Why is it that stars were so effortlessly flawless in the 90's? 

I admire the sleek silhouettes, tight black tank tops, black cocktail dresses with no design, mid-length skirts, plaid flannels, the white crew neck Julia Roberts wears to a baseball game in "My Best Friends Wedding", the beautiful red dress Rachael Leigh cook wears to the party in "She's All That". Items of clothing that aren't anything special- not trendy or "fashionable" if hanging on a hanger. Not items that scream "glam", but when on the right person all the little details work together to make a beautiful memory. The way a cream crew neck adorns her collar bones and makes her gold necklace so much more beautiful, the way her fitted black dress hugs her body in all the right places without studs, mesh, lace or a cleavage plunge. 

Nowadays it's all body-con, bandage dress, glitter, etc. And once on a whole, designers get it right, but for the most part, the 90's concept had it right: a piece of clothing, outfit, ensemble or dress should not outshine the person wearing it, you shouldn't remember the way a woman looked uncomfortably girdled in an ill fitting glittery cream dress that disagreed with her skin-tone, or how her tousled up do looked so orchestrated .. You should remember how effortlessly cool and beautiful she looked wearing a black dress in contrast with her porcelain skin, how the dress was cut perfectly to show the most natural amount of cleavage, how beautiful a girl can look with her hair up, without anything over powering her.