Gwyneth Paltrow, revival of a cult outfit

Only the red carpet was different. For the rest, in Los Angeles, yesterday, it really seemed to be in 1996. It was to confuse the ideas Gwyneth Paltrow, arrived at the TLC Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard to attend the parade Gucci Love Parade wrapped in a flaming red velvet tuxedo suit.

But not just any one, but the same legendary suit of jacket and trousers created by the then creative director of Gucci, Tom Ford, for the FW 1996 collection and worn by the actress ai MTV Music Awards of that year. To complete the look, a contrasting blue shirt and hair pulled up in a bun, just like the Gwyneth of the time.

A déjà vu that bears the signature of the current director Alessandro Michele, which, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the maison, brought a contemporary yet respectful reinterpretation on the SS 2022 catwalk (and in the Paltrow wardrobe) – given by more accentuated shoulders and a satin border on the trousers – of the original garment. A cult garment, destined – perhaps a little unwittingly at the time – to become one of those milestones in the history of the fashion house. Indeed, of fashion.

Imitated, emulated, reinterpreted almost to exhaustion, the complete history continues to be a highly sought-after timeless piece. One of the copies still in circulation was sold on the site 1stDibs more than $ 7,000. A confirmation of how the tuxedo tasted nineties is considered a kind of heirloom couture as a collector and lover of the vintage genre. Or maybe, now more than ever contemporary. Welcome back Ninety.