30+ Times '90s Gwyneth Paltrow Was Our Beauty Crush
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Think you’ve seen everything that the decade that was the ‘90s had to offer? You’re done with images of #TBT babes in kilts and chokers? You’ve seen every picture of Kate Moss as a 20-year-old, ever? Yeah, yeah, we felt like that, too. Then, we stumbled upon a specific picture of Gwyneth Paltrow. Her mouth stretched into a laugh and a black ribbon tied loosely through her sunshine-blonde hair. Her arched, tanned shoulder against a black cotton tank dress. We had to stop what we were doing. What ensued was an afternoon-long pillaging of back-in-the-day pictures of Gwyneth in the '90s.
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Like a living, breathing Calvin Klein campaign, these snaps would have us believe GP spent most of her 20s being a waify goddess partying with Brad Pitt, dressed in a selection of leathers and cashmeres in monochrome or earthy tones, and nothing but a slick of lipstick and a flute of Champagne in hand. (Goop, what?) From silk maxi-coats to perfect white tees and barely there slip dresses, Gwyneth Paltrow is a beacon of hope in a time when we thought we were through with normcore. Warning: These images will make you feel like moving to New York, wearing brown, buying leather trousers, and throwing all your makeup away.
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LAX, 1997
Gwyneth heading for NYC in '97, dressed in a black silk maxi-skirt, Gazelles, a high V-neck (you don’t get those anymore), and shades. Evian: Gwyn’s own.
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Brad & Gwyn, 1996
Out and about in NYC looking like a living, breathing Calvin Klein advertisement (you can almost smell the leather and cK One from here). As you will learn on this slide-journey, there is no one who wears a leather jacket better than GP.
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Note: It’s never a biker, but strictly normcore blazer styles worn cropped or ankle-length. A special shoutout goes to Brad’s nubby cowl-neck that looks like something you’d find in a model’s beach house in Cape Cod.
Gwyneth & Winona, 1997
Forget Brad. Park Johnny. This was the relationship of the '90s that we wanted in on. They shared a flat, for crying out loud! And they hung out with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Here they are in coordinating cardigans and floral maxis, like two grunge Hamptons stepsisters with perfect matching pixie crops.
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Golden Globe Awards, 1996
The new couple sported matching monochrome outfits and beach-kissed hair. The rest of Hollywood paled in comparison.
Miramax Pre-Oscars party, 1999
This whole look is very Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You. Choker, slip-on platforms, and midnight silk cami with a boyfriend jacket slung on top. The outfit is so “now” that this red carpet could be the sidewalk outside of an Eckhaus Latta show.
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By: Nellie Eden
