Airport Fits
Many seem obsessed over what celebrities wear to the airport. I've never quite understood the hype. but I do have some favorites. Organized by decade, and not all from the 90s, here they are; some airport fits.
I've never been a "celebrity style" kind of guy.
I would much rather see a regular guy try something new, or see a friend of mine put together something unique. But show me a whole article obsessing over how great Jacob Elordi's regular-ass jeans are? I am just so confused about the way people worship celebrities. No, buying the same tee shirt as Jeremy won't turn you into Jeremy, and it's weird that you're trying. Let singers sing. Let actors act.
Maybe that's why I've never quite understood the hype around "airport fits." I see that they present celebrities in a more casual light. I get that they seem "natural," although I doubt many of them are; at the peak of this phenomenon (the late 80s through most of the 90s), celebrities treated the airport like another runway, knowing they'd be photographed, counting on it. But most of them still don't stand out to me as anything special.
All that said, I do have some favorites. Some are simple, but with really good silhouettes. Some are really interesting, and I do think there are lessons to learn here. I have a lot to show you, and not much more to say. Get ready for some pure inspo.
1950s
Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer; James Dean; Slim Aarons
1960s
Alain Delon; Lauren Bacall; Paul Newman
Brigitte Bardot and Gunter Sachs; Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac; Elvis and Priscilla Presley; Eric Clapton and Charlotte Martin; Juliette Gréco and Michel Piccoli; Mick Jagger; Monica Vitti and Michelangelo Antonioni
1970s
Burt Reynolds; Diane von Furstenberg; Iggy Pop and David Bowie; Jack Nicholson; John Lennon; Mick and Bianca Jagger; Miles Davis; Stevie Wonder and Yvonne Wright
1980s
Diana
Britt Ekland and Rod Stewart; David Bowie; Jean-Michel Basquiat; Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jennifer Goode; Marvin Gaye; Jery Hall and Mick Jagger; Romy Schneider
1990s
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger; Alec Baldwin; Brook Shields; Chris Rock and Malaak Compton; Christian Slater; Claudia Schiffer; Courtney Cox, Matthew Perry, and Jennifer Anniston; David Letterman; Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington; Dustin Hoffman; Elle Macpherson and Tim Jeffries; George Michael; (I don't normally like leather sport jackets, but this works) Halle Berry; Helen Hunt and Hank Azaria; Hugh Grant; Isaac Hayes; Jerry Seinfeld
John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Daryl Hannah; Kate Moss and Johnny Depp; Kevin Bacon (I wish those jeans were higher rise and wider); Kevin Costner; Liam Gallagher; Matt Dillon; Matthew McConaughey; Matthew Perry; Nicholas Cage
Nicholas Cage; Paul Newman; Ralph Fiennes and Francesca Annis; Rebecca Romijn and John Stamos; Robin Wright; Sharon Stone; Woody Harrelson
2000s
lol, I got nothing for this decade. idk, leave a comment or something.
2010s
Harry Styles; Mary-Kate Olsen; Zoe Kravitz
2020s
Jacob Elordi
I might update some of the above in the future. Obviously, some of the sections are a little short.
I got a lot of this inspo from preexisting repositories of airport fits, including Instagram accounts like @airport.looks. I can't remember all my sources, since I pulled this inspo together over a long time, but if I find some other good batches, I'll list them here.
As a final note... I generally do recommend saving your own inspo, and organizing it in a way that makes sense to you. Maybe you want to separate casual outfits, smart casual, and casual tailoring? Or maybe you want to separate rugged / outdoorsy-type outfits from refined / city-type outfits? Idk. Just some thoughts. It's nice to have inspo.
