35.

The only thing I hated more than that part in the “Breakfast Club” where Allison gets a makeover is that part in “Pretty In Pink” where Iona goes from this…

to this…

A pearl necklace pretending to be a bolo-tie?!!! Are you friggen kidding me?!!

Perhaps I’m being melodramatic but that scene ruined the entire movie for me. I was an impressionable preteen when I watched “Pretty In Pink” and it was important for me to believe that there were “cool” grownups in the world with awesome record collections and funky hair. I needed to know that you don’t get boring with age — that you don’t have to blend in to make it — that you could trust people over the age of 35. Looking back now, Iona’s character was probably closer to 27 but you guys get my point.

Anyway, I’ve been thinking about that scene a lot this week. Turning 35 and getting married in the same month can really make a girl feel old. While you’ll never find me wearing a pearl necklace disguised as a bolo-tie to fit in, I have become mildly obsessed with owning an impossibly chic, “age appropriate” wardrobe. Am I officially becoming a “put-together” lady?

Tina Chow

Siouxsie Sioux

Maya Deren

Renee Perle

Anais Nin

Francoise Hardy

Katherine Hepburn

Linda Evangelista

Tilda Swinton

Nancy Cunrad

PJ Harvey

Holly Golightly

You know, as long as I get to keep my awesome record collection, I think I’m pretty cool with that.