14 of the best '90s-inspired looks at the Met Gala through the years
Elana Klein
- The red carpet at the Met Gala is often full of '90s nostalgia.
- Some looks, like Emma Roberts' and Lupita Nyong'o's, are modern takes on '90s-originated trends.
Bella Hadid's Burberry corset dress was reminiscent of iconic '90s looks.
Bella Hadid's lacy, black corset dress had elements of both Elizabeth Hurley's look at the 1994 "Four Weddings and a Funeral" premiere and Carmen Electra's look from the 1997 VMAs.
The black mesh and lace dress Karlie Kloss wore to the 2022 Met Gala was a nod to '90s style.
Among the celebrities who rocked black lace and mesh in the '90s were Winona Ryder (at the 1997 Oscars) and Britney Spears (at the 1999 VMAs).
At the 2019 Met Gala, Harry Styles rocked the sheer trend, which gained popularity in the '90s.
According to Marie Claire, the sheer trend was a staple of the '90s, and was worn by some of the decade's most iconic stars, like Sarah Jessica Parker and Jennifer Lopez.
Ben Platt's 2021 Met Gala jacket evoked an iconic 1993 Drew Barrymore look.
Platt's blue suit is not only reminiscent of the jacket Drew Barrymore wore with a Mickey Mouse bag in 1993, but it also bears similarity to Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's iconic denim couples outfit of 2001.
In this dramatic denim gown, Lupita Nyong'o drew from the denim-on-denim trend characteristic of '90s fashion.
Celebrities like Tyra Banks, Justin Timberlake, and Tia and Tamera Mowry rocked denim-on-denim in the '90s.
At the 2021 Met Gala, Kendall Jenner seemed to have taken inspiration from Cher.
Kendall Jenner's sparkly Met Gala look closely resembled the dress Cher wore to the 1998 Oscars.
Zoe Kravitz's 2021 Met Gala look emulated a see-through look Gwyneth Paltrow wore in the '90s.
Gwyneth Paltrow rocked a similar sheer, shiny look in 1998 at the "Shakespeare In Love" premiere.
Miley Cyrus's 2013 Met Gala look was '90s-punk-inspired.
Aside from being strikingly similar to the sheer dress Rose McGowan's wore at the 1999 VMAs, Cyrus' dress harnessed a punk aesthetic that was popular in the '90s.
Bella Hadid channeled Posh Spice at the 2017 Met Gala.
Bella Hadid's look was reminiscent of the bodycon looks worn by Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham) in the '90s.
In 2019, Solange reprised the animal print craze.
Animal print was all the rage in the '90s, and many celebrities brought it back in the 2010s. The trend has been brought back both on the red carpet and in everyday street style.
Jennifer Lopez embraced animal print at the 2013 Met Gala.
J-Lo's cheetah-print gown echoed the '90s trend that has recently made a comeback. According to IFCHIC, the popular print once again became a top-selling trend in the late 2010s.
Nicki Minaj's campy look at the 2019 Met Gala drew from bubblegum pink trend of the '90s.
Nicki Minaj's bubblegum gown bore a similar color to Gwyneth Paltrow's dress at the 1999 Oscars and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's 1998 Emmys look. The dress's unique shape emulated Geena Davis wore to the 1992 Academy Awards.
Michelle Yeoh's pastel-toned silk dress evokes various '90s red carpet looks.
Halle Berry, Claire Danes, and Courteney Cox all rocked silk pastels on the red carpet in the '90s.
Emma Roberts wore a unique, eye-catching pink dress in which tulle was the main event.
The purple gown Helena Bonham-Carter wore to the 1998 Academy Awards and Alicia Silverstone's light blue dress from the 1996 Academy Awards featured tulle.
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