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Celebrities Wearing Vintage: From Kylie Jenner To Kate Moss, Here Are The Best Vintage Red Carpet Moments

Opting for pre-loved never looked so good.

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Everyone from mainstream celebrities such as Kim Kardashian to royalty like Meghan Markle and fashion world darlings like Adwoa Aboah have all opted for distinctly 'old' dresses on recent red carpets.

We don't know if it's a growing awareness of fashion's ecologically damaging love of 'new' or a desire for individualistic style in the face of Instagram homogeny, but either way, we are very much on board with celebrities wearing vintage.

Of course, the A-list set wearing pre-loved pieces is really nothing new. From Winona Ryder in vintage Pauline Trigère at the 2000 Oscars to Emma Watson in vintage Ossie Clarke at the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince London premiere in 2009, here are all the times our favourite stars styled themselves in the clothes of a bygone era – and looked utterly fabulous while they were at it.

Zendaya attends 'Challengers' photocall in London, April 2024

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The Challengers star paid homage to London for her latest photocall in an archive Vivienne Westwood look. The 27 year-old wore a waistcoat and mini skirt set from the SS94 'Café Society' collection, making her outfit older than her. She paired the feather-embellished skirt with white court heels and a heavy fringe.

Zendaya attends the 2024 Green Carpet Fashion Awards, March 2024

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Proving she's the queen of archival red carpet dressing, Zendaya took to the 2024 Green Carpet Fashion Awards in Roberto Cavalli from season's past. Not quite considered vintage yet, the flapper-style fringed gown is from Roberto Cavalli's SS11 collection.

Margot Robbie attends the 2024 AACTA Awards, February 2024

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Robbie looked to Vivienne Westwood's SS98 collection for her latest red carpet dress. The producer and actor was being honoured with the Trailblazer award at the AACTA Awards, and chose a sparkling, corseted dress for the occassion.

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Olivia Rodrigo attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards, February 2024

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Ahead of performing her hit 'Vampire' at the Grammy awards 20 year-old Rodrigo walked the red carpet in a bejewelled Versace gown from their SS95 collection.

Laverne Cox attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards, February 2024

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Cox continued to show off her stellar vintage collection in a Comme des Garçons dress from the SS15 show.

Miley Cyrus performs at the Grammy Awards, February 2024

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To celebrate winning her first two Grammy Awards, Miley Cyrus wore a vintage Bob Mackie dress, featuring a bralette and fringed skirt, to perform her hit 'Flowers'.

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Kylie Jenner at Paris Fashion Week, January 2024

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During the Haute Couture shows, Jenner wore a set of black separates from Alaïa, which she credited as being from a 1992 collection — a formative year for the designer thanks to stellar shows that would soon define the era of fashion.

Laverne Cox at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, January 2024

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Cox wore a vintage 1989 Thierry Mugler Couture gown for the postponed Emmy Awards.

Lizzy Caplan attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Award, January 2024

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Caplan wore a vintage Yohji Yamamoto dress from the SS99 collection.

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Claire Danes at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, January 2024

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Danes chose a Balmain gown from the SS90 collection.

Olivia Rodrigo attends the14th Annual Governors Awards, January 2024

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The 'vampire' singer wore a sleek and vintage Saint Laurent gown from the AW97 collection to the Annual Governors Awards. The dress was sourced from vintage store, The Reallist.

Zendaya for the NAACP Image Awards, February 2022

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Styled by the brilliant Law Roach, Zendaya wore multiple looks for the NAACP Image Awards, where she had been nominated for 'Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture'. One of the looks was this glorious vintage Balmain gown, dating all the way back to 1956 and oozing classic glamour.

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Iris Law attends a party in London, February 2022

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The model daughter of Jude Law and Sadie Frost was spotted arriving at a London Fashion Week party in an archive Versace dress from 2003. If you're thinking the look feels familiar, that's because Beyoncé wore the exact same piece almost two decades ago. Talk about a throwback!

Rihanna in Los Angeles, February 2022

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Rihanna's penchant for vintage certainly didn't go anywhere when she got pregnant. The singer was seen stepping out in LA wearing a major throwback look, featuring low-slung jeans, a tie-up top and a statement coat which dates back to Roberto Cavalli's Noughties collections.

Zendaya attends the Ballon D'Or, November 2021

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The style star chose to wear an AW/20 Roberto Cavalli dress, that features a metal spine detail at the back, for the Ballon D'Or. The actor paired the black dress with large gold hoop earrings and wore her hair in a side-parting.

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Ariana Grande on Instagram, November 2021

Ariana Grande's stylist Mimi Cuttrell proudly posted a picture of the singer wearing an iconic vintage look which she had spent months tracking down – the 2003 Versace dress worn by Jennifer Garner in 13 Going On 30.

Kylie Jenner at her 24th birthday party, August 2021

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The pregnant mogul finally shared a picture of her 24th birthday party, a mere three months after it happened. Since she was keeping her second pregnancy under wraps, Jenner didn't post in real time. Finally, the brunette posted a film snap showing herself and sister Khloé Kardashian at the low-key celebrations: 'i wasn't showing yet' [sic], she wrote. Jenner wore Roberto Cavalli slip dress from the Spring/Summer 2003 collection.

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Addison Rae at a Pandora event in London, October 2021

The actor and make-up brand owner embraced vintage fashion at a Pandora event in London. The 21 year-old chose a yellow Versace mini dress from Janet Mandell for the evening.

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Kendall Jenner out in New York City, October 2021

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The 25-year-old model wore a skin-tight vintage Jean Paul Gaultier dress for a 818 tequila part and dinner with her sister Kourtney Kardashian.

The 'Soleil' dress is from the 1990s and features an eagle and waves printed in black, brown and yellow tones.

Cardi B attends the 'Thierry Mugler : Couturissime' opening in Paris, September 2021

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A few months since giving birth to her second child, rapper Cardi B made a triumphant return to the red carpet during Paris Fashion Week. To attend the opening of the 'Thierry Mugler : Couturissime' retrospective the 28-year-old chose an archive Mugler design, from the AW95 collection. Featuring feathers and sequins, we can't think of an ensemble that better declares: 'I'm back.'

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