Gwyneth Paltrow Just Wore the Early-Aughts Boy Band Outfit of My Dreams
I had to do a double take this morning. As I was scrolling through current celebrity images, picking one for today’s Look of the Day, I stopped mid-scroll when I saw Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest look. Why? Because I thought I had just gone back in time and was watching my favorite 2000s boy band members — ahem, NSYNC — arriving at one of their shows. Talk about a throwback moment!
There are some staple pieces you immediately associate with the early aughts — and low-rise, oversized jeans is absolutely one of them. But, given the return of this particular denim style, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that celebs, the latest being Paltrow, are wearing them again. In fact, the Goop founder’s ultra-baggy blues were so billowy, I thought they were a skirt upon first glance.
Baggy jeans are a genius fashion choice for a few reasons, so before you write off the trend altogether, hear me out. Sure, more tight-fitting jeans might seem more flattering, but there’s something so freeing and comfy about big, baggy denim that you have to experience to believe. Once I slipped on big jeans, I couldn’t wear my straight-leg jeans the same anymore, because they beat them out in every department: comfort, appeal, and long-term wearability. I could wear them for hours-long days at the office and didn’t want to rip them off by hour three, as is often the case with my tighter denim.
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Paltrow nailed the big denim trend that’s so on-trend for fall 2023, but she also styled it in the most early aughts, throwback-y boyband way: with a tight-fitting white tank top that she tucked into the blues, plus white sneakers that subtly peeked out from underneath the floor-grazing hem. The finishing touch? Black aviator frames and a sweater that she tied around her waist. Talk about a fashion moment.
Big jeans and tight-fitting tops — in this case, a tank top —balance each other out effortlessly. The juxtaposition of the loose and the fitted creates an eye-catching look that’s effortlessly cool — not to mention, comfy, too. Of course, you can adjust the bagginess of the bottoms to your liking — no need to go as extreme as Paltrow did.
Shop some more baggy jeans and tank tops below.
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Madewell Baggy Pleated Straight-Leg Jeans
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Favorite Daughter The Ollie Ultimate Baggy Jeans
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Agolde Low-Slung Baggy Jeans
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Favorite Daughter the Favorite Rib Tank
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Good American Rib Racerback Tank
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