From Dive Bar to BohoChic–
An Ode to Isabel Marant
Bartending at Coyote Ugly required three things: looks to kill, dancing shoes and a wardrobe fit for a New York City scene. The risque chick-flick Coyote Ugly (2000) put an iconic wardrobe on center stage- literally.
From dive bars to designer runways, the alternative and western styles of Coyote Ugly- cowboy boots, leather and statement belts- are making a stylish comeback in high fashion. The 2025 Spring-Summer collection from Isabel Marant reimagines bohemian and neutral aesthetics into a runway show that echoes the 2000 film.
The Brand
The French label Isabel Marant, named after the designer herself, has created edgy pret-a-porter collections for 30 years. Marant’s start in fashion began in middle school, as she experimented with her parents’ wardrobes and wore alternative ensembles to school. According to a British Vogue interview, Marant claims she “didn’t even know what fashion was” at her young age. She simply catered to her personal tastes and began creating original styles after a disappointing and unsuccessful shopping trip for new clothes. Although we have all been there, Marant’s creativity at just sixteen caught on at school and in her community, and she decided to attend Studio Berçot fashion school for college. While in Paris in 1989, Marant began her first fashion lines– jewelry, knitwear and signature styles. Her designs are continually inspired by her lifetime travels to Asia, Africa and the Caribbean; she claims that she “does not revolutionize the fashion world,” despite producing styles that nod to the boho-chic aesthetic.
The Collection
Isabel Marant’s 2025 Spring-Summer collection reaffirms the brand’s bold identity, delivering a runway filled with fringe, gladiator sandals, leather and lace. These elements, while forecasting contemporary fashion trends, also nod to the rebellious aesthetic of the early 2000s- most notably represented in the classic film Coyote Ugly. With plunging necklines, dark smokey eyes, teased hair and studded accessories, the models looked as though they stepped straight out of the movie’s iconic bar-top dance scenes. The film’s fashion, worn by stars like Tyra Banks and Bridget Moynahan, blends performance and style in a way that-
now feels relevant again. As both models and actresses, Banks and Moynahan blurred the line between runway and screen, mirroring how today’s fashion balances between nostalgia and reinvention. Similarly, iconic model and fashion icon, Kate Moss, brought her edgy glam to Marant’s 2025 Spring-Summer campaign. As the face of this year’s line, Moss embodies the bar-top boot-stomping aesthetics of the models and colleagues of the 2000s. Though separated by decades, Coyote Ugly and Marant’s latest collection are kindred spirits- bold, edgy, and fashionable.
Photo Caption: Photos taken from outside sources.
Written by
Seda Propes