Happy Tuesday, y'all.
I know it's not Thursday but this isn't really a throwback post. It's more an homage to a woman who belongs to all of us, and by all of us, I mean those of us who belong to Generation X. Because Winona Ryder is all of us, for those of us who remember her amazing big eyed nervousness and her indie cred and cool beauty. And if you haven't watched "Stranger Things" yet, I have not much to say to you. You need to. And that's that. It's such a great shoutout to the 80s, friendship, and the upside down (if you watch, you're well aware of what that is). Oh, and Eggos. It's no shock that I ran out and bought toaster waffles after binge watching every episode. And then of course, there's Winona.
And I'm obsessed with the NY Magazine cover story on our girl, and the accompanying photos by superstar photog Norman Jean Roy are spectacular. It's true Winona has had some bad moments, but who wasn't rooting for her to get through her shit? She is still so arresting, so beautiful, and so relevant. Plus a 44 year old woman without children is someone I can obviously relate to. (And besides all of that, I'm sick of millenials. And what they want. And what they don't want.)
I love this quote from the article where the writer, Heather Havrilesky, meets Winona for the first time:
"Ryder is dressed exactly the way I remember lots of brainy-but-cool girls dressing in the late ’80s (possibly in an effort to look just like Winona Ryder): white T-shirt with an abstract design on it, red cardigan, tangled jeweled necklaces, old jeans, maroon men’s shoes. This is the Gen-X-star-who-hangs-with-indie-film-and-rock-gods uniform, but somehow, on Ryder, it doesn’t look dated. At 44, she can say “weird” and “like” and stare into the middle distance with those big brown eyes straight out of a Keane painting and sound just like an appealing hybrid of enthusiastic teenager and world-weary adult."
I love that description and it speaks to my fellow Xers distinctly- we are all still a mix (the best of us) of teenaged grown ups, reluctant adults, and smart cool kids. I'm so glad she's back on the scene to remind all of us of a certain age (and anyone of any age) that growing up does not mean growing old, and that women can still maintain their style after they've dated the musician, spent some time in the dark, and came out the other side, well aware that even though they may no longer be a Heather, that they are indeed still magical. Winona forever, indeed. Girl crush of all girl crushes. Plus, she dated Johnny Depp when he was still awesome and not a big mannequin of scarves and hats and bracelets.
So check out the article here (it's a great read) and let's celebrate my gal Winona, who shows all of us that growing up doesn't suck, and that being smart, quirky cool, and a bit fucked up is as sexy as could be. Cause that's what's up this iconic Tuesday in the NYC. Yours, in stranger things, and beautiful people. XO