17 Back-to-School Movies That Earned Straight A's for Style

With hard-and-fast fashion rules, like wearing pink on Wednesdays, no other clique on campus but the Plastics stood the chance of running North Shore High School. 

From the Pink Ladies squad uniform to Sandy's sweet style, Grease epitomized all things '50s fashion. 

These characters had serious school pride, and it showed whether they wore basketball uniforms everywhere (we see you, Troy Bolton), or repped their white and red school colors. 

When Torrance wasn't dealing with a cheer-tastrophe in her red, black, and white Toro uniform, her off-duty #fitspo outfits were seriously on-point. 

While this movie is more recent than some of the others on this list, it's no less fashion forward. This coming-of-age story is both touching and inspirational in many ways. 

Bianca: "There's a difference between like and love, because I like my Skechers, but I love my Prada backpack." Chastity: "But I love my Skechers." Bianca: "That's because you don't have a Prada backpack." And scene. 

The incredible blazers and shoulder pads? That preppy, but villainous attitude? It was all so good. 

Drew Barrymore's undercover high school ensembles may have erred on the side of awkward, but the school's popular trio Gibby, Kirsten and Kristin got the whole '90s fashion drill down pat.

We can wax nostalgia about the meaning of The Breakfast Club all we want, but in the end, it really was a lesson in dressing for stereotypes (even if we're all a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal). 

The coven practiced more than witchcraftery—they casted cool Gothic-inspired takes on their preppy school uniforms. 

While Cher may have been clueless when it came to love, she was definitely the opposite when it came to the fashion department, like pulling off a matching yellow plaid set or piecing together her most capable outfit (read: her white collarless shirt from Fred Segal). 

The only crime that Courtney, Julie, and Marcie didn't commit in this thriller are any fashion faux pas. 

Ok, we cheated—all the memorable outfits in Cruel Intentions actually happened outside of school. When not in uniform, Kathryn's deviant behavior manifested itself sartorially in slinky slips and sleek styles. 

In a musical about students at a performing arts school, you can expect to see grade A fashion. The best part? Both the 1980 and 2009 versions of the film are equally fashionable. 

John Tucker's many girlfriends joined forces to scheme in style, because revenge is a dish best served with sartorial prowess, right?

On her first day as a serious law student, Elle Woods "totally looked the part" in a shirt, tie, a robe jacket, and (of course) specs.

We're not condoning lingerie in public, but Olive's literal take on The Scarlet Letter sure turned heads.