Girl Crush

She's SO hot. Platonically speaking, of course. The term 'girl crush' is constantly thrown around with little care these days and I happily take part. Crush denotes a kind of instantaneous infatuation, without much rhyme or reason, but it changes when talking about a girl. In this context, and in my experience, girl crushes often occur from lusty adoration of a person or character's style, attitude, intellect & overall conduct. I don't want to get into her pants; I'd rather wear them myself. Girl crushes for me have a slightly sensual tinge, but mostly function as a source of kick-ass sartorial inspiration, and I have countless real and fictional girl crushes

So, here are my top five girl crushes in no particular order:

1. Andie Walsh (Pretty in Pink) Sure, she looked looked like a big old hot mess in the final prom scene, but until that point she had the coolest, edgiest New Wave outfits & wasn't afraid to tell the preppies off. Plus she had three majorly hot guys vying for her affections. I maintain she should have surprised everybody and gone for James Spader... But I think despite the fact she's wearing a heinous Home-Ec crafted sack, she's still adorably cute. She looks like strawberry sundae! And, hey, it was the 80s after all (side note: I covet her red hair)

2. Margot Tenenbaum (The Royal Tenenbaums) Speaking of sundaes, I adore Margot Tenenbaum. She's pretty much a ubiquitous girl crush these days and it's easy to see why. Disaffected, eccentric & enviably stylish, she's basically the epitome of cool even though she spends half of her time locked in a bathroom smoking cigarettes. Like Eli says, "I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum." And so do I

3. Enid Coleslaw (Ghost World) I'm pretty much obsessed with both the graphic novel and the film. Actually, it's one of the few instances where I think the movie adaptation accurately captures the feeling of the book. Thora Birch is insanely awesome as Enid and plays her jaded attitude with complete perfection. Enid's constant cynicism and flair for morbidity makes her the ultimate disdainful outsider. Plus, I love her funky style-- I think she might be the only character I know who can pull off metallic light green lipstick and still look extraordinarily cool

4. Annie Hall (Annie Hall). Diane Keaton represents the classic girl crush here. She's also probably the first incarnation of the infamous manic pixie dream girl: flighty, neurotic & intoxicatingly effervescent. In any case, Diane Keaton plays Annie Hall (or rather Diane Keaton?) with sparkling vivacity, and in the process created her own idiosyncratic, androgynous look, still fashionable today. So, la-di-da

5. Zooey Deschanel Even though she's the product of show-biz nepotism, I can't resist those enormous blue doe eyes. She's relatively new to the mainstream Hollywood scene and has made it big for her charming quirk and her amazing set of pipes. She's distinct from the other ladies on the list since she's a real person. Furthermore, she's demonstrated her duality by establishing herself both in music & movies. Her collaboration with M.Ward in She & Him channels folksy vintage country and I can't stop whistling along