Lifestyle Beauty & Style Celebrity Hair Celeb Style and Beauty TBTs That Blew Our Minds The bowl cuts! The overalls! Celebs' retro throwback photos that make us laugh every time By Colleen Kratofil Colleen Kratofil Colleen Kratofil is the Senior Editor, TV at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines and Diane J. Cho Diane J. Cho Diane J. Cho is the former features editor of PEOPLE, covering news, features, human interest and more. She left PEOPLE in 2022 People Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 6, 2021 04:00PM EDT Close 01 of 71 JENNIFER GARNER Jennifer garner/ instagram The actress couldn't help but meme her teenage self, dressed in a pussybow blouse and a brown velvet skirt with super-short bangs. "Donny Osmond? It's 1985, I'm all dressed up for you. Dad cut my bangs. Hello?" Garner joked on Instagram. 02 of 71 JIMMY FALLON Jimmy Fallon/Instagram The comedian poked fun at his childhood bowl cut, jokingly comparing it to the hairstyles worn by the members of BTS. "I had BTS hair before BTS. #FBF," Fallon said. 03 of 71 KENYA MOORE Kenya Moore/Instagram The former Miss USA remembered what she considered a "beat of a lifetime" when she got glam for the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards. "Thank you @samfinebeauty!" the Real Housewives of Atlanta star said, crediting her makeup artist from the night. 04 of 71 BROOKE SHIELDS Richard Avedon Foundation/ Courtesy Colgate One throwback that's sure to make you smile? The actress and former model posted a look back at her 1975 Colgate ad and compared it to her striking a similar pose today. "A lot has changed, but my toothpaste hasn't," she wrote in the caption of the post. 05 of 71 REESE WITHERSPOON Reese Witherspoon/Instagram This Southern belle had a knack for style from a young age. In 1987, Reese proudly rocked her "cool new Benetton sweater" and round frames. "LIFE IS GOOD," she captioned the throwback. 06 of 71 KYRA SEDGWICK & KEVIN BACON SGranitz/WireImage Kevin knew he and his wife Kyra had something very special way back in 2000 — ridiculously good-looking hair. "Date night or #HollowMan premiere, 2000- who had better hair? he captioned this cute red carpet pic with his wife of 32 years. "Either way, how sweet it is @kikkosedg. #TBT." 07 of 71 ERIKA GIRARDI The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has always loved a statement hairstyle, as seen in this adorable throwback. 08 of 71 MINDY KAILING Frederick M. Brown/Getty The actress shared a throwback photo rocking a halter babydoll dress with side-swept bangs and metallic sandals in an Instagram post. "Thank you to these #tbt photos for keeping me humble," she captioned the shot. 09 of 71 MARC JACOBS Marc Jacob/Instagram The designer reminisced on old fashions and friendship, posting three photos from his days as a student at High School of Art and Design in New York City, circa 1979. "Dressed in my favorite red velour sweatshirt by Enrico Coveri," Jacobs wrote in the Instagram caption of the throwback pics. 10 of 71 IRINA SHAYK Irina Shayk/Instagram The supermodel went super-deep in the archive to find this throwback pic of herself at 14 years old, wearing a yellow crop top, pink pants and already serving some serious model posing. 11 of 71 BRAD GORESKI Looks like Brad was born with an eye for fashion! The stylist (who works with stars like Kaley Cuoco, Jenna Dewan and Sarah Hyland) shared a school picture on Instagram with the caption, "Baby Brad mixing prints even in Kindergarten. #tbt" 12 of 71 MANDY MOORE Mandy Moore/Instagram The actress shared a photo of herself sporting shaggy short hair and denim overalls while standing next to a balloon with the words "break a leg" written in all capital letters. "TBH, I'd wear this entire outfit today" she captioned the pic, adding two hashtag #foreveratheatrekid and #tbt. 13 of 71 AMANDA SEYFRIED Amanda Seyfried/Instagram Should the actress bring back her cute bangs and teeny, tiny fanny pack? We think, yes! 14 of 71 MANDY MOORE Mandy Moore/ Instagram The This Is Us star shared a #FBF from her freshman homecoming look in 1998, revealing that she had the "BIGGEST crush" on her date and that, yes, "someone was paid to make my hair look like that." 15 of 71 JENNIFER GARNER Jennifer Garner/ Instagram The actress blessed her Instagram followers with this precious snapshot of her rocking an "eight dollar haircut" she got as a child. "Too cute for words 😍," pal Reese Witherspoon commented on the sweet shot. "Cutest ever-that bowl cut!!!!" journalist Lisa Ling added. 16 of 71 JALEEL WHITE & CANDACE CAMERON BURE Candace Bure/ Instagram "I'm just gonna leave this #TBT pic right here..." Cameron casually captioned this amazing throwback of herself, rocking fluffy bangs, and White, showing off his pearly whites while wearing a retainer. 17 of 71 DYLAN & COLE SPROUSE Dylan Sprouse/Instagram "The drip has always been legendary as you can see," Dylan Sprouse captioned this twinning pic with his brother Cole. 18 of 71 KERRY WASHINGTON Kerry Washington/Twitter The actress knew even back then that denim on denim never goes out of style. 19 of 71 CHRISSY TEIGEN Chrissy Teigen / Instagram The model posted this super cute mom-and-daughter throwback to show off her flowing curls and totally chic polka dot dress when hubby John Legend and others pointed out how much little Teigen looks like Teigen and Legend's daughter Luna. "we came. to slay. @pepperthai2," Teigen captioned her photo, tagging her mother Vilailuck Teigen's Instagram handle. Legend responded by writing, "It's Luna!!" Singer Melanie Fiona added, "Omg!! It's Luna's entire face!!!!!! 😍😍😍." 20 of 71 ARIANA GRANDE Ariana Grande/ Twitter "if anything .... she's consistent," the singer tweeted alongside a photo of her rocking her signature high pony as a little girl. 21 of 71 EVA MENDES Eva Mendes/Instagram This vintage photo of Mendes and her sisters proves that the actress has not aged at all — not even a little bit. 22 of 71 MARC JACOBS Marc Jacobs/Instagram Before Marc Jacobs dressed celebrities like Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus, the fashion designer rocked a shoulder-length winged hair 'do. He shared his retro hairstyle on Instagram with three photos of old ID cards: his Paris metro card, his Parsons student ID and his international student ID card. Each picture features a wavy bob — a departure from his current short cut. 23 of 71 RACHEL ZOE For #fbf, Rachel Zoe reminisces on the curly beach hair she had as a 19-year-old brunette, and says she was "living her best self" then. 24 of 71 KIM KARDASHIAN Kim Kardashian/Instagram By 7th grade, Kim Kardashian already had a signature beauty look. "This was my go to lipstick," she writes about her bold rep lip. "It's gotta make a comeback." 25 of 71 ARMIE HAMMER Armie Hammer/Instagram Before the actor and athleisure icon took an appreciation for '70s style Adidas tracksuits (he has 70 of them to be exact!), he experimented with his look even more. Hammer dyed his hair blue, showing that the early aughts were a very experimental time for fashion trends. "Good Lord, why didn't anyone tell me this was a bad idea?! Thank you mom (@druhammer) for puttin up with me. And by the way, the early 2000s, fashion wise, were rough. #dodgerblue." 26 of 71 BUSY PHILIPPS Busy Philipps/Instagram The actress (and our Instagram crush) takes us back to a simpler time — 1997 — showing off her killer sense of style in a Betsey Johnson dress (that she says she still has!), proving once again that she totally deserved an invitation to the Met Gala. 27 of 71 RACHEL ZOE AND BACKSTREET BOYS Rachel Zoe/Instagram The celebrity stylist has dressed anyone who's anyone in Hollywood. Need proof? She even dressed the Backstreet Boys in their iconic oversize matching outfits from their Millenium days. 28 of 71 GABRIELLE UNION Gabrielle Union/Instagram She may be married to one of the best basketball players in the game (Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade) but she has been a "baller" player herself since she was 12 years old. "Runnin point since 84'," she captioned her #TBT photo. 29 of 71 HEATHER DUBROW Heather Dubrow/Instagram The former Real Housewives of Orange County star flashed back to her Syracuse sorority days when she teased every inch of her hair and favored dresses with major bows. 30 of 71 KIM KARDASHIAN Kim Kardashian/Instagram Before she was taking selfies, Kim had her BFF Paris Hilton snapping her swimsuit pics. "2007 pic taken on my blackberry by @parishilton," she wrote on Instagram. 31 of 71 GABRIELLE UNION Gabrielle Union/Instagram Here's photographic proof that Gabrielle's always been a cool girl. Back in the day, she had feathered bangs, a popped collar, "gleaming" braces and the two-face '80s school picture. 32 of 71 CHRISTIE BRINKLEY Christie Brinkley/Instagram The model took a trip down memory lane by sharing a #TBT of her first-ever cover shoot 44 years ago. "I remember thinking, 'a bathing suit! Oh no! No pockets! What do I do with my hands? Oh wait now a STRANGER is going to kiss my neck? I have a boyfriend,'" the star recalled. "I nervous giggled the whole shot." 33 of 71 JENNA DEWAN TATUM Jenna Dewan Tatum/Instagram Jenna celebrated #throwbackthursday with a photo of her cheerleading days, wearing her Grapevine High uniform. 34 of 71 BRAD GORESKI Brad Goreski/Instagram The stylist made his first trip to Paris in 2002 a fashionable one, "werking" highlighted hair, glossy lips and Dior shades. 35 of 71 JOHN MAYER John Mayer/Instagram All John can say about the "soil me" T-shirt he wore with his high school bandmates in 1995 is: "I was an interesting boy." 36 of 71 RASHIDA JONES AND TRACEE ELLIS ROSS Tracee Ellis Ross/Instagram This photo is official proof that these two have not aged a day in 18 years. 37 of 71 REESE WITHERSPOON Ron Galella, Ltd./Wireimage Reese credits her cami-and-choker-wearing, twisted bun hairstyle days to Gwen Stefani. "I'm pretty sure you are to blame for this fashion inspiration," she told Gwen on Instagram. 38 of 71 MELISSA JOAN HART J. P. Aussenard/WireImage Melissa said this photo was taken during a time when "I didn't have to wear a bra, or makeup, and could pull off half a shirt with low rise jeans with the waist band cut off. #nothingbutzipper. Ahhhh, youth is wasted on the young!" 39 of 71 DREW BARRYMORE Barry King/WireImage Drew appreciates a good makeup look and irony, apparently. "Ps I have a beauty company! Hahahaha," she joked about this photo of her 12-year-old self wearing some serious pink eyeliner in the '80s. 40 of 71 REESE WITHERSPOON Jim Smeal/WireImage Reese asked her Instagram followers to caption this photo of her at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 1997, so we came up with one option: 😘 41 of 71 TAMRON HALL Tamron Hall/Instagram The chic journalist was a style star way back in the '90s. Tamron shared a photo working the earring counter (her specialty!) at her first job at Magnum jewelry. "Best sales person on the street," she wrote. 42 of 71 TYRA BANKS Rose Hartman/WireImage The supermodel celebrated #ThrowbackTyTy — her version of TBT — by posting a shot of herself at a Todd Oldham fashion show wearing a custom spray-painted T-shirt. Turns out, she still has the top in her closet! 43 of 71 KYLE RICHARDS Kyle RIchards/Instagram As evidenced from her side-swept bangs and killer braid, Kyle's hair has always been her signature. But she says her eyebrows were unfortunately "not on fleek" back in 1989. 44 of 71 RIHANNA Rihanna/Instagram Once a trendsetter, always a trendsetter! Rihanna says she "got the vision" for her new Fenty x Puma jelly slides years ago when she wore the must-have '90s shoe style as a kid. 45 of 71 JESSICA BIEL The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty The actress's trend-setting days started way back in 1998 when she hit the red carpet for Halloween H2O wearing what she says was "the season's hottest accessories, visible tan lines and a general look of confusion." 46 of 71 SOFIA VERGARA Source: Sofia Vergara/Instagram She dedicated her #tbt post to her thong bikini-wearing days in Miami Beach, otherwise known as the time when she "… Didnt know my 2 favorite things where bad for u! Sun and transfats😂#thegoodtimes #boththingsmademybuttlookgreat😒" There's no arguing with that hashtag! 47 of 71 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND MANDY MOORE Source: Mandy Moore/Instagram As evidenced by Justin's bucket hat and Mandy's Abercrombie & Fitch shirt, they were the two coolest teens during the summer of 1999. 48 of 71 REESE WITHERSPOON Source: Reese Witherspoon/Instagram In case you couldn't tell by her Esprit logo T-shirt and printed Bermuda shorts, this was the '80s and Reese was a trendsetter already. 49 of 71 KATE BECKINSALE Source: Kate Beckinsale/Instagram Kate traces her boho-themed outfit to her mom's role in Hair and notes that she tried in vain to fight the paisley with some styling touches of her own. 50 of 71 JULIANNE HOUGH Source: Julianne Hough/Instagram This is proof Julianne was a full-blown fashionista since she was five years old, calling this fuzzy leopard coat her "all time" favorite. "Even Derek [Hough] saw this picture and said... oh my gosh I remember that coat! Before saying anything about the beautiful red rocks behind us!" 51 of 71 CHARLIE SHEEN Source: Charlie Sheen/Instagram This may look like any old crewneck sweater, but it's actually an iconic '80s momento. Charlie explains in his throwback pic that he let Tom Cruise borrow it to wear on a date with his Risky Business co-star Rebecca De Mornay back in 1982. 52 of 71 KATE HUDSON Kate Hudson/Instagram Today she serves up abs goals and #OOTD goals on the regular. But when she was little it was all about hair goals. 53 of 71 BEHATI PRINSLOO Behati Prinsloo/Instagram Another early pioneer in the field of fierce hair? The Victoria's Secret model called her side pony "on point." 54 of 71 KYLIE JENNER Source: Kylie Jenner/Twitter The star's obsession with new locks looks began exactly 10 years ago, when 9-year-old Kylie finally convinced her mom to let her dye a section blonde, saying it "changed everything." (See this retrospective for proof.) 55 of 71 SARA SAMPAIO Sara Sampaio/Instagram For anyone going through growing pains, just remember even Victoria's Secret Angels endured pre-braces, cut-your-own-bangs days too. "#Nevergiveuphope, she captioned her throwback. 56 of 71 CINDY CRAWFORD & LINDA EVANGELISTA Ron Galella/WireImage Didn't know Cindy and Linda moonlighted as professional figure skaters in their runway heyday? It was news to us, too! 57 of 71 KIM & KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN Kris Jenner/Instagram Kris Jenner may be a cool mom (wearing her kids' clothes and modeling lingerie) but she's still not chill enough to refrain from posting embarrassing photos of her daughters in matching poodle skirts. 58 of 71 KRIS JENNER Kris Jenner/Instagram And she doesn't leave herself out of the throwback fun either, giving us a sense of where her love of pilgrim chic outfits all started. 59 of 71 HUGH JACKMAN Hugh Jackman/Instagram Pro: He was an adorable teen. Con: He posed the open-ended caption: "Under the kilt I wore…" 60 of 71 EMMA ROBERTS & DYLAN PENN Emma Roberts/Instagram That's Emma and Dylan as "little doodle brains" (as Emma affectionately put it!) with some on-point headband style sense. 61 of 71 CINDY CRAWFORD Getty According to the supermodel's throwback pic, the beauty vibe backstage at this particular Paris runway show in 1994 was "Who needs a hairbrush when you've got Chanel?" Can't really argue with that. 62 of 71 KATIE HOLMES Katie Holmes/Instagram Sorry Beyoncé's baby bangs. Katie practically invented the trend way before you made an appearance in 2014 (as evidenced by her adorable #tbt) 63 of 71 JANUARY JONES January Jones/Instagram That's the face of a "happy" and "confident" SNL superstar lookalike. "I chose to look like Chris Farley and am proud of that," the actress captioned her Insta. 64 of 71 ANNE HATHAWAY Theo Wargo/WireImage Here's the remarkable thing about this photo (taken at the Ella Enchanted premiere in 2004): A stylist (who Anne says shall not be named) helped her pick out the outfit. The culprit behind the blue eyeshadow is still at-large. 65 of 71 JOHN STAMOS John Stamos/Instagram Uncle Jesse has always had the kind of hair that makes you want to say, "Have mercy." 66 of 71 LUCY HALE Lucy Hale/Instagram "When the brows were big(ger) and my love for leopard began," the star captioned her throwback pic. We think she was ahead of her time, brow-wise … while her sister was right on trend with her frosted lipgloss. 67 of 71 JUSTIN THEROUX Justin Theroux/Instagram It's no real shock the handsome actor never went through an awkward teenage phase (he's 16 in this photo). What is surprising is how well he still rocks a hoop earring more than 25 years later. 68 of 71 KARLIE KLOSS Karlie, we expect to see this exact outfit at Coachella this year. 69 of 71 KIM ZOLCIAK BIERMANN Kim Zolciak/Instagram The Don't Be Tardy star's beauty look has barely changed in 14 years (partially thanks to her carefully-manicured wigs). The only thing that (thankfully) has? "#ThemBleachedBrowsThough." 70 of 71 GOLDIE HAWN Kate Hudson/Instagram Baggy denim. Feathered hair. Fanny pack. Is there anything "more '80s" than Goldie in this pic? 71 of 71 ANDERSON COOPER Anderson Cooper/Instagram For some, going gray in their early 20s isn't ideal. For the CNN anchor, it immediately advanced him to silver fox status.