Fashion Inspiration: Frenchy from Grease! (or "How to look like a Beautiful Blonde Pineapple")

Hey Belles! Sophie (@missfifivonfosse) here.

While many young girls in the 90s aspired to be Britney Spears or Baby Spice, there was one girl who wanted nothing more than to be a pink haired, roller wearing, bubblegum chewing, beauty-school-dropper-outer.

That girl (you will be shocked to hear) was me. Yes, I was am a Frenchy wannabe.

Now that I'm in my 20s and have tried every pink dye and foam roller out there, I am going to share with you my definitive guide to everything Frenchy.

Along with the staple Pink Ladies jacket (which we all should own, imo) Frenchy wears lots of pastels. From the peach Blouse and Skirt ensemble on the first day back at school, to the Beauty School Dropout pink dress to that pale yellow layered prom dress, her wardrobe truly is enviable.

I can't promise you exact replicas, but here are some pieces to help you create a look a-la-French.

Summer Lovin'

Amazon; £2.99

Collectif; £25

Lindy Bop; £19.99

Vivien of Holloway; £59

Beauty School Dropout

Vivien of Holloway; £59

Collectif; £15

Erstwilder 'Dolly's Diner' brooch via Audrey Star's Boutique; £16.95

Amazon; £6.99

Sleepover

Glamour Bunny; £35

Amazon; £2.99

Boots; £1.79

National Bandstand

LindyBop; £29.99

LindyBop; £21.99

Graduation

Collectif; £50

Lady Luck's Boutique; £5.95

An Honourable Mention...

How could I write a post about Frenchy without mentioning the brooch that everyone is talking about at the moment?! Unfortunately, Atomic Mingo's 'Beauty School Drop Out' brooch is out of stock at the moment, bust rest assured it will be back soon.

Now, go forth and find yourself a Diner (I'd recommend Bobby-Jos in Southend-on-Sea and JBs in Brighton), a gang of sassy ladies, a pack of Hubba Bubba and voila! You are practically Doody's gal.

Have fun, Frenchettes!!!

Lots of love,

on behalf of The British Belles

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The British Belles Bibliography of British Brands

(We do love a bit of alliteration at The British Belles.)

Here you will find the ultimate list of Vintage & Repro brands and boutiques based in our very own land of hope and glory. This list will be ongoing and if we have missed out your UK based brand or boutique, just let us know on our instagram @thebritishbelles or through our Contact page.
List after the jump!

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In order to comply with some of the other beautiful ladies in the UK vintage scene, we have made the collective decision to re-brand from 'shells to Belles. 

As we are still in the early stages of our little journey, we hope that agree with us when we say this will not affect things too much!

Nothing but our name is changing (even our initials are the same!) and we hope you will continue to stick with us on our exciting adventure.

The 12 Days of Christmas will continue as usual tomorrow with our wonderful Alice.

Love and sparkles,

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