It’s no secret that, when it comes to celebrity style power plays, wearing a rare vintage piece rivals the flex of nabbing a fresh-off-the-runway look. Over the past few years, stars and their stylists have looked to the past when plotting press tours and red carpets.
Though there may be a finite amount of mint-condition vintage pieces available, we’ve already seen an incredible roster of celebrity vintage looks over the last several years. Perhaps nobody is a bigger fan of the archive pull than Zendaya, whose Dune: Part Two and Challenger promotions were loaded with only the highest octane fashion. Styled by Law Roach, the duo have proven themselves pure-of-heart vintage enthusiasts, buying up iconic pieces like the Thierry Mugler 1995 couture gynoid suit and spring 1996 Givenchy couture dress by John Galliano that she wore to host the 2024 Met Gala.
But Zendaya is far from the only vintage fanatic in Hollywood. Even before the vintage gold rush began, some celebrities were nurturing their archives. Laverne Cox has an impressive Mugler collection; Ashley Olsen sourced an ethereal orange vintage Christian Dior dress for the Met Gala; Kate Moss dug into Marc Jacobs’s archives to celebrate her book launch. Now, pulling looks of yore courtesy of John Galliano, Alexander McQuen, and Tom Ford are all part of a successful outing.
Standout vintage moments are especially conducive with red carpet glamour: Chappell Roan attended her first-ever Grammys in a Degas-inspired Jean Paul Gaultier couture dress; Naomi Campbell walked the Croisette at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in a black sequined Chanel dress she debuted on the runway nearly 30 years prior; Kendall Jenner hit the 2024 Met Gala in neverworn McQueen-era Givenchy couture. But they also pop in street style: Bella Hadid broke out some vintage Galliano-era Dior; Meghan Markle wore a 1965 Courregès trapeze coat as part of her maternitywear; and Jenner strutted down the streets of Paris in 1988 Alaïa.
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