# Steal Her Look

Steal Her Look, also written as Steal His Look, is a Tumblr format that pairs an unlikely subject like a pumpkin dancer or a talking clock with a list of absurdly priced designer clothes needed to recreate the outfit. This parody of magazine fashion spreads exploded in September 2014 and roared back in July 2021 with a Ghostface edition that collected over 21,900 Tumblr notes.

## Origin
Fashion magazines had run 'steal her style' captions for decades, but the meme version arrived on Tumblr in September 2014. User lucillesballs posted 'steal her look: anime girl club' on September 25, 2014, a layout that would eventually collect over 100,000 notes[3]. Two days later, Tumblr user vaginawoolf paired a GIF of The Pumpkin Dance with a black turtleneck, black leggings and a plastic pumpkin, labeling it 'get her look.' Within 48 hours the post picked up more than 40,000 notes[2].

Know Your Meme traces the earliest use of the exact phrase to a Facebook page called 'Steal Her Look,' started on September 9, 2010, which only grew to roughly 2,000 likes over four years[3].

- **Platform:** Tumblr
- **Creator:** Unknown
- **Date:** 2014

## Overview
Each post mimics a real fashion editorial. A screengrab of the subject, usually a fictional character, viral celebrity or inanimate object, sits beside cropped product photos from Gucci or Maison Margiela with their listed prices[1]. Comedy comes from the straight-faced styling advice, which walks readers through how to dress like a jack-o'-lantern or a yellow talking clock, as if a shopper could actually assemble the outfit at Barneys.

Variants carry titles like Steal His Look or Get Her Look, with captions aping the clipped voice of Vogue writeups. Later versions lean harder into the bit by adding wildly out-of-place pieces, like designer lingerie styled underneath a killer's cloak in the 2021 Ghostface revival[6].

## How to Use
Posters typically pick a subject that could never actually be dressed, such as a cartoon character, inanimate object or costumed villain, then grab cropped product photos from Gucci, Prada or other luxury retailers and arrange them around the subject with the designer prices visible. The common convention is to keep the styling voice completely serious, as if advising a reader on a real seasonal lookbook.

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Steal Her Look?
Steal Her Look is a Tumblr parody of magazine fashion spreads that matches a meme subject like Ghostface or a Pumpkin Dance GIF with a list of designer clothing items said to complete the outfit[6].

### Where did Steal Her Look come from?
The format caught on on Tumblr in September 2014, with user vaginawoolf pairing a Pumpkin Dance GIF with a black turtleneck and leggings captioned 'get her look[2].'

### What does Steal Her Look mean?
It mocks how fashion magazines break down celebrity outfits, except the 'celebrity' is a cartoon clock, a serial killer or a pumpkin, all styled in real designer pieces[1].

### How do you use Steal Her Look?
Posters pick an unlikely subject, grab cropped product photos from Gucci or Prada, and stack them around the subject with the real designer prices listed, as pastel-chaos did with Tony the Talking Clock in 2014[4].

### Is Steal Her Look still popular?
The 2021 Ghostface version was the last big viral moment documented, drawing over 21,900 Tumblr reblogs[6] and spinoffs for Mob Psycho 100[8] and Death Note[9].

## References
1. [https://www.mtv.com/news/1946480/steal-her-look-meme/](<https://www.mtv.com/news/1946480/steal-her-look-meme/>)
2. [http://vaginawoolf.tumblr.com/post/98607896820/steal-her-look-spooky-pumpkin-gucci-womens](<http://vaginawoolf.tumblr.com/post/98607896820/steal-her-look-spooky-pumpkin-gucci-womens>)
3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steal-her-look-steal-his-look](<https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steal-her-look-steal-his-look>)
4. [http://pastel-chaos.tumblr.com/post/98651812124/steal-his-style-tony-the-talking-clock-yellow](<http://pastel-chaos.tumblr.com/post/98651812124/steal-his-style-tony-the-talking-clock-yellow>)
5. [http://theofmoviestills.tumblr.com/post/98747894958/steal-his-look-johnny-maison-martin-margiela](<http://theofmoviestills.tumblr.com/post/98747894958/steal-his-look-johnny-maison-martin-margiela>)
6. [https://b-is-for-bones.tumblr.com/post/656913153742061568](<https://b-is-for-bones.tumblr.com/post/656913153742061568>)
7. [https://twitter.com/parkored/status/1417730825546735623](<https://twitter.com/parkored/status/1417730825546735623>)
8. [https://twitter.com/pakuztrap/status/1418310279251771398](<https://twitter.com/pakuztrap/status/1418310279251771398>)
9. [https://www.facebook.com/lewow.terceiro/posts/1856642044516775](<https://www.facebook.com/lewow.terceiro/posts/1856642044516775>)

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