Emily Ratajkowski has been on a vintage streak as of late. We’ve seen the author-model toy with a rotation of archival pieces: a newspaper print John Galliano dress, Tom Ford-era Gucci fruit print shirt and several bags, including a hulking Hermès Birkin carryall. This week in Milan, Ratajkowski continued her endeavour, this time opting for a pair of cropped Celine trousers with a golden chain print.
No, these aren’t from Phoebe Philo’s years at Celine – which some people do refer to as vintage, even though it was only four years ago! – but rather the Michael Kors years. She wore the statement pants with a Christian Dior saddle bag, strappy sandals and black polo-neck that showed a sliver of midriff.
The look has all of the paparazzi-ready, headline-making attributes we expect from a Ratajkowski look. Her trousers hail from a lesser-known but equally impactful era of Celine, when Kors was at the helm from 1997 to 2003 and churned out an array of saucy-luxury clothes. Ratajkowski’s piece is from the spring/summer 2004 collection and was originally styled in a similar way. The model back then wore a long-sleeve shirt that ever so slightly showed the tummy in lieu of a polo-beck. Ratajkowski’s spin feels exactly how the retro look should be worn in 2022. It’s still Ratajkowski to the core, but feels more sleek and slick. Plus, who doesn’t like a throwback era to Michael Kors-era Celine?
