Celebrities Who Rewore Their Famous Costumes Years Later
Celebrities Who Rewore Their Famous Costumes Years Later
Janine HenniTue, January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM UTC
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Some characters' wardrobes are almost as iconic as the characters themselves. After all, who would Elle Woods be without her dopamine-inducing wardrobe of pinks of all shades? Or Fran Fine without her A-list designer miniskirts? Or Cher Horowitz without her decade-defining takes on schoolgirl chic?
And for many of these actors and actresses, they've become so associated with the characters that there's high demand to revisit them years later — up to the point of putting on their original costumes. From Ashley Tisdale commemorating the 20th anniversary of High School Musical in Sharpay style to Bette Midler getting back into her Hocus Pocus finest, see stars who have braved their old onscreen outfits for the fans.
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Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical
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Still bopping to the top, 20 years later! Ashley Tisdale visited her storage unit to trot out a few of the outfits worn by her character Sharpay in the original HIgh School Musical (including this blue performance number) and proved she's still "que fabulosa."
"20 years and two babies later I'm still squeezing into these," she wrote on Instagram.
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Taylor Momsen, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Cindy Lou Who is she?! Taylor Momsen starred in How the Grinch Stole Christmas when she was 7, but still managed to squeeze into the Peter Pan-collar dress and fur-trimmed cape for the 25th anniversary of the movie.
"25 years later…it still (kind of) fits," Momsen captioned the post. "What a surreal holiday season."
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Fran Drescher, The Nanny
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The sitcom star got back into character in the rainbow Moschino vest she wore as Fran Fine-Sheffield on the hit '90s show. She's since slipped back into a handful more of her character's favorite cropped vests, floral jackets and even that famous fuzzy bathrobe.
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Alicia Silverstone, Clueless
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The actress made a splash in her TikTok debut in a dead ringer for the iconic yellow plaid jacket she wore in her role as Cher Horowitz. (She had a re-creation made for her Lip Sync Battle episode, after telling Vogue "no one knows" what happened to the original.)
In the clip, Silverstone lip syncs her famous line, "Ew, get off of me! Ugh, as if!" with an acting assist from her son Bear, 10.
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Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde
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The actress played dress up in Elle Woods' signature pink costumes in honor of the film's 15th anniversary.
In addition to donning the infamous breakup dress and her "first day of school" plaid top and newsboy cap, Witherspoon gave a coy smile in Woods' costume party bunny ears and tanned in a glitter bikini, even executing a perfect bend and snap to boot.
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Gwen Stefani, "Don't Speak"
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In another TikTok tribute, the No Doubt alum slipped back into the navy blue polka-dot dress she wore in the "Don't Speak" music video in honor of the song's 25th anniversary.
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"Here I am! Don't speak. Look at that," the singer said, flaunting the feminine frock and panning down to an unexpected accessory: white fringe cowboy boots.
"A little bit of Blake [Shelton]," she laughed, shouting out her country star fiancé.
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Lady Gaga, Music Video Montage
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Vote for Gaga! The artist and advocate encouraged Americans to vote in the 2020 election with a fun fashion show of eight memorable outfits worn through the years of her career.
Gaga spoke from the heart in the PSA, urging people to cast their ballots while wearing her Monster Ball Tour mirrored dress, Super Bowl LI bodysuit, and, of course, the infamous meat dress from the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
"I may have seemed to shift and change but one thing that has never changed is my voice and what I believe. My voice will be heard this election. Will yours?" she asked.
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Chad Michael Murray, A Cinderella Story
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A prince and his princess! Murray rocked a royal rewear of his Prince Charming costume from the teen rom com, escorting his wife Sarah Roemer to a prom at the Children's Hospital of Orange County oncology department.
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Bette Midler, Hocus Pocus
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The actress surely cast a spell by getting into costume as Winifred Sanderson once again for her annual Halloween party, benefiting the New York Restoration Project in New York City.
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Carmen Electra, Baywatch
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The actress sported a red one-piece swimsuit akin to her Baywatch days in an appearance at NBC's Today show Halloween festivities.
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Barbara Eden, I Dream of Jeannie
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Barbara Eden was a dream in an iconic Jeannie costume at the Life Ball in Vienna, Austria over forty years after the show aired.
According to the actress, the midriff-baring outfit hadn't been altered in decades, either. "The costume was made for a Lexus commercial I did, about 10 years after the show went off the air," Eden told PEOPLE.
"It has to have been at least 30 years," she said of the last time she slipped it on.
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Pamela Anderson, Baywatch
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Another Baywatch babe was all smiles in the legendary red swimsuit! Anderson beamed on the beach in a one-piece much like the one she wore during her lifeguard days as C.J. Parker, while filming a commercial in Brazil.
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