and humor, but actually just drags the viewer through an interminable hour and 45 minutes of absolute dross. Not even the glossy locks and \u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>-era charm of Jennifer Aniston could save this one, because it's the kind of film that has a plot device involving a man giving a woman a black eye (one-liners ensue!). It's the kind of film in which, at one point, an ad executive approaches Kate with the idea of selling mustard by using a naked model and the tag line \"Spread this.\" It's the kind of film where the grand finale is the heroine wrecking someone else's wedding and acting like it's romantic. The most amazing thing about \u003cem>Picture Perfect\u003c/em> is its own ability to be so boring and preposterous at the same time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remarkably, \u003cem>Picture Perfect\u003c/em> was not the only movie in 1997 to have a fake fiancé (they were all the rage!). That's a tactic also employed by the protagonist of\u003cem> \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">My Best Friend's Wedding\u003c/a> -- \u003c/em>a movie built on the obviously-awful premise that actively trying to break up somebody else's engagement is a perfectly fine and justifiable thing to do, if you look like Julia Roberts and you've changed your mind about something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RzkwK3BtU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the end, lovely Julia has successfully caused problems between a very happy couple, \u003cem>and\u003c/em> destroyed the relationship with her best friend irreversibly. And while the realistically grim ending is refreshing on one level, it's all kinds of bleak for this particular genre. The only saving grace of the entire thing is the amusing size of everyone's cell phones -- Julia Roberts practically needs a briefcase for hers. In the end, \u003cem>My Best Friend's Wedding\u003c/em> is neither romantic nor a comedy, which begs the question: What's the damn point?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cameron Diaz was on quite a roll in 1997, starring as well in \u003cem>A Life Less Ordinary\u003c/em> -- a movie everyone predicted would be awesome because it was Danny Boyle's follow up to \u003cem>Trainspotting. \u003c/em>In reality, it was almost complete nonsense from start to finish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diaz plays a deeply unlikeable spoiled white lady named Celine who shoots people who want to marry her. Ewan McGregor plays Robert, a recently-dumped, recently-fired janitor who doubles as an incompetent criminal with a back-combed Oasis haircut. Celine and Robert have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. Despite that, in hot pursuit of both of them are a couple of also entirely charisma-free angels (yes, angels -- stay with us, please) who need Celine and Robert to fall in love, or they'll get stuck on Earth forever, for totally arbitrary reasons that don't make any sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6K5q72jy9c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Do you hate this thing yet? Just in case you don't: there's a bunch of driving, there's a bit of dancing, there are dream sequences, gratuitous shootings, a wedding that would never, ever happen in real life, and -- this really speaks to the awfulness of \u003cem>A Life Less Ordinary \u003c/em>-- the final scene of the movie is done in claymation. (CLAYMATION!) Truly, if Celine was floating on a massive door in the ocean, and Robert was hopelessly holding onto the side, the urge to break the door so neither of them could have it would be massive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the same reason (\u003cem>Friends\u003c/em>) Jennifer Aniston was in an awful romantic comedy in 1997, so was Matthew Perry. In \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119141/?ref_=nv_sr_1\">Fools Rush In\u003c/a> -- \u003c/em>a movie about hispanic people that was clearly written and produced by zero hispanic people -- Perry plays a guy who has a one-night stand in Vegas that results in a pregnancy. In a premise even more preposterous than \u003cem>Knocked Up\u003c/em>, he and the baby mama (played by Salma Hayek) just immediately get married and, like, woah, culture clash.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's basically the entire movie, condensed down to two and a half minutes -- which, conveniently, is about as long as you'll want to watch \u003cem>Fools Rush In\u003c/em> for. Enjoy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2xe_xxuiUY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just when you think this particular corner of 1997 film couldn't possibly get worse, along comes\u003cem> Hugo Pool\u003c/em>, a movie with an astonishingly good cast doing extraordinarily stupid things. At the time, \u003ca href=\"http://ew.com/article/1997/12/19/hugo-pool-3/\">\u003cem>Entertainment Weekly\u003c/em> \u003c/a>noted that \u003cem>Hugo Pool\u003c/em> set \"new standards in wacko charmlessness,\" while \u003ca href=\"http://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/hugo-pool-1117437000/\">\u003cem>Variety\u003c/em>\u003c/a> noted that it was \"suffering from a slender, undernourished script and set pieces not sufficiently weird or funny.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We can sum up \u003cem>Hugo Pool\u003c/em> in four words: Robert Downey Jr.'s accent. Behold this mess!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Dn186y6Fk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yeah. So that happened...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's impossible to know what went wrong with romance in the movies in 1997 -- perhaps the proximity to the end of the century (and that dreaded Y2K) meant films were trying too hard to be different. Perhaps in the brand new age of the internet, a good old-fashioned traditional love story felt passé. One thing that \u003cem>is\u003c/em> clear is that, after suffering through 11 months of this nonsense before the December release of \u003cem>Titanic\u003c/em>, it's no wonder audiences forgave Rose for the door incident.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Celine and Robert have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. Despite that, in hot pursuit of both of them are a couple of also entirely charisma-free angels (yes, angels -- stay with us, please) who need Celine and Robert to fall in love, or they'll get stuck on Earth forever, for totally arbitrary reasons that don't make any sense.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/k6K5q72jy9c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/k6K5q72jy9c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Do you hate this thing yet? 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"content": "\u003cp>Jennifer Aniston is one of those celebrities who provokes endless speculation not because of her outlandish debutante-like behavior, but because of her seeming normality: She's drop-dead gorgeous and fabulously wealthy, yes, but she's also something of a permanent girl next door. She got famous on one of America's most beloved sitcoms, for starters. And then there's her role in the celebrity love triangle that rocked the mid-aughts -- she the jilted good girl to Angelina Jolie's edgy, black swan temptress.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is all, of course, utter bullsh*t perpetrated mostly by tabloids' bottom lines. It does, however, provide some context for why the media has been fixated since time immemorial on whether or not Jennifer Aniston\u003ca href=\"http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/jennifer-aniston-pregnant-105227\" target=\"_blank\"> is pregnant\u003c/a>, thinking about becoming pregnant, \u003ca href=\"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2313617/Jennifer-Aniston-relying-cupping-boost-fertility.html\" target=\"_blank\">sad that she is not pregnant\u003c/a>, or some variation thereof. It's your nagging Aunt Gertie reminding you over the phone from Florida that you're not getting any younger, you know -- only on a world stage. Seems fun!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/KateHarding/status/743152115770597379\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, she's apparently had enough. \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/for-the-record_us_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f\" target=\"_blank\">Aniston just penned an open letter in the \u003c/a>\u003cem>Huffington Post\u003c/em> decrying the media's objectification of women, alongside journalists' fixation on her childfree existence and when it will end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>If I am some kind of symbol to some people out there, then clearly I am an example of the lens through which we, as a society, view our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, female friends and colleagues. The objectification and scrutiny we put women through is absurd and disturbing. The way I am portrayed by the media is simply a reflection of how we see and portray women in general, measured against some warped standard of beauty. ...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The message that girls are not pretty unless they’re incredibly thin, that they’re not worthy of our attention unless they look like a supermodel or an actress on the cover of a magazine is something we’re all willingly buying into. This conditioning is something girls then carry into womanhood. We use celebrity “news” to perpetuate this dehumanizing view of females, focused solely on one’s physical appearance, which tabloids turn into a sporting event of speculation. Is she pregnant? Is she eating too much? Has she let herself go? Is her marriage on the rocks because the camera detects some physical “imperfection”?\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>And:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>I have grown tired of being part of this narrative. Yes, I may become a mother some day, and since I’m laying it all out there, if I ever do, I will be the first to let you know. But I’m not in pursuit of motherhood because I feel incomplete in some way, as our celebrity news culture would lead us all to believe. I resent being made to feel “less than” because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: “pregnant” or “fat.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>If you've ever spent five minutes reading an \u003cem>Us Weekly\u003c/em> \"article\" featuring photos of Aniston or another celebrity with circles drawn over their body parts, take five minutes and \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/for-the-record_us_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f\" target=\"_blank\">read the whole thing here.\u003c/a> All in all, it's a compelling yet (sorry) highly relatable message for Aniston to send.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Truth be told, the only thing I find to be slightly off the mark in this piece is the implication that she ever eats burgers for lunch. Sorry, Jen. Otherwise: Go on with your bad (gorgeous, 47-year-old) self. I'm not holding my breath, but Aunt Gertie really should find a better hobby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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