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.)
WHO: Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt
WHEN: 1997
WHO: Princess Diana in Paris's Latin Quarter
WHEN: 1992
WHO: Iman and David Bowie
WHEN: 1991
WHO: Kate Moss at Stephanie Seymour's wedding
WHEN: 1995
WHO: Reese Witherspoon
WHEN: 1999
WHO: Nicole Kidman at the Christian Dior showroom opening
WHEN: 1997
WHO: Mariah Carey
WHEN: 1999
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.)
WHO: Matt Dillon and Cameron Diaz at the S/S 98 Valentino fashion show
WHEN: 1997
WHO: Sharon Stone at the Ritz Paris
WHEN: 1996
WHO: Cindy Crawford backstage at the Chanel Couture show
WHEN: 1993
WHO: Penélope Cruz at the S/S 00 Chanel show
WHEN: 1999
Shop '90s-in-Paris-Inspired Pieces
Several of the celebs pictured are wearing oval sunglasses.
Reese Witherspoon and Penélope Cruz in their knee boots are making me wish for fall.
I could see any one of these celebs with this beautiful bag on their arm.
Interesting leather jackets are a thing that started in the '90s and are once again a trend.
Cindy Crawford would wear these then and now.
Maxi lengths were very popular in the '90s, which is yet again the case.
Reminder that Reese Witherspoon was wearing headbands before Blair Waldorf was.
Next up, all of the '90s trends that have (and haven't) made a comeback.
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.
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