33 Cheap Nordstrom Basics I'm Buying to Get '90s Celebrity Airport Style

Airport style has been quite rare lately, but honestly, I don't mind because the travel looks of the '90s were undoubtedly the best. As I start to plan my summer trips, I'm taking notes from the past to perfect my airport look and keep things comfortable yet chic. If you take a turn through the '90s photo archives, you'll be surprised at how relevant each of the looks is to this day. Celebs like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell have a gold mine of vintage outfit inspiration, but their travel looks are a personal favorite to sift through. (Plus, they're the most wearable.)

In fact, their outfits predicted many of the significant 2023 trends on the horizon. Yep, there are big bags, silky trousers, tailored suiting, and everything "lowkey luxury." I couldn't help but want to re-create these looks immediately, so I found all the simple pieces needed for each outfit at Nordstrom. Go on to see the best '90s celebrity airport style, and get ready to shop the outfits. 

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Mariah Carey wore a slip dress and mules to the airport, and so would we.

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Is there anyone more stylish than Crawford? In my opinion, not a chance. This blazer-style leather jacket couldn't be more on-trend.

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Okay, Whitney Houston, I want to steal this entire outfit immediately.

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Gwyneth Paltrow is mastering minimalism in this look. These simple black and gray tones are perfection.

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Kate Moss proves that a simple outfit of jeans and a tee can be upgraded with a great leopard bag.

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Cardigans are back in a huge way, and this look proves they're the ultimate airport outfit staple.

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Yep, zip-up sweaters are the comfortable airport outfit staple that is also stylish.

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Jennifer Lopez can truly do no wrong, including this chic winter airport look with a cream sweater and jeans.

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Silky pants don't only have to be for an occasion, according to Moss.

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With her beige suit and padded headband, Princess Diana clearly predicted some of the current trends decades ago.

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Chocolate brown is the color we all have our eyes on right now.

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Iman's straight-leg jeans and double-breasted blazer feel very 2023.

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Jeans and a white top never looked so good, Julia.

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Yusra Siddiqui is an editor who resides in New Jersey but bounces between the suburbs and NYC. (She's a Jersey girl at heart.) After interning at Who What Wear in 2019, she found her way to the team after graduating from LIM College in 2022 with a fashion media degree. She's also spent time writing and working for publications such as Fashionista, Coveteur, and Nylon, but she always knew that Who What Wear was where she was meant to be. When she's on the job, she's perusing runway shows, analyzing the latest thing fellow Gen Zers are up to on the internet, and sharing what she can about the modest-fashion market. You can also catch her dabbling in entertainment, talking about the costume choices of the latest Netflix series or diving deeper into how the plotline affects the viewers in a myriad of ways. Lastly, she likes to create content for Who What Wear's TikTok. Her personal time is spent doing similar but also different things—deep diving into almost every new TV show (Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls, and Stranger Things are favorites), planning her next local getaway (whenever that may be), and reading the latest Emily Henry or Sally Rooney novel in one sitting.