Gwyneth Paltrow Just Revisited the Outfit She First Wore 22 Years Ago

Gwyneth Paltrow is in London this week for the opening of the Goop shop within Harvey Nichols, and at an event to launch the space, she returned to an outfit that she first wore 22 years ago. The satin green skirt and top by Donna Karan, which she wore in the film Great Expectations in1998, is one of those outfits that's constantly trending on Pinterest and is considered the epitome of easy summer dressing. In London this week, Gwyneth wore a dress by Tse with an in-built satin maxi skirt and a roll-neck top in the exact same shade of green, proving its an outfit that remains just as relevant two decades later. 

This year many of us have revisited the minimal aesthetic that Calvin Klein made the height of cool in the '90s, wearing fuss-free satin slip dresses and skirts, a muted colour palette, straight-leg denim, sweeping duster coats and strappy sandals. It is a uniform that is all about simplicity, however, it has an attitude thanks to leather pieces, oval sunglasses and chunky footwear that give basics a tougher edge. Kate Moss is often considered the original adopter of this way of dressing, but Gwyneth Paltrow also wore a leopard-print coat and satin robe better than anyone.

Just like Kate Moss, Gwyneth's look was artfully disheveled, as she lived in her black suede Adidas Gazelles, leather jackets that look like they could have been borrowed from her boyfriend (who was Brad Pitt at the time) and straight-cut Levi's. She wore the oval sunglasses, weighty leather slides and minimal tote bags that cool girls are revisiting all over again. Keep scrolling to see Gwyneth's coolest '90s looks, and then shop the aesthetic at Arket, Whistles, Weekday and more.

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Style Notes: Gwyneth's style is all about simplicity, and, decades later, we still love a white shirt with leather trousers. 

Style Notes: Gwyneth Paltrow's '90s style is an awful lot like Kate Moss's, as she lived in high-waisted straight-leg jeans, oversized black jackets or leather jackets and her Adidas Gazelles.

Style Notes: On a night with Winona Ryder, Gwyneth wore the most amazingly '90s outfit, pairing a black spaghetti-strap crop top with a blue printed maxi skirt and stacked flatforms. Gwyneth was also a big fan of wrapping knitwear around her shoulders in a preppy knot.

Style Notes: This outfit includes two classic Gwyneth in the '90s signatures—black chunky platform shoes and tiny round sunglasses.

Style Notes: This is our all-time favourite Gwyneth look—she paired a long-sleeved button-down maxi dress with—you guessed it—black chunky heels and tiny sunglasses, and she had her hair pulled back into a simple plait.

Style Notes: Gwyneth's off-duty uniform seems so relevant for now: She wore high-waisted jeans, Converse trainers, a white T-shirt and black leather jacket. 

Style Notes: For a red carpet appearance, Gwyneth wore a leopard-print coat and well-worn Converse.

Style Notes: Gwyneth was a big fan of leather trousers, and here she wore them with black ankle boots, a fine roll-neck and a dark berry lipstick.

Style Notes: Gwyneth's red carpet go-to in the '90s was a satin or silk slip dress, and Elizabeth and James have created an almost identical version this season. 

Style Notes: This roll-neck and leather trousers combo reminds us of Joseph's new-in section. 

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