Feb 25

Feb 25 Meg Ryan is my spring style inspo

Oh, Meg Ryan. We all know and love her by her iconic lead performances in timeless rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle. Due to this, we may associate her with the chunky sweaters, shoulder-padded blazers, and high-waisted jeans that came with her 80s film career. This look is doubtlessly iconic. Tiktokers even went so far as to claim fall 2021 as “Meg Ryan Fall”, taking inspiration from her normcore look in When Harry Met Sally. Yet, I have grown an obsession with Meg Ryan’s style through the lens of a different era: the 2000s and 2010s.

One fateful day, there she was on my Pinterest feed: Meg Ryan. Though I’m unsure of which particular Meg Ryan street style moment first struck my heart cords, I can envision the silhouette that often characterizes her outfits. With loose and oversized pieces for bottoms and well-fitting neutral t-shirts for tops, she pairs her too-cool-to-care pieces with the perfect accessories to create an androgynous aesthetic.

In this era, Meg evidently repeats her staple accessories and garments, making the recreation of this style sustainable and supportive of basic pieces. Meg Ryan is all the inspiration I need as spring rolls around. Let me break down her street style in 5 photos so you can help recreate her looks too.

Look #1:

Here is a classic Meg outfit in which we find her sporting many of her staple pieces. She wears a neutral, well-fitting t-shirt paired with loose dark wash jeans held up by a thick black belt. She pairs green athletic sneakers with her classic black messenger bag, silver jewelry, aviators, and a newsboy cap.

Look #2:

With this outfit, we begin to see how Meg recycles pieces in her closet. She continues to belt oversized dark wash jeans and pairs them with a t-shirt, this time an olive green color. Over her r-shirt, she layers with a brown leather jacket, which matches her brown Dr. Martens. Meg accessorizes again with her classic messenger bag, aviators, and paperboy cap.

Look #3:

In a look suited for warmer weather, Meg is spotted in an all black outfit with belted, baggy pants, a simple black t-shirt, and black Nike Huaraches. We see her messenger bag and aviators make another appearance, but paired with a small-brimmed straw hat that breaks up the monochromatic look.

Look #4:

Riding down an escalator, Meg wears variation of her staple dark wash belted jeans. She pairs them with black clogs and a zip-up brown leather jacket. Alongside her messenger bag she wears narrow glasses.

Look #5:

Lastly, in a fit perfectly suited for the ambivalent spring weather, Meg wore a neutral toned outfit with black accessories. She belted oversized beige trousers and wore a loose-fitting cream top. With all-black dad sneakers, she added her classic messenger bag, paperboy cap, and sunglasses.

In the next months, I will surely be taking a page out of the Meg Ryan street style playbook. Unafraid to repeat and recycle, a review of her outfits always inspires me to recreate paired-down, carefree vibe.

Featured image via Pinterest.