Molly Ringwald hated her iconic prom dress

Apparently, Molly “hated it" with a "passion".

In fact, she disliked the dress so much that John Hughes stepped in to try and change it, before realising the handmade gown was integral to her character.

'Pretty In Pink' costume designer Marilyn Vance told Dazed magazine in a 2013 interview: "She hated that dress! Molly actually hated it with such a passion, you have no idea, I cut up two dresses to make the prom dress, just like she does in the film. Poor John Hughes said — ‘Molly’s in her trailer with her tutor, she hates the dress and he’s whining to me, you can’t make her do that, she hates it.’ I said, ‘Andie is not going to wear like, a Madonna dress. And she’s not going to dress like the other kids, she’s an individual. She’s pulling clothes apart and making her own style.’ And John decided, ‘Okay, that’s it, Molly is going to wear it.’”