Melissa Joan Hart kept designer pieces from Clarissa Explains It All
Melissa Joan Hart kept a string of designer items and distinctive necklaces from her character's wardrobe in 'Clarissa Explains It All'.
Melissa Joan Hart kept a string of designer items from 'Clarissa Explains It All'.
The 48-year-old actress regrets not taking more clothes and accessories from the set of the beloved teen series - in which she played Clarissa Darling - and though it's been 30 years since the show ended, she still has some of the pieces she did keep.
She told Us Weekly magazine: “I still [want Clarissa’s closet. I took all the Betsey Johnson [designs.] I still have all the Betsey Johnson!
“I never took a whole outfit. I took all the necklaces she had — all these big, long necklaces — and I hung them in my bedroom for a long time.”
But over the years, Melissa has lost "a lot" of her 'Clarissa' accessories and even a Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award during house moves.
Meanwhile, the 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' actress admitted it was a "big mistake" to get rid of her combat boots.
She said: “I should never have let mine go. Big mistake. I think that they’re just the most versatile shoe there is.
"They’re not a sneakers, they’re not cowboy boots or too uncomfortable to walk in — and they’re not a high heel, but they’re lifted for shorties like me.”
But when it comes to other returning trends, Melissa wishes crop tops hadn't made a comeback.
She said: “At my age, can we get rid of crop tops please? Can we have some long shirts? If you’re going to offer it as a crop top, at least offer it in a long [version] as well.
"[There should be one for ]the 20 year olds and [one for] the 40 year olds.”
While Melissa - who has Mason, 18, Braydon, 16, and 12-year-old Tucker with husband Mark Wilkerson - coveted Clarissa's wardrobe, the thing she misses most about the show are the cast and crew she worked with.
She said: “It’s so much it’s impossible to pick one thing, but I’d say it was the people.
"Being amongst the writers and the producers, and messing around with the equipment, learning how to use it all and diving into the production side of things within the wardrobe.”
