In “Hairspray,” Ricki Lake’s Tracy Turnblad spots a roach dress. The dress has since gone on to achieve iconic status and has been recreated for Halloween year after year. Smith’s creation ...

You’d probably think about the pink satin cockroach dress Ricki Lake wore in the 1988 film Hairspray, or then-heartthrob ...

Welcome back, Tracy Turnblad! Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988, donned the black-and-white patterned dress and classic big hair she wore ...

When John Waters shocked audiences with “Pink Flamingos” more than 50 years ago, he probably didn’t foresee major museum exhibitions of his trashy aesthetic and irreverent filmmaking.

Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988, donned the black-and-white patterned dress and classic big hair she wore in the film for The View's ...

Costume designer Van Smith was Waters’ go-to for nearly all of his films. In “Hairspray,” Ricki Lake’s Tracy Turnblad spots a roach dress. The dress has since gone on to achieve iconic status and has ...