In Case You Were Wondering, This Is What Celebrities Wore in Paris in the '90s

Given that Paris is one of the world's great cultural capitals, and it's also long been one of the world's fashion capitals, it's easy to see why celebrities have been flocking there for decades. It's so beautiful, glamorous, and lively that it's likely that even the most jaded of celebrities are happy to visit the City of Lights for either work or pleasure.

The subject of this story may seem a bit random, but many among us love celebrity style, '90s outfits, and oui, Paris. Even though in the '90s, there wasn't quite the photographic evidence of celebrities' every move as there is today, there are still plenty of images of celebs in Paris in the depths of the photo agency archives, so I went looking for them. From Kate Moss attending a wedding in a yellow gown to Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt taking a stroll along the Seine (reminder that they were engaged) to Cameron Diaz on the front row of the Valentino show, I found some gems.

Scroll to see the chic throwback photos for yourself, and shop items that are giving Paris in the '90s. (And if you feel like booking a trip to Paris after reading this, I don't blame you.)

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WHO: Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt

WHEN: 1997

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WHO: Princess Diana in Paris's Latin Quarter

WHEN: 1992

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WHO: Iman and David Bowie

WHEN: 1991

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WHO: Kate Moss at Stephanie Seymour's wedding

WHEN: 1995

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WHO: Reese Witherspoon

WHEN: 1999

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WHO: Nicole Kidman at the Christian Dior showroom opening

WHEN: 1997

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WHO: Mariah Carey

WHEN: 1999

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WHO: Salma Hayek shopping in Paris

WHEN: 2000 (Yes, it's cheating, but it was January of the year 2000, and this outfit is great.)

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WHO: Matt Dillon and Cameron Diaz at the S/S 98 Valentino fashion show

WHEN: 1997

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WHO: Sharon Stone at the Ritz Paris

WHEN: 1996

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WHO: Cindy Crawford backstage at the Chanel Couture show

WHEN: 1993

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WHO: Penélope Cruz at the S/S 00 Chanel show

WHEN: 1999 

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Allyson Payer
Senior Editor

Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.