Blast from the past! Julia Roberts revisits her heyday in Nineties style double denim on lunch outing

By Iona Kirby

She was the golden girl of the 1990s and Julia Roberts clearly still loves that era.

The actress was seen sporting double denim on Monday, a retro trend that became popular in the Nineties and is currently finding its feet again.

Julia left trendy eatery Gjelina on Venice, California's Abbot Kinney Boulevard after enjoying lunch there.

Retro rules: Julia Roberts sported '90s style double denim after lunch in Venice, California on Monday

The 46-year-old wore a denim jacket over a printed white top and jeans, along with some cosy brown leather sheepskin lined shoes.

Julia had a scarf wrapped around her neck and piled her blonde locks atop her head in a messy updo.

The August: Osage County star also went make-up free but wore some sunglasses over her bare face as she left the restaurant.

Only the best will do: The actress dined at trendy restaurant Gjelina and took a bag of leftovers home

Low-maintenance: Julia was make-up free under her sunglasses and wore her blonde hair in a messy updo

It looked like Julia had been unable to finish everything she ordered as she toted a paper bag full of leftovers.

Last week Julia was seen taking her mother Betty Lou Motes to church in Los Angeles.

Betty Lou has endured a difficult time over the past few months as she continues to battle cancer while coping with the loss of her youngest daughter Nancy to a suspected drug overdose in February.

Aside from attending the Oscars, Julia cancelled a number of public engagements following her sister's death in order to spend time with her family and has rarely been seen in public.

Keeping it casual: The 46-year-old wore a denim jacket over a white top and jeans and brown sheepskin lined shoes

Rare outing: Julia has not been seen out much since the shock death of her half-sister Nancy in February

The star, who did not attend the public memorial for Nancy but is said to have held 'her own private goodbye service' with close family, has come under fire since her half-sister's death, as it was claimed that Nancy felt bullied by her famous sibling.

'Nancy was proud of Julia but she had severe abandonment issues,' Motes' fiancé, John said. 'She had a knee operation as a teen and piled on weight because she couldn't exercise. While her sister was the Pretty Woman, Nancy was an overweight, insecure teenager.'

'Nancy was a tortured soul. She grew up in the shadow of a superstar as a sister and Julia's fame cast a cloud over her life,' he added.

'Nancy adored Julia but she became increasingly resentful of the way Julia behaved towards her. In Nancy's mind Julia was a bully.'

Heyday: Julia was the golden girl of the Nineties, starting off with Pretty Woman (pictured) which was released in 1990