A Look Back at 90s Red Carpet Style

In 1990, Hannah showed up to the Academy Awards wearing a fitted gold gown with an exaggerated mermaid hem, a white fur stole, elbow-length gloves, and a pair of matching glasses. The singer walked the 1991 Academy Awards red carpet dressed in a Bob Mackie-designed ensemble. Mackie custom-made the outfit for the songstress after they

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Daryl Hannah

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In 1990, Hannah showed up to the Academy Awards wearing a fitted gold gown with an exaggerated mermaid hem, a white fur stole, elbow-length gloves, and a pair of matching glasses.

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Madonna

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The singer walked the 1991 Academy Awards red carpet dressed in a Bob Mackie-designed ensemble. Mackie custom-made the outfit for the songstress after they collaborated on a Vanity Fair cover.

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Daryl Hannah

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The award-winning actor turned heads at the 1991 Academy Awards once again when she waltzed in wearing a sky-blue gown paired with a white scarf, blue-toned jewelry, and a pair of silver shades.

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Cindy Crawford

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Crawford wore a striking black and white outfit, complete with a beret, to the 1992 Emmy Awards.

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Geena Davis

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Davis’s red carpet fashion was truly something else in the ’90s. Case in point: the 1992 Academy Awards, where she wore a ruffled white dress that featured an asymmetrical hem.

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Drew Barrymore

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The tinted sunglasses, the Mickey Mouse bag, the jean jacket with contrast stitching—what's not to love about Barrymore’s laid back look? This outfit was for the 1993 premiere of the thriller Silver.

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Claudia Schiffer

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Schiffer looked pretty in pink while at the 1994 Academy Awards. Here, she’s seen posing next to her then-fiancée, the magician David Copperfield.

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Tyra Banks

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Banks wore a stunning silvery-blue spaghetti strap gown to the 1994 CFDA Awards.

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Elizabeth Hurley

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Hurley wore a striking black Versace gown punctuated with oversized gold safety pins to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral. Decades later, the dress remains one of the most talked-about red carpet looks.

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Naomi Campbell

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Campbell, pictured here walking next to fellow supermodel Christy Turlington, rocked a white crochet mini-dress to attend the New York City red carpet premiere of Wolf.

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Liv Tyler

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Tyler chose a black dress with see-through sleeves for the 1995 MTV VMAs red carpet.

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Kate Moss

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Moss looked cool in all-black suiting while posing for the cameras at the 1995 VH1 Fashion and Music Awards.

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Nicole Kidman

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Kidman wore a sparkly silver dress to the 1995 premiere of Batman Forever.

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Drew Barrymore

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Barrymore stunned in a silky baby blue minidress with a daisy hair clip at the Batman Forever red carpet. The young actor played Sugar in the Joel Schumacher-directed movie.

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Halle Berry

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Berry wore a simple yet striking silver-blue gown to the 1995 People’s Choice Awards.

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Sharon Stone

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Stone wore a gorgeous Vera Wang look (with pockets!) to attend the premiere of her movie Last Dance.

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Oprah Winfrey

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Winfrey was glowing at the 1995 Academy Awards dressed in a silky coffee-colored getup with a gold clutch and plenty of diamond accessories.

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Uma Thurman

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Thurman kept it casual at the French Kiss premiere in a beige-colored suit with black accessories.

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Mary J. Blige

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Who could forget Blige’s all-leopard print look that she wore at the Grammys?

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Kate Winslet

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Winslet sported a gorgeous pink Vivienne Westwood gown with a diamond necklace while attending the 1996 Oscars. She was nominated that year for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Sense and Sensibility.

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Brittany is a freelance writer based in her hometown of New York City. She writes about everything from fashion and beauty to food and wellness. When she's not writing, she can often be found at her local library, playing with her cats, or exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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