90s Style Series: Gwyneth Paltrow
How I Take Vintage Style Inspiration And Make It More Modern
My personal style is very much inspired by the 90s, which you see in both my extensive vintage collection (you can see my full handbag collection videos part 1 and Part 2 (Chanel) with a ton of 90s and early 2000’s bags) and in the new pieces I choose to add to my closet. While I’d say my style is both 90s/vintage and minimal, where I think I differ from the true 90s minimalism is I like to mix in more modern silhouettes with interesting details. I’d also say my style is less feminine than a lot of the 90s inspo, and less “classic”. What I appreciate about the 90s is there was always a casualness and practicality to the styling.
Occasionally I like to browse Pinterest for vintage inspiration and save to a 90s board or screenshot, but a lot of times I just make a mental note. I never use inspiration photos literally and copy an entire outfit, because that tends to make me feel like I’m wearing a costume and not “me”. Instead, I like to take the overall vibe and essence of a look and use that to inspire playing with pieces I already own, or thinking in terms of the upcoming season and what types of silhouettes I may be looking to add to my closet.
Here’s an inspo board to show you how my brain thinks when I see these types of photos and using items I either own, have similar, or are on my current wishlist. I am hoping this feels more helpful and attainable and gives you some good styling inspo!
I’m currently in a 90s Gwyneth Paltrow phase, so she will be my muse for this moodboard. While her style was a bit more feminine than mine, there’s a lot of elements I get style inspiration:
The Elements:
Oval silver metal sunglasses her and Brad Pitt would wear frequently. Aureum Collective just came out with this similar vibe pair (NATALIE20 for 20% off) that I just picked up and can’t wait to style!
I also love browsing vintage sunnies and own a few pairs, although it does take a lot of time and patience to sift through listings and see the condition of them- scratched lenses and bent frames are common and can be challenging to remedy (especially the lenses).
Slightly sheer tank: I’ve been eyeing this one for a month or so and since I’m putting it out in the universe I think I need to hurry up and order because I would be sad if it sells out before I even give it a try.
Silk Pants: here’s where I take creative liberty- she’s not necessarily wearing silky satin pants here but it’s how I envision the outfit as you see the flowy pants in the top picture and the color scheme of the bottom photo. I have these pants in the black and I’m soooo obsessed with them, they are one of my favorite pairs and I feel amazing when I wear them. I may need to scoop up this new color way also. I sized up one size in them from the size chart just because I have a bit wider hips and don’t like when things cling there. They skim and flow down perfectly. I’m 5’3” and wearing these with heels, I just have a safety pin tucking the back up so they don’t drag. Maybe I’ll get them hemmed at some point but sometimes I’m lazy and this works good enough for now.
Wedges: again not what is pictured and I do have strappy sandals that would work great like the ones I have one in the photo above (NAT15 for 15% off) but I saw these awhile ago and they popped in my head when I was looking at these outfits. I’m not a wedge girl but these are so cool with the cutout detail that I would make the exception.
This cuff gives the outfit a modern feel, but still feels relevant in a 90s outfit. I love the cutout detail of this one. They have other gorgeous silver jewelry which is really having a moment this year and I think will be sticking around for a long time.
A vintage bag: this one is vintage Gucci (same one in black under $200 here) I made a video about here, but you can use any sort of mini bag (bonus points for a satin bag). Also made a recent vintage bag edit newsletter here to browse more styles.
Shop This Vintage Bag Edit Here
Weekly Roundup:
On IG, I shared my newest bag that I think will be such an IT bag going into Fall (but practical and not over saturated as I’ve yet to see a single other person with this bag). Watch the unboxing here.
On TikTok, I did a Sezane Haul/Unboxing (this was my favorite piece which you will probably notice in the background of a lot of my photos now)
Also did a mini review of my new ZIIP (use MODEZIIP for discount) and liking the results so far especially in my jowl area.
Margaux (a fab shoe brand I have these gorgeous sandals from) just gave me an exclusive promo code to share:
NATALIE35 for $35 off orders over $200! I also am getting these woven Mary Jane’s which I think are perfect for late summer transitioning into Fall. I’m testing out their narrow footbed option (they also have wide) and I love that offering because it’s a more customized fit!
Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Edits:
Let me know if you liked this style of post and would like to see more of these 90s style inspirations!
Thanks for reading, talk soon! Xo Natalie