The Rules of Style by Winona Ryder

Very important news: Yesterday, Winona Ryder confirmed a memo posted to the rumor bulletin that suggested a Beetlejuice sequel was in motion. And you know what that means, right? Lydia is baaaaaaack. So bring on the dancing-while-levitating! Do it with short bangs clipped into your forehead! Add some hair gel so you can make said bangs look like pointy scallops! Bask in the glory of chokers! Plaid tea-length skirts! Black capes! The notion of a red wedding gown. Ask not what you can do for your under eye bags, but rather what they can do for you.

Given the seminal roles Ryder has played, we got to thinking about the otherwise multifarious style rules she’s laid down on us through her characters in two other movies — Heathers and Edward Scissorhands. So if you’re thinking about Netflix but standing right in front of your closet, do consider the below.

More Rules of Style, right this way

1) Black wide-brimmed hats and chokers may seem very Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent, but let us not forget that Lydia Deetz practically trademarked the look in 1988.

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2) Speaking of hats, see what you can do about finding a bonnet, a straw bowler or a black boater cap. Modern iterations welcome but not required.

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3) Brown textured fabrics may initially call to mind the groovy 1970s, but note that the mid-19th-century women did it first.

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4) Popularity isn’t everything, but shrunken round glasses might be. (A monocle definitely is.)

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5) When considering sweaters, vests, sweater vests and shirts, remember that menswear proper trumps menswear-inspired.

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6) Your skirt could probably use a pair of ankle socks.

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7) Wear a dirndl top, and if you can, make it blue.

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8) The power of a kimino should never be underestimated.

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9) Button down, button down, button down. (But button it up.)

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10) And when in doubt, dust that shirt off your shoulder. It’s what Winona would want.

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And finally, FOR THE LOVE OF BEETLEMAIN (portmanteau alert — that’s Beetlejuice x Balmain), BUY A STRIPED SUIT.

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