Maybe it’s been a while since you dreamt of plotting against your enemies like the pack leaders in high school teen movies. But now that it’s back to school season, it’s high time you revisited the fashion lessons from Heathers, Cruel Intentions, and Jawbreaker. Here’s how to nail the looks from the best HBICs ever to make the crowds in a high school hallway part.

Veronica (Winona Ryder) in Heathers (1988)

Yohji Yamamoto vintage suspender skirt $781.72 at Farfetch or similar Band of Outsiders Trompe l’Oeil Suspender dress $158 at Shopbop, Floral Statement Brooch $19.19 at The Limited, Molly T-Bar Flat Shoes, $22 at Asos, Acne Studio Mohair Off the Shoulder Jumper, $320 at Browns

Courtney (Rose McGowan) Jawbreaker (1999)
Purple Cropped Cardigan, £7.00, at New Look (sexier, but not purple version) at NastyGal, Simply Be Trousers, $9.99 in Eggplant at Simply Be, Vamplify Lipgloss in Tuned in, $20 at MAC, Retro classic chiffon neck scarf, $8 at Amazon

Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Geller) Cruel Intentions (1999)

Guess Men’s Rosary Necklace $20 at This Next, Poppy Black Belt, $350 at Kiki De Montparnasse,
Light and Shadow Bustier, $1,154 at La Perla