I saw this movie in the theatre when I was 13, and so idolized Molly Ringwald, and her haircut at the time, that even though my hair was probably only 2 inches longer than hers, I attempted to cut my own to her exact length in the movie. The wisdom gained from that day is that apparently, wet hair is slippery when being cut, and also shrinks as it dries, thus...my Andie Walsh "do" had to be transformed into a Mallory Keaton (from Family Ties,) shorter "do" at the last minute by my Mom's hair stylist in order to keep me from looking like a total freak. I'm assuming that you are somewhat close to my age (34) judging from the admirable way in which you wrote your piece. I mean, who DIDN'T think Molly Ringwald completely hung the moon back then?! The girl was on the covers of both Time and Newsweek almost simultaneously and was virtually unstoppable, Not to point too judgmental of a finger at some of today's "starlets" (and I use that term VERY loosely,) but some of them might truly benefit from doing a little research on Ms Ringwald, and her exemplary almost unheard of today, lifestyle. Unlike many of today's "pack," she was attending a private school, fluent in French, and had her sights set on attending the Sorbonne, and American Ivy League schools. She certainly wouldn't have felt slighted if she wasn't photographed on a daily shopping spree, or smoking outside the latest LA hotspot. She always seemed as if she never really understood why she was considered to be the teenage "it" girl of the '80s. Her unwaivering humility is one of the unspoken reasons why John Hughes' films still retain an almost mystical quality today.
In any case, although my Molly Ringwald "idolization phase" officially ended some 20 yrs ago, I guess it is evident from this "comment," that the effects still linger on. Long live the legacy of the Hughes-Ringwald trilogy--we were truly blessed to have experienced it during its glorious heydey. Teen flicks have since never even come close in comparison. Sigh....