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While Bridesmaids got all the quintessential fanfare, there was precursor to the joyful raunch-fest known as Bachelorette (circa 2012), another female-centered comedy about friendship, love and a wedding dress that got proverbially buried under the hype. Packing an impressive star-quality punch—boasting nipple-proud Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher and Lizzy Kaplan no less—Bachelorette is delectably bitter and blunt where Bridesmaids dips into the cutesy and slapstick.
I personally think the world of it, but it's not everyone's cup of champagne. Either way, the fashion is stellar.
The ambiance: Becky (Rebel Wilson's big and charming character) is getting married, and her skinny and arguably disturbed girlfriends come to her side equipped with the proverbial bachelorette party and, of course, a series of mishaps and hookups. Regan—the control freak—is running the show while moody Gena and clueless Katie pose as confused side-kicks . . . but save the day at the very last moment. Hotel elevators, reception desks and childhood homes add a commonsensical collage to the discourse of adulthood and "the big day," making Bachelorette a grittier, grime-ier version of Bridesmaids.
The style: Bachelorette is all about individual styles united by single-hood, bonded by a refusal to grow up and a general affinity for scandal. Regan only appears to be poised and minimalistic, boasting beige cut-out dresses and pussy-bow blouses . . . and dare-we-say, might manifest one of Kirsten Dunst's best roles. Katie, played by the puffy-lipped Isla Fisher, is trashy-sexy in skinny jeans and Herve Leger skin-tight dresses, while Gena is the classic Lizzy Caplan domain: one part gothic, one part grunge, you know, the "oops, forgot to wear pants," type of girl. The trifecta of women portray an arguably accurate variety of well-heeled, urban bachelorettes, with a satisfying twist of sexiness and dash of darkness.
Oh, and the shoes are to die for.
Watch and learn: Regan's quick wardrobe change after a night of boozing and causing trouble for the smell of it is a taut lesson in survival-mode coolness. Her wardrobe is undoubtedly the slickest, but Gena's short dresses and boots offer up a good competition.
