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Every Outfit Rachel Ever Wore On 'Friends', Ranked From Best To Worst: Season 6

Could Season 6 of Friends be Rachel's best hair season? Possibly. It's a great outfit season, with it being the start of her career with Ralph Lauren, and her adopting the classic, clean, all-American lines of the brand. The worst of it is pretty bland, but not as particularly offensive as her bad outfits have been in the past. Continue with me on this journey of ranking every one of Rachel's outfits on Friends, season by season, from best to worst...

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by Kat George

Season 6, Episode 10

… And now it’s on her top.

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Season 6, Episode 12

Guys there’s embroidery on the bottom of her cropped pants. Maybe if we ignore it it will just go away…

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Season 6, Episode 1

… Nope, it’s not gone, just slightly different…

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Season 6, Episode 16

This is like Carmella Soprano if she was in high school in the ’90s.

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Season 6, Episode 16

I love the cow print, I love the pink leopard pants, but together, this is like the firey depths of Rachel style hell.

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Season 6, Episode 15

No wait, THIS is the depths of firey Rachel style hell. WHAT IS THAT BAG?

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Season 6, Episode 23

Those are white pants. End of transmission.

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Season 6, Episode 3

It’s like she went on vacation to Fiji, thought it would be a good idea to buy that sarong-y skirt, came back, realized she’d made a mistake, but tried to make it work with a “casual” shirt anyway.

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Season 6, Episode 18

I don’t really even want to know what’s going on with those shoes.

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Season 6, Episode 4

… And ruins every outfit.

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Season 6, Episode 13

THE HIDEOUS JACKET FROM SEASON 5 MAKES AN UNNECESSARY COMEBACK…

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Season 6, Episode 6

I bet those pants have many sections that zip off and that they could be used to put out a small grease fire.

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Season 6, Episode 14

Is she Rachel, works at Ralph Lauren, or Rachel, dropping the kids off and doing the groceries?

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Season 6, Episode 11

If only the t-shirt didn’t have that little flower picture, and the pants were better, and she was wearing something else entirely.

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Season 6, Episode 19

This is the Matrix meets Stepford wives meets Carmella Soprano. It’s all the worst of Rachel’s favorite cinematic fashion references rolled into one.

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Season 6, Episode 11

Eh.

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Season 6, Episode 17

Things are fine until you see the cheap polyester sheen in the pants and the square-toed boots.

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Season 6, Episode 11

I don’t want to be judgmental (wait, actually I do), but homegirl is looking a little run down. Also those pants are ugly.

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Season 6, Episode 5

The one with Claire from Modern Family.

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Season 6, Episode 11

Turtleneck with 3/4 sleeves is a no-no.

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Season 6, Episode 4

What’s with the pharmacy footwear?

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Season 6, Episode 12

I’ve talked about Rachel’s penchant for poo brown before. This is poo green.

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Season 6, Episode 25

Hamptons Rachel.

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Season 6, Episode 20

Does this top look like Rachel’s stuck a name tag to the side of it or is that just me?

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Season 6, Episode 3

There’s that embroidered top again, this time without a cardigan so we can see it in its full hideous glory.

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Season 6, Episode 12

SERIOUSLY THOUGH WHAT IS WITH THE SLACKS AND CASUAL SPORTS TOP LOOK IT’S KILLING ME?

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Season 6, Episode 1

I’m going to rip those pants of Rachel and tear them to pieces.

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Season 6, Episode 1

There’s something about the terrible fake tan I can’t avert my eyes from…

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Season 6, Episode 4

I don’t know what’s going on with Rachel wearing weirdly overly-formal slacks with casual outfits this season, but it seems to be a thing. Also, I’m so glad long sleeves under short sleeves isn’t a thing any more.

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Season 6, Episode 7

This is a more realistic workout look. Just normal.

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Season 6, Episode 11

I really hate this scarf. A lot. Like, I want to burn it.

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Season 6, Episode 1

It’s casual sleep wear, and it’s not terrible, but it’s not life changing either.

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Season 6, Episode 1

When bad embroidery happens to good tops.

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Season 6, Episode 9

I would have loved this (the apron is adorable!) if it weren’t for the BEADED FRINGING at the elbows.

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Season 6, Episode 13

And this is where the Ralph Lauren gets a little bit too “bland Upper East Side” for my tastes.

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Season 6, Episode 13

Again, weird slacks, bizarre layering and inappropriate sporty stripes on the top.

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Season 6, Episode 19

This season Rachel came out of her ill-fitting clothing rut, and this powder blue suit is her one misstep in that area.

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Season 6, Episode 8

I mean, this would be FINE, but then you notice the drawstrings at the elbows and you realize it’s not fine at all.

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Season 6, Episode 15

I love flashback Rachel but these pants without the giant dead puppet fur just don’t pack the same punch.

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Season 6, Episode 14

There’s way too much going on here: ugly pants, weird layering, turtle-neck with sporty lines on the elbows. It’s confusing.

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Season 6, Episode 21

I’ve loved this skirt before, but with the red patent pointy boots the outfit is a total misfire.

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Season 6, Episode 2

That’s a cute vacation shirt but those pants are ugly as all get out.

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Season 6, Episode 8

RALPH LAUREN. It’s hard to tell what Rachel is wearing in this scene but it seems to be a black turtleneck, which is just fine.

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Season 6, Episode 23

Again, the green kind of sucks, but then denim jacket is cute!

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Season 6, Episode 20

I don’t love this color green, but I don’t hate the outfit so…

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Season 6, Episode 6

I don’t know about this outfit as a concept but honestly, she looks good.

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Season 6, Episode 5

I’m going to ignore the knee-high boots, because the outfit is pretty cute.

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Season 6, Episode 5

The Ralph Lauren influence really benefitted Rachel.

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Season 6, Episode 23

I don’t believe that Bruce would be anything other than aroused with Rachel sitting there in that dress.

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Season 6, Episode 7

Again, people aren’t supposed to look this good when they’re working out.

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Season 6, Episode 7

Rachel carries off casual baseball tops like a pro.

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Season 6, Episode 7

No one’s work out clothes are actually this cute.

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Season 6, Episode 8

I mean, she could run for office in some of her Ralph Lauren outfits.

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Season 6, Episode 14

ZONE. OF. TERROR.

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Season 6, Episode 19

A simple black crew neck and perfect hair is Rachel’s zone of terror.

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Season 6, Episode 8

Motion to go back in time and have Rachel wear more lilac.

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Season 6, Episode 16

Even as Long Island wifey, Rachel has some pretty cute sleep wear.

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Season 6, Episode 8

A very stylish, professional Ralph look.

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I CANNOT LOOK AWAY FROM FLASHBACK RACHEL. That coat is something.

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Season 6, Episode 21

I love a décolletage bearing top on Rachel.

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Season 6, Episode 17

See?

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Season 6, Episode 10

Rachel wears a couple of these fitted (neoprene?) turtlenecks this season and they’re incredibly flattering.

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Season 6, Episode 16

These pants are so hideous they’re good.

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Season 6, Episode 17

I weirdly love this “combat” workout look.

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Season 6, Episode 15

I love this jacket. Everything else is spew but the jacket is so good it puts the outfit in my top ten for the season.

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Season 6, Episode 24

Rachel looks so good in evening wear, it’s making me vomit in my mouth.

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Season 6, Episode 15

More flash-back Rachel, more incredible cow-printed things that we can’t wear now, but are still incredible to look at.

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Season 6, Episode 16

FLASHBACK RACHEL: that’s one mean cow-hide skirt lady.

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Season 6, Episode 18

Of course the word “girls” has a different connotation now, but this t-shirt is still pretty sweet.

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Season 6, Episode 2

This is very Ralph Lauren chic, but in the best possible way.

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Season 6, Episode 1

JUST MARRIED. I wish my boobs fit into boob cups in dresses that way, but alas, we can’t all be so perfectly chested.

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Season 6, Episode 4

Best casual look yet. Very lumbersexual.

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Season 6, Episode 18

A leopard print wrap dress is timeless. Diane Von Furstenberg would be proud.

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Season 6, Episode 24

This dress is very Catherine Keener in Being John Malcovich, which is to say, if you need a translation, perfect.

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