8 Best-Dressed ’90s TV Characters Who’d Be Fashion Influencers Today

By Alexus Mosley

Before Instagram outfit dumps, affiliate links, and “get ready with me” videos, television was already giving us women whose wardrobes had us taking notes. The ’90s in particular delivered characters with such distinct personal style that you could recognize them by an outfit alone. Had social media been around, we’re convinced these seven would’ve had the fashion-influencer game completely figured out.

Fran Fine —The Nanny

Fran Fine never met a statement piece she couldn’t handle. From Moschino and Versace to Todd Oldham and Alaïa, Fran’s wardrobe was an unapologetic mix of designer fashion, tiny skirts, colorful matching sets, fabulous coats, and prints that probably shouldn’t have worked together but somehow always did.

Today, Fran would be the maximalist fashion girl with the nasally voice filling our feeds with vintage designer finds and outfit videos that make getting dressed look like an event.

Hilary Banks —The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Hilary Banks was basically influencing before influencing had a name.

Her polished skirt suits, coordinating hats, mini-dresses, and perfectly accessorized ensembles made getting dressed look like another requirement of being a Banks. Every outfit seemed to understand that she lived in Bel-Air.

Today, Hilary would occupy the intersection of fashion and luxury lifestyle content. Think designer unboxings, afternoon tea, beauty appointments and impeccably dressed trips where we’re left wondering exactly what she does for a living. Actually, that sounds pretty accurate.

Regine Hunter—Living SinglE

If there’s one thing we know about Regine Hunter, it’s that she would never gatekeep an outfit.

Regine loved fashion and wanted everyone else to know it. Her wardrobe leaned glamorous and feminine, with statement accessories layered over fitted silhouettes, bold colors, mini-skirts, and plenty of looks designed to make an entrance.

She’d be our glamorous working-girl influencer today, documenting everything from what she wore to the office to what she bought on her lunch break. And unlike some influencers, Regine would happily tell you the designer, the price and why she got it before you did.

Rachel Green —Friends

Rachel Green’s influencer power would come from making everything look completely effortless.

Slip dresses, denim, fitted tees, skirts that meet at the knee-high boots, and simple workwear made Rachel one of the decade’s most enduring style references. Even when an outfit wasn’t particularly elaborate, somehow you still wanted it.

With her fashion career and approachable style, Rachel would be the influencer whose supposedly casual outfit generates hundreds of comments asking, “Where is everything from?” The answer would be Ralph Lauren, of course.

**Cher Horowitz —*Clueless***

Cher had a computerized closet in 1995, so it’s a no-brainer that she’d be a fashion influencer.

Matching plaid sets, knee socks, platforms, tiny handbags, and an impressive commitment to color coordination made Cher’s wardrobe an extension of her personality. Getting dressed was practically a daily project.

Today, we imagine Cher’s feed as meticulously coordinated outfit photos, shopping recommendations, and closet organization content, with every item conveniently linked. We’d look forward to her giveaways.

Dionne Davenport —Clueless

If Cher was the polished preppy influencer, Dionne would be the fashion girl taking considerably bigger risks. As someone who understood that sometimes the accessory is the outfit, Dionne’s wardrobe embraced prints, textures, hats, exaggerated accessories, and unexpected combinations with the confidence required to make all of it work.

Today, Dionne would have the kind of account fashion people follow for actual inspiration. Less “here are five basics everyone needs” and more “I never would’ve thought to put those together, but now I need to try it.”

And yes, the hat collection would deserve its own content series.

Kelly Taylor —Beverly Hills, 90210

Kelly Taylor would have California cool completely covered. Her wardrobe captured the more relaxed side of ’90s fashion through denim, little dresses, fitted tops, florals and easy pieces that looked perfectly at home in Beverly Hills. Compared with the more theatrical wardrobes of Fran or Dionne, Kelly’s appeal was how attainable her style could feel.

Today, she’d be serving sun-soaked outfit photos, beauty recommendations, denim guides and “what I packed for the weekend” content from somewhere along the California coast.

Essentially, Hailey Bieber would’ve had some serious competition.

Carrie Bradshaw — Sex and the City

Of course, the girl who had hundreds of Manolos but no place to live would be an influencer.

Carrie Bradshaw approached getting dressed like an experiment. She mixed vintage finds with designer pieces, played with proportions and occasionally wore something that made us wonder whether we loved it or hated it. Either way, we were looking.

Today, Carrie would be the fashion influencer whose outfit posts spark entire debates in the comments. Her feed would be filled with vintage discoveries, designer shoes and wonderfully questionable styling decisions photographed somewhere on a Manhattan sidewalk.

And considering she was already turning her life into a weekly column, social media would’ve been a natural next step.

8 ’90s TV Characters Who Totally Would’ve Been Fashion Influencers Today