Reese Witherspoon shopping at Sandro in Beverly Hills

Reese Witherspoon In The Ultimate Throwback Thursday For Legally Blonde—See The Photos!

October 23, 2014 16:51PM by Nadine DeNinno

by Nadine DeNinno

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Reese witherspoon legally blonde then now

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Is this not the best #ThrowbackThursday you’ve ever seen?! Reese Witherspoon was out shopping in Los Angeles and we couldn’t help but remember Legally Blonde!

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Reese Witherspoon shopping at Sandro in Beverly Hills

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Reese, at 38, looks just like she did in 2001 when she played Elle Woods!

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MGM 2001 Movie Previews

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You remember Elle…the dumb blonde-turned lawyer-turned Queen of the World!

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Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde

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And of course her little dog, Bruiser Woods, too!

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INF – Reese Witherspoon Stops By Her Office In Beverly Hills

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Reese has since distanced herself from her Elle Woods character and is focusing on much more serious roles nowadays.

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Reese Witherspoon goes for a shopping spree in Los Angeles

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In an interview with Vogue, the starlet had some choice words for those who typecast her. “When people underestimate me, it’s actually a comfortable place for me,” she said. “‘Oh, that’s what you think I am; well, no, I’m not.’ I’m a complex human being. I have many different shades.” Sounds a bit like Elle to us!

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INF – Reese Witherspoon Stops By Her Office In Beverly Hills

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Her next role in Wild, a film based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, is not nearly as glamorous, though.

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Reese Witherspoon goes for a shopping spree in Los Angeles

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But, that doesn’t mean Reese doesn’t channel her inner Elle Woods here and there for a little shopping! #NeverForget

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Is this not the best #ThrowbackThursday you’ve ever seen?! Reese Witherspoon was out shopping in Los Angeles and we couldn’t help but remember Legally Blonde!

Reese, at 38, looks just like she did in 2001 when she played Elle Woods!

You remember Elle…the dumb blonde-turned lawyer-turned Queen of the World!

And of course her little dog, Bruiser Woods, too!

Reese has since distanced herself from her Elle Woods character and is focusing on much more serious roles nowadays.

In an interview with Vogue, the starlet had some choice words for those who typecast her. “When people underestimate me, it’s actually a comfortable place for me,” she said. “‘Oh, that’s what you think I am; well, no, I’m not.’ I’m a complex human being. I have many different shades.” Sounds a bit like Elle to us!

Her next role in Wild, a film based on Cheryl Strayed’s memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, is not nearly as glamorous, though.

But, that doesn’t mean Reese doesn’t channel her inner Elle Woods here and there for a little shopping! #NeverForget

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