For the past few years, Meg Ryan Fall has defined the fashion of the autumnal season. As the leaves turn orange and the air get a little chillier, many of us can‘t help but look to the cosy rom-coms of the 90s for some Nora Ephron-coded inspiration.
Meg Ryan and Sandra Bullock never let us down. In the most iconic 90s rom-coms – When Harry Met Sally, You‘ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, While You Were Sleeping, Practical Magic — we are treated to some of the finest autumn outfits to ever grace the screen. The slouchy blazers! The wool trousers! The cosy knits! And, of course, the hats!
But while there’s nothing like strutting down a leaf-covered street in your finest Meg Ryan Fall blazer, the look doesn’t exactly see us through all of those days spent working from home and those cosy movie nights in front of the TV.
While Meg Ryan Fall doesn‘t traditionally refer to loungewear, I think that needs to change. Looking back through the rom-coms of the 90s, these heroines aren‘t only well-dressed on their autumnal strolls in Central Park — they also know exactly how to nail the cosy hibernation look, too.
Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle
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The look that started it all. Iconic, perfectly simple, timeless and infinitely cosy, this is the ultimate cosy girl vibe — a matching grey sweatshirt and joggers with super thick matching ribbed socks pulled up over the bottom of the sweatpants for maximum comfort. I think about this look way too often — and you’re welcome, now you will, too.
Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic
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