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Channeling Nostalgia With This Celebrity Look: Vanessa Williams

The model and actress has always been the pinnacle of style and now you can too.
Channeling Nostalgia With This Celebrity Look: Vanessa Williams
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By Kerane Marcellus · Updated September 26, 2023
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Actress Vanessa Williams has always been a style icon. One of her greatest eras was the ‘90s. Her simple ensembles of blue jeans and elevated tops are easy to replicate and always st her apart from the crowd. We’re highlighting one particular look in which she was spotted wearing a gorgeous cropped plaid blazer that looks like she might’ve cut herself with a pair of dad slash boyfriend fit jeans, and a pair of black ballerina flats. Women in the ‘90s always seemed to have the magic touch to look effortless.

Channeling Nostalgia With This Celebrity Look: Vanessa Williams
American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, wearing a green and blue check jacket, attends the Soul Train Awards nominations celebration, location unknown, circa 1990. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

If you want to tap into a ‘90s nostalgic look or you’re just on the hunt for outfit inspiration, this is perfect for you. From new ways to styling dad jeans and blazers, you’ll see pieces that will channel Willams’s look and stand out from the same trends that we’re always seeing. 

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01 ASOS COLLUSION Asymmetrical Jacket

This cropped jacket from ASOS is the ideal piece to spice up your usual look. The asymmetrical fit paired with its plaid print are the kind of details that elevate any outfit.

Available at ASOS
69 Shop Now
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02 Avec Les Filles Cropped Blazer

For a more professional version of a cropped blazer, look to Avec Les Filles. This option will pair well with jeans as well as trousers.

Available at Saks Off Fifth
69 Shop Now
03
03 Levi’s Low Pro Women’s Jeans

These easy-fitting jeans from Levi’s evoke that ’90s energy and are made of 100% cotton.

Available at Levi's
56 Was $80 Shop Now
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04 Reformation Preston Baggy High Rise Straight Jeans

Reformation has mastered quality, relaxed denim. This option is also made of 20% recycled cotton to prioritize sustainability.

Available at Reformation
148 Shop Now
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05 GANNI Buckle Ballerina Flats

A black pair of flats don’t have to be boring. This pair from GANNI features all the bells and whistles with its silver buckle and grommet details.

Available at GANNI
395 Shop Now
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06 JW Anderson Black Ballerina Flats

These ballet flats from JW Anderson are. The gold hardware adds the perfect touch.

Available at SSENSE
450 Shop Now

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