So, I was having one of those days, you know, staring into my closet, feeling like I had absolutely nothing to wear despite the mountain of clothes in there. Classic, right? Anyway, I started a bit of a clear-out, and I stumbled upon this old, slightly oversized denim shirt I’d completely forgotten about. And bam! It just hit me – this is such a Julia Roberts vibe from back in the day.
That one shirt sent me down a proper rabbit hole. Seriously. I think I lost a whole afternoon. First, I was just trying to picture her in ‘Notting Hill’ or ‘Pretty Woman’ – the casual stuff, not the big red dress, though that’s iconic too, of course. I just started pulling up images, one after another. Paparazzi shots, movie stills, red carpet events from the 90s, then the 2000s, and even more recent stuff.
It was fascinating, actually, to see how her style evolved but also kinda stayed the same in its essence. She’s always had this incredible knack for looking put-together but also completely effortless. Like she just threw something on and it worked. I mean, how many people can genuinely pull off a man’s suit on the red carpet and make it look that chic and feminine at the same time? Not many, I tell ya.
I started making a mental list of what really stood out to me from my, uh, “research binge”:
- The menswear thing. Oversized blazers, crisp shirts, those tailored trousers. She just owned it.
- Her denim game. Always perfect. Whether it was a simple pair of jeans with a white tee or a denim jacket.
- The simple dresses. Often not super fussy, but they always looked incredible on her. She knew what worked for her frame.
- That radiant smile, obviously. Okay, not an outfit, but it’s her best accessory, hands down. It just makes everything she wears look better.
What struck me most, though, was the authenticity. You see a lot of celebrities now, and it feels very… styled. Very manufactured. And don’t get me wrong, some of it is gorgeous. But with Julia Roberts, especially in her earlier career, it felt like her. It didn’t feel like a stylist had just handed her a look. It felt like she was comfortable and confident, and that’s what really sold the outfits, you know?
I even pulled out some old magazines from a box in the attic, just to compare how she was presented then versus the kind of super-polished images we see of stars today. There was a rawness, a realness to her look that I think is harder to find now. It’s almost like the imperfections were part of the perfection.
It’s funny, because after hours of looking at all these outfits, from the super casual to the ultra-glam, the ones that really stick with me are the simpler ones. The ones that you feel like you could actually wear in real life, even if you wouldn’t look quite as fabulous, naturally. It’s that attainability mixed with star power that’s so captivating, I think. It’s not just about the clothes themselves, but how she carried them. That’s the bit that’s impossible to truly replicate, isn’t it?
So yeah, my closet clean-out didn’t get very far that day. But I did come away with a renewed appreciation for a truly timeless style icon. And maybe a bit of inspiration to wear that old denim shirt more often. It’s all about how you wear it, right?
