Additionally, the costume designer made significant changes in Lynetta’s, Bryce’s sister’s, outfit and appearance. These differences create a picture of a more innocent era with easier relationships. The different outfits that Lynetta wears cause discussion between Lynetta and her mother as well as emphasize the differences in clothing between the time periods. Two specific scenes stand out where Lynetta’s outfit shows how relationships and love has changed throughout time, but the first scene shows how love and relationships change along with clothing standards. The scene that shows these changes is when Lynetta is leaving the house to go to the Baker’s house to hang out with Mike and Matt, Juli’s brothers. In the novel, Lynetta wears …show more content…
Lynetta, in both mediums, has a rebellious side and likes to push the boundaries that her family and society has previously developed. Nonetheless, the clothing between the novel and the film is very different when viewed from one era at a time. When worn in their respective era, both outfits are considered scandalous, rebellious, and against the social norm which helps Rob Reiner maintain Lynetta’s character from the novel to the film because the stigma of both outfits in their own eras still allows Lynetta to push the boundary in each medium. However, the outfit Lynetta wears in the film is very different when compared to the outfit she wears in the book. The 1960s outfit is much more conservative in modern day and is not considered as scandalous as it is in the 1960s, showing how gender roles and the sexualization of women have changed over time. Although these tight clothes are considered scandalous and rebellious in the 1960s, they are no longer thought of that way because tight clothes have become the social norm. Also, the amount of skin shown in modern day has increasingly become greater than the amount of skin that is shown in 1960s outfits, enforcing the idea of less innocence in love and