50 of the Best Outfits From All 10 Seasons of Friends
When Netflix dropped all ten seasons of Friends at once, the gauntlet was thrown: I had no choice but to rewatch the whole show start to finish. In the name of journalism, I holed myself up on weekends and found pockets of weeknights to mainline episode after episode. In doing so, I learned a few things.
One: I never want anyone to be there for me ever, ever again.
Two: The true New York dream is to fall in love with someone and move into their much nicer, rent-controlled apartment they inherited from their grandmother. A salute to you, Chandler Bing.
And three: Fashion hasn’t changed much at all.
Sure, Rachel favored miniskirts, Phoebe had her hippie garb, and Monica gave equal love to dresses and pants, but each girl was a little bit normcore, a little bit corporate-casual. What’s more, a lot of their clothing choices wouldn’t look out of place in any local Urban Outfitters. Yes, what goes around comes around, but rewatching a show that premiered 20 years ago really puts that in stark relief. All told, I took screenshots of 1,172 outfits, some great, some funny, and some that were rightfully left in the ‘90s.
Click through to see 50 of the greatest outfits from every season of Friends, in chronological order. (Because there were only so many variations on ill-fitting button-downs and pleat-front pants, we excluded the men from this roundup. Well, except for one.)
Season 1, "The One With the Sonogram at the End" Rachel's denim vest and Monica's mom jeans are two halves of one whole Canadian tuxedo.
Season 1, "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" Monica's black-on-black is timeless, but so are Rachel's pajamas.
Season 2, "The One Where Heckles Dies" You could find either of these outfits at your local Urban Outfitters right now.
Season 2, "The One With Ross's New Girlfriend" Crop it like it's hot.
Season 2, "The One With Phoebe's Husband" Hi, gang! I'm Phoebe Barbie!
Season 2, "The One Where Ross and Rachel ... You Know" Back when normcore was just ... well, norm.
Season 2, "The One With Phoebe's Dad" Both Rachel and Monica got the minimalism message — even if it was because their apartment overhe...
Season 2, "The One With Phoebe's Dad" Both Rachel and Monica got the minimalism message — even if it was because their apartment overheated in the middle of a Christmas party.
Season 2, "The One With the Baby on the Bus" On the rare occasion that the friends spoke to anyone outside of their core group, chances...
Season 2, "The One With the Baby on the Bus" On the rare occasion that the friends spoke to anyone outside of their core group, chances were good those outsiders were well-dressed.
Season 2, "The One With the Lesbian Wedding" Rachel's mom, IRL salsa-dancer emoji.
Season 2, "The One With The Prom Video" A rare instance in which all three women get it right at the same time.
Season 3, "The One Where No One's Ready" Ross might have gotten annoyed that Rachel was running late to his dinner, but this green (for...
Season 3, "The One Where No One's Ready" Ross might have gotten annoyed that Rachel was running late to his dinner, but this green (for Rachel Green, get it?) dress was worth the wait.
Season 3, "The One With the Giant Poking Device" Finding Rachel's perfectly worn-in Levi's, like finding Monica's apartment on Craigsli...
Season 3, "The One With the Giant Poking Device" Finding Rachel's perfectly worn-in Levi's, like finding Monica's apartment on Craigslist, might be too good to be true.
Season 3, "The One With the Football" Guest stars always get the best wardrobes.
Season 3, "The One At The Beach" Denim-on-denim on all-white sneakers.
Season 4, "The One With the Jellyfish" Monica didn't get the memo for getting caftan-ready that summer.
Season 4, "The One With Joey's New Girlfriend" A visible bra under a sheer top? Rihanna would approve.
Season 4, "The One With Chandler in a Box" In the words of Cher Horowitz, Monica's shirt was probably "a nod to the crispy Seattle...
Season 4, "The One With Chandler in a Box" In the words of Cher Horowitz, Monica's shirt was probably "a nod to the crispy Seattle weather."
Season 4, "The One With Rachel's Crush" Shopgirl chic.
Season 4, "The One With The Fake Party" A thigh-high slit will make any dress more interesting.
Season 4, "The One With Ross's Wedding, Part 2" All look great here, but Emily's mother's fascinator takes the win.
Season 5, "The One With All The Kissing" Try saying "Monica in Missoni" five times fast.
Season 5, "The One With the Yeti" A tale of mom jeans and midi dresses.
Season 5, "The One With Ross's Sandwich" Oprah never goes out of style.
Season 5, "The One With All the Resolutions" Never forget.
Season 5, "The One With Joey's Big Break" Fifty shades of matchy-matchy.
Season 6, "The One After Vegas" Good sundress, bad morning-after.
Season 6, "The One With The Denial" Rachel's Technicolor Dream Coat.
Season 6, "The One With Rachel's Sister" Reese Witherspoon's preppy style evolution even extended to a guest spot.
Season 6, "The One Where Ross Meets Elizabeth's Dad" If it's good enough for Bruce Willis, it's good enough for us.
Season 6, "The One Where Paul's the Man" "No, YOUR outfit looks great!"
Season 6, "The One With the Proposal" Think pink!
Season 7, "The One With Phoebe's Cookies" We have serious beach-wave hair envy.
Season 7, "The One With Rachel's Assistant" Serious hair envy, the sequel.
Season 7, "The One With the Engagement Picture" A crisp white shirt is just the beginning to a great outfit.
Season 7, "The One With Ross's Library Book" Wait, did Friends and Sex and the City exist in the same New York?
Season 7, "The One With All the Candy" How low can you go?
Season 7, "The One With The Truth About London" Cozy.
Season 7, "The One With Joey's Award" This would fit right into our Jennifer Aniston red-carpet look book.
Season 7, "The One With Chandler and Monica's Wedding" Ladies and gentlemen, Chandler's mom.
Season 7, "The One With Chandler and Monica's Wedding" It wasn't Monica's first choice, but this dress is a definite "I do." ...
Season 7, "The One With Chandler and Monica's Wedding" It wasn't Monica's first choice, but this dress is a definite "I do."
Season 8, "The One With Rachel's Date" LBD, pregnancy edition.
Season 8, "The One With the Halloween Party" Even Monica's costume is pretty on-trend.
Season 8, "The One With the Rumor" Try to keep your eyes off of Brad Pitt and on Monica's outfit.
Season 9, "The One With the Sharks" You have to respect Monica's commitment to her lingerie drawer.
Season 9, "The One With Phoebe's Birthday Dinner" It's her party and she'll look great if she wants to.
Season 9, "The One With Ross's Inappropriate Song" Who are you and what have you done with Phoebe?!
Season 9, "The One With Christmas in Tulsa" All these years and casual holidaywear has not progressed at all.
Season 10, "The One With Ross's Tan" A lace-up top would not be out of place at Coachella.
Season 10, "The One Where the Stripper Cries" A little tweedy, but not awful on the part of Ellen Pompeo.
Season 10, "The Last One: Part 2" Proof that the best accessories one can have are your friends.
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