Great Outfits in Fashion History: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Serving Sexy Elaine on the Red Carpet

There are perfectly good celebrity style moments, and then there are the looks that really stick with you, the ones you try desperately to recreate at home. In ‘Great Outfits in Fashion History,’ Fashionista editors are revisiting their all-time favorite lewks.

Julia-Louis-Dreyfus’ Elaine Benes could walk into the present moment in her standard uniform of florals, Oxford flats, Western jackets and scrunchies and fit right in. The iconic “Seinfeld” character, who has waltzed (albeit clumsily) into our lives again thanks to Netflix, encapsulates the unfussy charm that makes the ’90s one of our favorite fashion decades. And while we often reference Elaine’s style, Louis-Dreyfus is also a style icon of the era in her own right: She punctuated her ’90s red-carpet appearances with a few plunging necklines, and then took the sophistication route in the later aughts in sleek gowns.