How to be Tracy Turnblad

Ladies (and gents, hey, we're open-minded)! Looking for some cinematic inspiration to spruce things up? Look no further than Tracy Turnblad.

Tracy Turnblad of the movie(s) Hairspray (1988 and 2007) is one of my favorite movie characters. She's confident, she's spunky, and she's a lot of fun.

So, here we go!

Step One: The movie is called Hairspray for a reason. So backcomb that hair! The higher the hair, the closer to God. Tracy got in trouble in class for having hair too high, and that's not a bad reason to get sent to detention! Here is a great tutorial on how to properly backcomb without ripping all your hair out! Also, never say never to wigs. ;)

Step Two:  Tracy is a forward thinking girl. In modern translations, fashion-wise, this means being unafraid to try new looks regardless of what's in. Since everything old is new again, we have a lot of modern versions of 1960s dresses to choose from! Yay! My favorites are here, here, and here. For a true vintage look, there's always Etsy!

Step Three: Dance dance dance! Tracy loves to shake her stuff! The 2007 Hairspray DVD includes two dance tutorials (couldn't find them on YouTube, boo!) However, I did find this gem (HAHA!) and I had to share it.

Step Four: Throw away your scale. If Tracy can love and appreciate her "pleasantly plump" body like she's a swimsuit model, you too can love yourself at any size.

Step Five: Stand up to bullies! Tracy stood up to bullies of every kind, marched in protest marches and even got arrested in her fight for racial integration! So be a hero and stand up for yourself and your fellow man! And woman. You don't HAVE to get yourself arrested if you don't want to. *wink*

Go! Feel inspired!