Jennifer Aniston's Best Accessory From the '90s Is Being Re-Created Left and Right
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When you're looking at photos of Jennifer Aniston in the '90s, you may be graced with the thought, "Hey, I'd wear all of this stuff today!" At least, that's what happened to me as I was scrolling through. Slinky little date night dresses, strappy sandals, and colorful shoulder bags — that's the stuff 2019 trends are made of — and Jen owned all of it. But there's one accessory the actress always had on hand back then (yes, even on the red carpet) that we could easily rewear today: her sunglasses.
Those tiny black frames with rim-less lenses? Pretty sure I just saw those at Topshop. The small gold aviators she wore to watch a tennis match with Vince Vaughn? Brands are practically competing to make the best pair. It's safe to say Jen has the right face shape for any silhouette, since she's been spotted in virtually every style you'll find when you direct your browser to the "sunglasses" page on your favorite retailer site.
Jen's shades may have been simple — there are no quirky heart eyes or blue reflective mirrors here — but that's why they went with almost every outfit she wore, even the ones that veered on the fancier side. Ahead, let us prove to you that Jen's trove of '90s and '00s opticals can be yours for the taking.
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Tiny Sunglasses
Jen seemed to favor this shape in the late '90s, wearing them here with denim cutoffs, a hoodie, and flip flops in LA.
Jen wore a similar style with a classic black tee and cargos in 2001 while out in LA with a friend.
In 1999, Jen and Brad Pitt were spotted shopping in LA modeling the same small shape.
Aviators
Jen tended to favor a smaller aviator in the '90s, eventually moving onto a shield style in the early '00s. She wore this simple pair with a floral slip dress and woven shoulder bag with Friends costar Matthew Perry in 1995.
Jen opted for these Armani shield-style sunglasses with a blazer in Santa Monica in '04.
In 2006, Jen wore gold-rimmed aviators alongside Vince Vaughn, who sported a similar style with a slightly larger frame at the French Open.
Bug Eye
Jen got in on the hype of the bug eye shape that was big in the 2000s. She owned this pair with cutouts at the corners in two different shades.
Jen wore a tortoise pair with a double-breasted wool coat while out in Brooklyn in 2009.
In 2009, Jen made these bug eye lenses appropriate for traveling, rocking them with baggy boyfriend jeans at the airport.
Jen left then-boyfriend John Mayer's apartment in 2008 wearing another pair of cutout shades with her UGG boots.
Rim-less
A favorite of Jen's (that certainly isn't easy to pull off) seemed to be the rim-less style, which she tried out with a variety of shapes. She pulled them off with a backwards baseball cap in 1996.
Jen stepped out in Soho in 2001 wearing a square pair with a slightly purple tint.
Jen topped the trend off with a bucket hat in Beverly Hills in 2002.
Jen even owned the aviator shape in this style. She showed them off while bundled up in New York in 2004.
Jen's rim-less square sunglasses mimic the shape of her flip phone circa 2002. Like you'll be able to tear your eyes away from this picture now . . .
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