Sophisticated, relatable, and unproblematic icon Anne Hathaway continues to delight us not only with her hit films, but also with her style.
Throughout her long Hollywood career, the actor has stepped out on numerous red carpets, talk show stages, fashion events, and city streets showcasing ensembles that have evolved right along with her.
She went from layering shirt dresses over jeans in the early 2000s to spotlighting fashion trends like Barbiecore and elevating mainstream styles like the oversize blazer.
Ahead, see Hathaway’s full style evolution—from her Princess Diaries days to her most recent look in New York City.
July 27, 2001
In a powder-blue halter top featuring red stripes at the neckline, paired with low-rise bell-bottom jeans plus a coordinating denim tote and thong sandals at the Juicy Couture suite at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.
July 16, 2002
In a strapless midi gown featuring a deep-red bodice and silver silk skirt—topped with a red leather belt and coordinating red sandals and a red-and-black pebble necklace—at the world premiere of Sex and the City’s fifth season at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
July 15, 2003
In a flowing baby-pink V-neck midi dress paired with a matching pink clutch and white pointed-toe pumps at the U.K. premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean at the Odeon in London.
February 29, 2004
In a body-hugging orange silk dress featuring Ikebana-inspired florals, topped with shimmering gold pumps and tight shoulder-length curls at the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s 12th Annual Oscar party at Pearl in Los Angeles.
September 2, 2005
In an asymmetrical black one-shoulder silk gown paired with a velvet black handbag and black sandals at the Brokeback Mountain screening at the Palazzo del Cinema during the 62nd Venice Film Festival.
June 22, 2006
In a vibrant yellow strapless dress paired with a nude clutch, silver sandal heels, and a slick side-swept down ’do at the Devil Wears Prada premiere at Mann Village Theatre during the opening night of the Los Angeles Film Festival.
July 23, 2007
In a black form-fitting midi dress outside the Ed Sullivan Theater ahead of an appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman.
October 20, 2008
In a black-and-blue striped strapless gown at the 52nd London Film Festival at the Vue West End.
February 22, 2009
In an off-white beaded column dress from Giorgio Armani Privé at the 81st Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
May 3, 2010
In a majestic gold gown from Valentino featuring a mesh tulle skirt and a sequin-studded sweetheart neckline at the Met Gala for the evening’s theme: “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.”
February 27, 2011
In a vintage Valentino red silk chiffon gown featuring a 3-D flower-embellished train during the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
January 13, 2013
In a strapless white two-piece ensemble from Chanel, holding her Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Les Misérables, during the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills.
May 5, 2014
In a striking red Calvin Klein two-piece gown paired with a coordinating deep-red octagonal velvet clutch purse at the “Charles James: Beyond Fashion” Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
May 4, 2015
In a golden hooded silk gown from Ralph Lauren at the “China: Through the Looking Glass” Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
February 28, 2016
In a gold-studded sheer mesh gown showcasing her baby bump at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party in Beverly Hills.
January 6, 2019
In a leopard-print gown from Elie Saab paired with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry at the 76th Annual Golden Globes.
January 27, 2020
In a flowing black-and-white dress paired with coordinating calf hair boots—both from Michael Kors—at The Last Thing He Wanted’s premiere at Eccles Center Theater during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
December 14, 2021
In a black-and-white Chanel dress at the French fashion house’s Museum of Modern Art film benefit honouring Penélope Cruz.
March 17, 2022
In a sky blue, ankle-length cutout dress from David Koma, paired with a black clutch, Aquazzura pumps, and Bulgari jewelry at the world premiere of Apple TV+’s WeCrashed in Los Angeles
May 1, 2023
In an off-white tweed Versace gown paired with coordinating tweed fingerless gloves at the 2023 Met Gala honouring Karl Lagerfeld.
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article originally appeared in Harper's BAZAAR US.
