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Received — 15 April 2026 Fashion Lifestyle
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  • 20 Times Fashion Designers Referenced Art In Their Clothing Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Exhibition is all about “Costume Art.” Inspired by the museum’s vast collection, the show will dissect the idea of the dressed body and the relationship between clothing and the human form in art. Though, the exploration of fashion’s relationship with traditional art is hardly a new phenomenon. For centuries, the two forms have been pulling inspiration from one another, often dipping into the same source of aesthetic inspiration. For examples,
     

20 Times Fashion Designers Referenced Art In Their Clothing

14 April 2026 at 19:45

This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Exhibition is all about “Costume Art.” Inspired by the museum’s vast collection, the show will dissect the idea of the dressed body and the relationship between clothing and the human form in art.

Though, the exploration of fashion’s relationship with traditional art is hardly a new phenomenon. For centuries, the two forms have been pulling inspiration from one another, often dipping into the same source of aesthetic inspiration. For examples, 18th century movements like Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism shifted both art and fashion with equal fervor. In more recent times, this pattern has continued, as designers have looked to the art world—or, in some cases, worked directly with artists—for inspiration. The first of such collaborations in modern history dates back to Elsa Schiaparelli’s frequent collaborations with Salvador Dalí in the 1930s, during which the two created many kooky, surreal works together that pushed the boundaries of Great Depression Era dressing. A few decades later, Yves Saint Laurent began creating a whole museum worth of art-adjacent designs, a practice that continued throughout his career. Even this most recent fashion month featured a number of art references, including Rachel Scott’s collection for Diotima. The designer worked with the estate of the late Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam for her fall/winter 2026 show.

It can be expected that some of these joint efforts will make appearances at the Met on May 4, both on the red carpet and within the exhibition. So, to prepare you for the many conversations surrounding art’s influence on fashion, sure to take over as the Met Gala creeps forward, we’re looking back on some of the most memorable art references in fashion over the past 100 years.

Elsa Schiaparelli x Salvador Dalí

Clockwise from top left: Wallis Simpson in the Lobster dress; The Lobster dress on display at Musee Des Arts Decoratifs; Salvador Dalí, Lobster Telephone, 1938. | Clockwise from top left: Cecil Beaton/Condé Nast via Getty Images; ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images; hierry Chesnot/Getty Images

One of the first designer/artist collaborations of the modern era was between Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí, two artists who bonded over their love of surrealism. There are many pieces that successfully represent this partnership, including the Lobster Dress, Tears Dress, and Shoe Hat. But the first piece they made together was actually a compact powder case, designed to look like a rotary phone dial.

In 1937, the duo created what is likely their most famous collaborative creation, the Lobster Dress, a silk evening gown featuring a large lobster painted on the skirt, inspired by Dalí’s 1936 piece, Lobster Telephone. The dress was part of the 18-piece trousseau Schiaparelli designed for Wallis Simpson following her marriage to the Duke of Windsor. It is currently on view at the V&A’s Schiaparelli exhibition, cementing its legacy within the designer’s archives.

Dalí was hardly the only artist who worked with Schiaparelli during the height of her career, however. Alberto Giacometti designed a series of brooches and buttons for her, and Christian Bérard, Etienne Drian, and Marcel Vertès all created prints at one time or another.

Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1965 x Piet Mondrian

Left: Tableau I, Plate I, Mondira, 1921. Right: Saint Laurent’s 1965 Mondrian dress during the house’s spring/summer 2002 retrospective show. | Left: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Right: Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by art at many points throughout his career, but likely his most famous iteration is the line of cocktail dresses based on Piet Mondrian’s geometrical work. In 1965, as part of the autumn/winter collection, Saint Laurent sent 26 Mondrian-like cocktail dresses down the runway. He was inspired by a book his mother gave him for Christmas, Piet Mondrian Sa vie, son œuvre by Michel Seuphor (1956). While the designs looked simple, the technical prowess needed to create the solid colors, black borders, and simple lines while maintaining virtual seamlessness was an impressive feat.

Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1966 x Tom Wesselmann

Left: Tom Wesselmann, Bedroom Face, 1977. Right: A model wears and Yves Saint Laurent dress at Hotel Bayerischer in Munich, 1966. | Left: © Tom Wesselmann, all rights reserved. Right: Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

A year later and Saint Laurent’s captivation with art was still in full force, though it pivoted to the world of Pop Art. The designer sent many color-blocked dresses down the runway of his autumn/winter 1966 show, inspired by the movement. He then ended the show with two designs inspired by Tom Wesselmann and the cutout effect used in his work.

Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1979 x Pablo Picasso

Left: Portrait of Nusch Eluard by Pablo Picasso. Oil on canvas, 1937. Right: Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1936–2008). Homage to Pablo Picasso jacket, autumn-winter 1979. Blue, black and ivory wool. | Left: copyright © GrandPalais (Musee National Picasso, Paris), photo by Adrien Didierjean. Right: © Yves Saint Laurent

There are a few designers who will show up on this list a lot, thanks to their affinity and appreciation for art. Saint Laurent is one of them. He was often looking to the art world for inspiration. In 1979, his eye turned to renowned artist Pablo Picasso, who had just died six years prior.

The designer’s autumn/winter 1979 collection was an homage to Serge Diaghilev, the Russian art critic and founder of Ballets Russes. Diaghilev and Picasso formed a close bond, and Picasso designed the sets and costumes for some of Diaghilev’s ballets. It was specifically the ballet, Parade, presented at the Théâtre du Châtelet in 1917, which Saint Laurent looked toward, and many of the harlequin dresses within the collection come from that reference. But he also pushed further into Picasso’s work, specifically to a 1937 painting, Portrait de Nusch Éluard. Saint Laurent recreated the jacket in the piece and presented it alongside the rest of the Diaghilev collection.

Yves Saint Laurent Autumn/Winter 1981 x Henri Matisse and Fernand Léger

Left: Henri Matisse, La Blouse Roumaine, 1940 at the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou in Paris in 2025. Right: A look from the Autumn/Winter 1981 Yves Saint Laurent collection. | Left: Photo by Xavier GALIANA / AFP. Right: Courtesy of Musée Yves Saint Laurent, © Yves Saint Laurent

It was a common practice for Saint Laurent to recreate clothing depicted in artwork, just like he did with the jacket in Picasso’s Portrait de Nusch Éluard. In 1981, the designer took a similar approach, sending a handful of hand-painted Romanian folk blouses down the autumn/winter runway, inspired by Henri Matisse, and the clothing illustrated in work like his 1940 painting, La Blouse Roumaine. The style would become a signature for the House, with Saint Laurent, as well as subsequent creative directors, revisiting the top many times over the years.

But Matisse wasn’t the only artist who inspired the autumn/winter 1981 collection. Saint Laurent also looked to cubist artist Fernand Léger, and the designer covered voluminous skirts in colorful cutout shapes reminiscent of both artists’ work.

Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 1988 x Vincent Van Gough

Left: Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888. Right: Yves Saint Laurent Spring/Summer 1988. | Left: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Right: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images

The spring/summer 1988 season brought with it another YSL collection inspired by a famous artist, this time Vincent Van Gogh. Specifically, the Dutch painter’s famed floral paintings, Irises and Sunflowers. Saint Laurent worked with the Parisian embroidery house Maison Lesage to create these jackets. Each one is impressively intricate—made of pearls, ribbons, sequins, and bugle beads—and took over six hundred hours of work. The Irises jacket alone featured 250,000 sequins in twenty-two colors. In 2019, the Sunflowers jacket—originally modeled by Naomi Campbell on the runway—sold at auction for 382,000 euros, while the Irises version earned 175,500 euros.

But Van Gogh wasn’t even the only artist to be referenced in Saint Laurent’s spring 1988 collection. The designer also showed looks based on works by Georges Braque and his bird paintings.

Versace Spring/Summer 1991 x Andy Warhol

Left: Andy Warhol, Lemon Marilyn, 1962. Right: Versace Spring/Summer 1991. | Left: Lewis Whyld - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images. Right: George Rose/Getty Images

Gianni Versace had the pleasure of meeting Andy Warhol when he visited New York for the first time and the two became friends. Warhol even made portraits of the late designer, which were once used for invitations to a Versace fashion show and now decorate Donatella Versace’s house.

Gianni is said to have been enamored with Warhol’s media awareness, but he was also a fan of his work. In 1991, Gianni presented a collection of pieces covered in Warhol’s art, specifically portraits of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean. The collection was such a hit, one dress from the bunch now sits in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while others are still worn to this day. In 2018, Donatella even brought back the print as part of a tribute collection for her brother.

Vivienne Westwood x The Wallace Collection

Left: François Boucher, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, 1759. Right: Vivienne Westwood fall 1995. | Left: The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images. Right: Guy Marineau/Condé Nast via Getty Images

Vivienne Westwood’s obsession with art extended far beyond a single look or a one-off collection. The designer was especially taken by the London museum, The Wallace Collection, and often looked to its archive for prints. It was the French Rococo painter, François Boucher, though, who seemed to inspire Westwood the most. She first referenced his work at her autumn/winter 1990 show, where she printed Boucher’s 18th-century painting, Daphnis and Chloe, across dresses, corsets, and other articles of clothing. It was known as The Portrait Collection, and it started a movement for the brand, which is now known for these printed corsets. “I wanted the look of a model who'd just stepped out of a portrait,” Westwood said, adding that she chose Boucher, specifically, because his work is so “typical and so pretty.”

Following that collection, Westwood continued to pull inspiration and imagery from The Wallace Collection. During the spring/summer 1993 season, it was time for the painting Hercules and Omphale to have its moment on the runway. She also used Abduction of Europa as well as Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s The Swarm of Cherubs and The Swing.

Westwood also produced dresses inspired by pieces in Boucher’s paintings. In her 1995 show, Vive La Cocette, she recreated a gown from Boucher’s 1759 portrait of Madame de Pompadour. She returned to the artist and subject in her fall/winter 2002/2003 collection, designing another—this time more subdued—gown from a 1758 portrait of Madame by Boucher.

Vivienne Tam Spring/Summer 1995 x Zhang Hongtu

Left: Zhang Hongtu, Chairman Mao, 1989. Right: Vivienne Tam Dress 1995 (designed), 1998 (made). Knitted dress and underslip printed with a check pattern of humorous pictures of Mao Zedong (1893-1976) | Left: © Zhang Hongtu and Queens Museum. Right: Vivienne Tam (Chinese, born 1957). Dress, 1995. Multicolor nylon. New York: The Museum at FIT, 95.82.6. Gift of Vivienne Tam, source: MFIT

To this day, Vivienne Tam’s spring 1995 collection remains one of her most impactful. Dubbed the “Mao Collection,” Tam worked with Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu on a series of t-shirts, dresses, and matching sets featuring Mao Zedong, the founding father of the People’s Republic of China and former chairman of the Communist Party of China. The designs are extremely irreverent, with images depicting Mao in ponytails and a frilly collar or smeared with lipstick. It was, of course, a controversial collection, considering its overtly political nature, but it has stood the test of time and is still coveted to this day.

Issey Mikaye Fall/Winter 1996/1997 x Yasumasa Morimura

Left: La Source, 1856, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Right: Issey Miyake Fall/Winter 1996/1997. | Left: VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images. Right: © Issey Miyake, Kerry Taylor Auctions, London, United Kingdom

Three years after launching his Pleats Please line in 1993, Issey Miyake introduced the Guest Artist Series where he collaborated with artists on pieces for the collection. The series kicked off with the help of Japanese photographer Yasumasa Morimura. Known for his reinterpretations of classic art, the works Miyake used in 1996 saw Morimura place himself within Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres's 1856 painting, La Source. Possibly the most recognized piece from the collection features an inverted image of Morimura set below the nude from the painting.

The Guest Artist Series would continue on for a few more years, featuring works by Nobuyoshi Araki, Tim Hawkinson, and Cai Guo Qiang.

Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami 

Left: Takashi Murakami, Panda, Panda Cubs and Flower Ball, 2019. Right: A Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami bag. | Left: By Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images. Right: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton

A list of fashion’s art world references just wouldn’t be complete without the Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami collection. Six years into his tenure at LV, Marc Jacobs already had two successful artist collaborations under his belt, with Stephen Sprouse in 2001 and Julie Verhoeven in 2002. But when he tapped Japanese artist Murakami to reimagine the classic brand monogram in his style, he hit gold. Murakami created the now iconic candy-colored designs, featuring flowers, cherries, and Murakami’s beloved “Creatures from Planet 66.” The limited-edition collection sold out in just hours and was suddenly on the arms of every It girl, including Mean Girls’s Regina George. Two decades later, and it was time to bring Murakami back into the fold. In 2024, LV released a re-edition of the collection, featuring both old and updated designs, pushing the collaboration even further into belts, sneakers, scarves, wallets, and sunglasses.

Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2003 Couture x Edgar Degas

Left: Edgar Degas, Dancer with a Bouquet, 1877. Right: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2003 couture. | Left: DeAgostini/Getty Images. Right: Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

If this dress from Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring 2003 couture collection looks familiar, there are likely two reasons. One, because it features scenes from Edgar Degas’s famous ballerina paintings. But you also might recognize it because Chappell Roan wore the dress to the Grammys last year.

Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 

Left: Yayoi Kusama, The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended Into the Heavens, 2017. Right: Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama heels. | Left: Adam Berry/Getty Images. Right: Monica McKlinski/Getty Images

One of the most iconic and well-known designer/artist collaborations of the 21st century is undoubtedly the one between Marc Jacobs’s Louis Vuitton and Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Together, the pair created a collection covered in Kusama’s signature polka dots, placing the pattern on everything from dresses to, of course, handbags.

Jacobs initially met Kusama during a trip to Japan in 2006 after admiring the artist's work for years. Their collection, however, wouldn’t come to fruition for six more years until 2012, with its launch coinciding with a number of Kusama exhibitions, including a retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York, sponsored by Louis Vuitton. The collection was a major success, so much so that, in 2023, LV worked with Kusama again on a second one.

Raf Simons Spring 2013 Menswear x Brian Calvin

Left: Brian Calvin, Heads See, 2006. Right: Raf Simons Spring 2013 menswear. | Left: Artwork © Brian Calvin. Image courtesy of the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York. Right: Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage

Raf Simons has collaborated with many people over the years while designing for his eponymous brand, Calvin Klein, and Dior. He has used the work of Sterling Ruby, Peter De Potter, and Willy Vanderperre on various collections, but it was his designs featuring paintings by Brian Calvin that were the most impactful. Perhaps that’s because Calvin’s work can be unsettling at times. His cubist-adjacent 2D paintings peeked out through a pink jacket, inviting the viewer to come closer, if they dare.

Valentino Spring/Summer 2017 x The Garden of Earthly Delights

Left: Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1510. Right: Valentino Spring/Summer 2017. | Left: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Right: Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

There was a lot of pressure on Pierpaolo Piccioli ahead of the Valentino spring/summer 2017 show. His longtime collaborator, Maria Grazia Chiuri, had left for Dior, and he was on his own for the first time. So, Piccioli turned to medieval art, specifically, the work of Hieronymus Bosch and his triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights, for some support. He commissioned designer Zandra Rhodes to create prints based on the work, sending diaphanous, sheer gowns sprinkled with the depictions of paradise down the runway.

Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons

Louis Vuitton x Jeff Koons bags. | Left: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Right: Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Images

Louis Vuitton continued to build on the arty bag legacy started by Jacobs in the 2000s and, in 2017, released a collaboration with American artist Jeff Koons. Surprisingly though, Koons’s own creations were completely missing from the 51-piece collection, which saw classic works of art emblazoned on various LV bags.

Inspired by Koons’s 2015 Gazing Ball series, the collections placed art by Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and more artists on LV’s most popular accessories. If there is any question as to who painted these iconic works, the pieces were then finished off with the artists’ names in large metal letters across the front.

Calvin Klein Spring 2018 x Andy Warhol

Left: Andy Warhol, White Disaster [White Car Crash 19 Times], 1963. Right: Calvin Klein Spring 2018. | Left: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images. Right: Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Raf Simons worked with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on his spring 2018 collection for Calvin Klein. The designer was inspired by horror films, specifically their “depictions of both an American nightmare, and the all-powerful American dream,” as he explained in the show notes. Using graphics from Warhol’s Death and Disaster series, Simons printed images of car crashes upon shift dresses and Sandra Brant’s face on tank tops while Brant herself watched from the show’s front row.

Comme des Garçons Spring 2018 x Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Left: Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Vertumnus, 1591. Right: Comme des Garçons Spring 2018. | Left: Imagno/Getty Images. Right: Estrop / Contributor

In 2017, Rei Kawakubo presented her usually bulbous, avant-garde silhouettes, this time rendered in an array of colorful, eye-catching patterns. Abstract colors, anime, and childlike maps covered the designer’s radical shapes. There was little to no theme among the patterns aside from explosive color, offset by a few all-white ensembles. Two pieces from the collection boasted paintings by 16th-century Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo, known for depicting figures with heads made of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and fish. His 1591 portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, called Vertumnus, therefore, fit perfectly as a pattern within the collection.

Moschino Spring/Summer 2020 x Pablo Picasso

Left: Pablo Picasso, Guitar, 1914. Right: Moschino Spring/Summer 2020. | Left: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images. Right: Pietro D'Aprano/Getty Images

Throughout his tenure at Moschino, Jeremy Scott often looked to the art world for inspiration, interpreting classic works in extremely literal ways. For Moschino’s spring/summer 2020 collection, Scott turned his gaze toward Pablo Picasso.

Scott managed to represent an impressive amount of Picasso’s oeuvre in the collection. It was truly a night at the museum where works of art came to life and strutted right by you, before returning to their stagnant life. Kaia Gerber walked the runway in a 3D rendering of the 1914 work Guitar, while Bella Hadid was dressed like a harlequin who walked right out of one of the Spanish artist’s paintings. There were references to Girl Before a Mirror (1932) and the larger cubist movement. Models walked through giant gold frames, while some carried them on the runway. There were also matadors and a cubist-adjacent bull mask thanks to milliner Stephen Jones.

Diotima Fall 2026 x Wifredo Lam

Left: Wifredo Lam, Omi Obini, 1943. Right: Diotima Fall/Winter 2026. | Left: Cindy Ord/Getty Images. Right: Giovanni Giannoni/WWD via Getty Images

Rachel Scott’s most recent collection for Diotima was inspired by the Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam. In her show notes, Scott wrote that Lam’s “visual language carries a consciousness that resonates deeply with my own.”

The designer worked with Lam’s estate on the collection, using versions of his Femme Cheval paintings as well as the 1943 work Omi Obini. One of the Femme Chevals was rendered in fluffy organza to create a halter dress and maxi skirt, while Omi Obini was desaturated and placed on a jacket and wrap skirt.

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  • Coachella 2026: All the Best Fashion Moments From Both Weekends Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesIt seems like everyone has an opinion on Coachella this year. According to the online masses, the influencers did too much, but Justin Bieber didn’t do enough. The crowds were underwhelming, and the attendees overprivileged. Social media is overflowing as everyone dissects all the brand trips, guest appearances, and mic levels (were they on at all?). But we’re going to leave all those discussions to the “experts.” Instead, we’re here to talk abo
     

Coachella 2026: All the Best Fashion Moments From Both Weekends

20 April 2026 at 17:19
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It seems like everyone has an opinion on Coachella this year. According to the online masses, the influencers did too much, but Justin Bieber didn’t do enough. The crowds were underwhelming, and the attendees overprivileged. Social media is overflowing as everyone dissects all the brand trips, guest appearances, and mic levels (were they on at all?). But we’re going to leave all those discussions to the “experts.” Instead, we’re here to talk about the clothes. Because while Coachella may be a music festival, it has also become another opportunity for artists to flex their fashion chops, and this year, the performers took it to another level. Sabrina Carpenter set the bar with multiple Dior-provided outfit changes during her night one headlining performance. Bieber, meanwhile, placed himself on the entire other end of the spectrum when he spent his entire set in a hoodie and shorts (though one could call the removal of his sweatshirt a sort of Bieber-level “reveal”). In between those two extremes, we had looks from Sombr, Katseye, and Addison Rae, as well as many of the artists who snuck into the lineup in the form of guest spots. So, if you didn’t have the opportunity—or desire—to head to the desert this year, we’re rounding up all the Coachella looks from both weekends so you can enjoy them from the comfort of your couch. No camping necessary.

Weekend Two: Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna

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Just like with week one, Sabrina Carpenter wore all Dior when she took the stage for her second Coachella performance. There was a bit of variety—her first red dress turned blue, conversely, her blue turtleneck turned red, and her black lace bodysuit changed to white. The big headline, though, isn’t the color swaps, but the inclusion of Madonna onstage. The Queen of Pop joined Carpenter in an all purple look, featuring the same boots, corset, and Gucci jacket she wore 20 years prior when she last performed at Coachella.

Justin Bieber

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Justin Bieber also followed a similar outfit formula for weekend two. He swapped out his pink Skylrk sweatshirt for a Greg Ross sleeveless zip-up, but he made up for it by wearing his brand’s shorts. He also traded black Loewe boots for a tan pair.

Sza

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Bieber was joined on stage by many special guests on Saturday night, including Sza, who matched the headliner’s laidback aesthetic in a denim jacket and flannel shirt from Balenciaga.

Billie Eilish

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Bieber’s “One Less Lonely Girl,” Billie Eilish, meanwhile, was pushed on stage in a purple Nike x Supreme track jacket.

Karol G

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Like Carpenter, Karol G also wore similar designs in different colors for her weekend two headlining set. Again, she wore a look from Etro, though this time it was orange instead of blue.

Olivia Rodrigo

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Olivia Rodrigo joined Addison Rae and Maddie Ziegler on stage in a custom studded bra from R & M Leathers, vintage Diesel jeans from Bluey Denim, and white Louboutin heels.

Kacey Musgraves

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Kacey Musgraves made an unexpected appearance during Coachella weekend two in Levi’s x Bode jeans.

Ethel Cain

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Dior dressed Ethel Cain in a draped black silk dress with a floral headpiece for weekend two.

Lisa and Anyma

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Lisa joined Anyma on stage in an Iris Van Herpen dress, and since the DJ’s weekend one set was canceled, he was finally able to show off his all-white Vetements look.

Sombr

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The rocker wore another custom Valentino look for his second Coachella performance.

Giveon

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Giveon looked dapper in a Balenciaga suit.

Labrinth

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Labrinth also wore Balenciaga, albeit he brought some color in a red coat.

Central Cee

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Central Cee took the weekend two stage in a red velvet Gucci zip-up and branded belt.

Taemin Lee

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Taemin Lee wore another full Saint Laurent look for his second set, taking the stage in a taffeta shirt, silk satin tie, and silk pants.

Weekend One: Sabrina Carpenter

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Sabrina Carpenter was decked out in custom Dior for her headlining Coachella performance. In addition to this sequined mini dress with draped chiffon sleeves, Jonathan Anderson also created multiple other looks for the pop star. Everything she wore during her set, including the red mini, white two-piece, and lace body suit, was made for her by Dior.

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Justin Bieber

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Unlike Sabrina Carpenter, who had many outfit changes throughout her set, Justin Bieber kept his wardrobe very simple. The singer began his headlining performance in an oversize pink hoodie from his own brand, Skylrk, and baggy shorts by Lu’u Dan. He completed the ensemble with Loewe Bobby lug-soled boots and a gray, cropped tee, which he revealed halfway through the performance.

Karol G

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Karol G was one who took advantage of the big career moment and rocked many different looks throughout her performance. The highlight, though, was undoubtedly the colorful custom Etro set featuring a tassle-adorned skirt, topped with a feathered Luar headpiece, and completed with Shoe Lab Doheny boots.

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The Colombian singer also dripped in gold in this chain-heavy set by Michael Schmidt Studios.

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While this silver set (also by Michael Schmidt Studios) gave high fashion Flintstones.

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This white outfit was contrasted by the ruffled sleeves, which represented the colors of the Colombian flag. The top was created by Adan Terriquez, while Doni Nahmias took on the skirt, and Courreges made the boots.

Becky G

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Clearly, Becky G got the colorful memo. She joined Karol onstage in a green and blue look featuring fishnet pants and a beaded top.

Laufey

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The Icelandic singer wore a custom tulle Rodarte dress featuring hand beaded Swarovski crystals for her weekend one performance.

Addison Rae

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Addison Rae kicked off her set in a gray corseted dress with a tulle skirt from Miss Claire Sullivan.

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She later removed the dress to reveal a red latex Agent Provocateur set, which she topped with a matching Ruslan Baginskiy hat.

PinkPantheress

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PinkPantheress also wore custom Miss Claire Sullivan, though she later took off the red, white, and blue tulle skirt to reveal blue leggings underneath.

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Pink stuck to her patriotic color scheme and changed into a red bandage dress and one-legged blue tights.

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At one point, Pink went even more casual and threw on a blue jacket, oversized jeans, and Ugg ballet sneakers.

Ethel Cain

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Ethel Cain also got the Dior treatment. She performed her set in custom black denim pinstripe overalls featuring the classic C and D logo on the straps.

Sombr

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Sombr looked very much like the classic rocker in a custom Valentino ensemble featuring a rock-studded leather jacket and pants a top a lace long sleeve.

Slayyyter

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Unsurprisingly, Slayyyter opted to DIY her Coachella look, which she completed with a bedazzled “Worst Girl at Coachella” trucker hat.

Maria Zardoya

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The Puerto Rican-American singer looked like an absolute angel in custom McQueen. She wore an ivory sherling bolero on top of a corset and spiral-cut skirt.

FKA Twigs

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FKA twigs wore a feather-covered Guvanch look during her set.

Katseye

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Despite the many colors and patterns of their La Lune looks, Katseye still managed to coordinate their outfits (with help from their custom Stand Oil boots).

Central Cee

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Central Cee looked comfy in a custom Gap zip-up featuring the word “Cap,” Union Jack–adorned denim shorts also courtesy of Gap, and a Louis Vuitton belt.

Fakemink

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Fakemink took the stage in a white tee and sparkly Hedi Slimane–era Dior Homme jeans with a Burberry scarf tied around his waist.

Young Thug

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The Atlanta rapper wore a jersey from his own brand, Sp5der, along with studded, snake-print pants.

Julian Casablancas

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No, the Strokes’s frontman wasn’t wearing an Amazon Prime T-shirt, but one that boasted the word “Crime” from Villainous New York.

Meg Mills

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The Turnstile guitarist wore a Chopova Lowena skirt for the band’s performance.

Holly Humberstone

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The British singer wore a white Dilara Findikoglu mini dress with a shell-adorned antique Rebecca Sweeting headpiece and Lili Curia lace-up boots.

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The K-Pop star wore a full Saint Laurent look to perform on day two of the festival.

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  • Quen Blackwell on Going Phone-Free at Coachella & Festival Style Advice Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Courtesy of Guess If you haven’t seen actress and comedian Quen Blackwell posting her Coachella Weekend 1 experience—working full looks, taking selfies with fans on the festival grounds—there’s a good reason why. The 25-year-old, who hosts the YouTube series Feeding Starving Celebs and boasts over 17 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, didn’t skip out on what many call the “influencer Olympics.” She simply went analog this year. “I’m doing a phone-free Coachella,” she told W. “This is
     

Quen Blackwell on Going Phone-Free at Coachella & Festival Style Advice

13 April 2026 at 15:13
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If you haven’t seen actress and comedian Quen Blackwell posting her Coachella Weekend 1 experience—working full looks, taking selfies with fans on the festival grounds—there’s a good reason why. The 25-year-old, who hosts the YouTube series Feeding Starving Celebs and boasts over 17 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, didn’t skip out on what many call the “influencer Olympics.” She simply went analog this year. “I’m doing a phone-free Coachella,” she told W. “This is the weekend when the industry collectively takes a break.”

It might seem like an oxymoron: How can someone who built their career around a constant online presence abandon her all-important instrument on this weekend, of all weekends? The secret is, content was still being produced (albeit with more retro technology) and the outfits were well-documented for delayed consumption. It’s all about compromise, right?

Blackwell’s no-phone weekend gave her a moment to sit down with W on Friday morning. From the comfort of her luxurious arrangements at the expansive Guess compound, Blackwell discussed her romantic and girly looks for the weekend, her No. 1 Coachella tip, and why she’s avoiding alcohol this year (sort of).

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Is there a particular theme unifying your Coachella looks?

Free, chic, fun, happy, and light. My vibe is going to the vintage store and reworking any piece that I get.

How does that manifest in an outfit?

Today, I’m wearing a Guess belt, but I sewed it onto a vintage skirt. On top, I’m wearing this shrug I also got from the thrift store—it’s vintage Maison Margiela—and just a bra. I have the tabi Nike shoes so my feet don’t fall off, because we’re going to be doing a lot of walking today. But the Guess belt influenced the entire outfit. It feels classic Coachella, with a little a modern edge.

You also wore Guess last night to the brand’s welcome dinner on Thursday. It was a super girly look. What inspired that?

I’m in love right now. I’m just feeling the romance in everything I do. That was my favorite look of the weekend—it was frilly, Y2K, to the 10th power. I felt like I should have gone to the Video Music Awards in it.

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How did that look come about?

My stylist and I helped create the outfit with Guess. In the beginning, the brand was like, “You can select some of our clothes and make an outfit from that.” And we’re like, “We’re extra. Can we ask for a custom look?” We collaborated on it and made it pink and fun for this light and airy era of my life.

This is your fourth Coachella in a row. Do you ever consider skipping out on a year?

I’ll say, “No, not this year,” when I have kids or something. But I’m going to take advantage of my youth while I have it. It’s Coachella. People around the world are watching it from a phone. We have the opportunity to be here, so why not? Even though it is miserable at points, it’s good misery.

What is in your festival bag?

I recently watched a microplastic documentary, so now I have a stainless steel water bottle. It does have a plastic cap, so I am getting a little shot of death, but it’ll work for now. Then I have a little cover-up, because I always go to Coachella pretty much naked; by the time the sun goes down, it’s frigid and windy. I bring a change of clothes so I don’t have to run back to the Guess compound before my favorite artists at night. I also brought a whole bunch of old digital cameras I got on eBay to capture content without my phone.

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When you posted that you planned to log off for the weekend, I thought you were kidding.

No, dead ass. And it’s nice. I have had a phone addiction since I was 10 years old. I finally feel free. I’m also going to a darkness retreat when I get back to L.A., where I don’t speak or see anyone for three days. I know I’ll never be completely free of my phone because we’re in the digital age. But I’m getting some of my boredom back. You create some of your best work when you’re bored—and the scroll has taken away the boredom. I’m just trying to find a nice balance.

I would like to backtrack for a second and point out that your “layer” for tonight is a superlight fishnet-slash-knit cover-up. I don’t think that’s going to keep you warm.

It’s all about the rags and tatters. That’s my Coachella vibe this year. And if I get super cold, then one of my friends can lie on top of me and we can be warm together.

What is your best Coachella style tip?

Wear comfortable shoes. Babe, do not wear a high-heel flip-flop. The middle of your toes will be gone. You will die. You will die the worst death: foot death. They will fall off. And cowboy boots are cute for two hours, but not a full day and 30,000 steps.

What about a non-fashion Coachella tip?

Don’t try to find the coolest thing. Try to find the funnest thing. There’s all this ego when a whole bunch of celebrities or entertainers meet up together. It’s easy to be like, “Oh my gosh, so and so is going to be at this event? We should go.” But do you actually want to be there, or does your ego want to be there? Where does your heart want to be? That’s where you should go.

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Who are you most excited to see perform this weekend?

That’s a hard one. I’m excited to see Sabrina Carpenter. I love her set designs. I also want to see Sexyy Red and shake my ass. Also, Blood Orange and Lykke Li. Lykke is the queen of niche. She is the underground overlord, and I need to witness that in real life. I want to see Addison, of course. I love her stage presence.

What have you learned from all your experiences at Coachella that you will be putting into practice this year?

No alcohol. Well, not no alcohol, but less alcohol. Because alcohol slows me down, and I can’t afford to be slowed down. So fewer shots, but maybe some mixed drinks.

You seem to be backtracking.

Just half a shot.…Okay, maybe three or four.

Received — 8 April 2026 Fashion Lifestyle
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  • In 'The Testaments,' Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday Bring Teenage Drama to Gilead Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Lucy Halliday and Chase Infiniti in ‘The Testaments.’ Steve Wilkie/Disney via Getty ImagesIn The Testaments, the sequel to Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale, which concluded its six-season run last summer, Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday play foils: young women from different worlds forced together against their will in a relationship defined by their disparity. In real life, though, they can’t stop giggling.They’re currently promoting the new show, which is also an adaptation of a dystop
     

In 'The Testaments,' Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday Bring Teenage Drama to Gilead

8 April 2026 at 12:00
Lucy Halliday and Chase Infiniti in ‘The Testaments.’ Steve Wilkie/Disney via Getty Images

In The Testaments, the sequel to Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale, which concluded its six-season run last summer, Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday play foils: young women from different worlds forced together against their will in a relationship defined by their disparity. In real life, though, they can’t stop giggling.

They’re currently promoting the new show, which is also an adaptation of a dystopian Margaret Atwood novel (The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985, with The Testaments arriving in 2019). Like its predecessor, The Testaments takes place in Gilead, a highly religious, oppressive regime where women are unable to read or write and are seen only as ornaments and reproductive incubators. Released in 2017 at the beginning of Trump’s first term, The Handmaid’s Tale quickly became a cultural juggernaut and earned its star, Elisabeth Moss, an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

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Infiniti and Halliday are acutely aware of the pressure they face as co-leads of this new project. They’re covering heavy topics—violence, sexual assault, religious fanaticism—while simultaneously continuing a beloved franchise. “Neither one of us wanted to be the cog in the machine that screws it up,” says 21-year-old Halliday. It’s enough to intimidate even the most seasoned pro, but Infiniti and Halliday are both novices in this industry. Though Infiniti, 25, is fresh off awards season thanks to her breakout role as Willa in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another, this is just her third credit—and her first time leading a project. The Scottish-born Halliday, meanwhile, has only acted in indie British projects prior to The Testaments.

That’s why it’s such a blessing that they have each other. During our Zoom interview, their camaraderie is contagious. They playfully push and tease each other or show solidarity with a Gen Z two-finger clap. You can’t help but laugh along.

The rapport is a long way off from what we see on screen, at least at the beginning of the series. In The Testaments, we follow Infiniti and Halliday as attendees of an elite preparatory school run by The Handmaid’s Tale alum Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd). Infiniti plays Agnes, a young woman raised in Gilead who knows nothing beyond its strict world. She prepares to embark on a new chapter of life and get married when she meets Halliday’s Daisy. Born in Toronto, Daisy has immigrated to Gilead as a Pearl Girl, a kind of born-again refugee. The two are begrudgingly paired together by the school’s whip-wielding overseers, the Aunts, allowing each one to learn from the other’s vastly different experiences.

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In many ways, The Testaments feels like an extremist Gossip Girl—though parties and hook-ups are swapped for afternoon teas and arranged marriages. The scenes in the school halls prove that no matter the circumstances, teenagers will be teenagers. Cliques will form, cutting remarks will fly, and crushes will bloom. There’s a beauty to the idea that oppression can’t suppress natural, youthful instincts.

Before landing their roles, both Infiniti and Halliday were familiar with the material (that is, they weren’t living under a rock during The Handmaid’s Tale’s run). “I remember it blowing up, not just at my high school, but all over the world,” Infiniti says. She didn’t engage in the story herself until much later. “It was a bit too dark for me at that point. I was more of a The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel girl in high school.”

On the other hand, Halliday defines herself as a “massive Margaret Atwood fan,” and she read The Testaments immediately upon its publication in 2019. Still, there was research to be done before arriving on set.

“We both took it upon ourselves to be as prepared as possible, because we didn't want to let anyone down,” Halliday recalls. “So we spoke to everyone who would speak to us.” That includes Dowd, with whom both women shared scenes, as well as the show’s creator, Bruce Miller, and director, Mike Barker. “All these people were such a source for us, and we really leaned on them.” Moss, who serves as an executive producer on The Testaments, was also a helpful resource. (She pops up throughout The Testaments’ first season, mostly in scenes alongside Halliday.)

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“I spent the first half of those scenes in awe,” Halliday says. “It did feel like she was passing the mantle. She afforded us the space to step into this world.”

While Infiniti didn’t get a chance to film with Moss (at least, not yet), she does have experience with another Handmaid’s Tale alum: O-T Fagbenle, who plays Moss’s husband in the original series. Infiniti and Fagbenle worked together on the 2024 Apple TV+ series, Presumed Innocent.

“My man, O-T, I love him,” Infiniti says at the mention of her former costar. She laughs at a memory of the two discussing The Handmaid’s Tale on the set of Presumed Innocent, long before The Testaments role came into her life. “He was talking about The Handmaid’s Tale, but he remarked, ‘That show might be a bit too intense for you.’ Jump cut to three or four years later, and now I'm essentially playing his daughter.” (Agnes, born Hannah, is the daughter of Moss’s June and Fagbenle’s Luke, though she is unaware of her true parentage.)

To be fair, Fagbenle was right. The Handmaid’s Tale was intense, as is The Testaments. The show never shies away from showing the violence and corruption that breeds inside a fascist regime. “The amount of things these girls have to withstand will leave you heartbroken,” Infiniti promises.

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Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti, and Isolde Ardies round out the show’s core group of young people, and the fivesome bonded closely making sure the script's intensity didn't seep into their reality. “The bonds we had and the amount of lightness we brought to set really helped us get through the stressful days at work,” Infiniti says. While filming in Toronto, the group would regularly grab meals together and even attend dinner theater at Medieval Times. “Multiple times,” Infiniti says.

The Testaments was the first opportunity for Infiniti to engage with people her age on set. Both in Presumed Innocent and One Battle, she was the only member of her generation.

“I loved working on those projects, but I did get a bit lonely,” she admits. In contrast, Infiniti describes The Testaments as a high school setting, saying, “They became my group of friends.” Though Infiniti’s résumé is hardly long, her relative experience compared to the other young women allowed her to take on a mentor role within the group. “I wanted to be a voice of advocacy for the other girls who were in the show, because it can be scary to be that young and be a part of something so big,” she says.

And while Infiniti is only three years Halliday’s senior, the latter has no problem calling her costar an “old-timer.”

“I’m an auntie,” Infiniti agrees with a laugh. But to clarify, not a Gilead aunt.

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  • A Look Back At 15 Years of Justin Bieber's Best Red Carpet Moments Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesIt’s hard to believe Justin Bieber has been in the spotlight for 15 years. It seems like just yesterday, his first single, “One Time,” was taking over airwaves on the summer radio, but it has been a decade and a half since the bowl cut-loving Canadian first popped up on our screens. Of course, in the time, Bieber has gone through quite the transformation—from a teen boy in a purple hoodie to a married, 30-year-old man in...well, still a lot of hoodies. Bie
     

A Look Back At 15 Years of Justin Bieber's Best Red Carpet Moments

14 April 2026 at 16:48
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It’s hard to believe Justin Bieber has been in the spotlight for 15 years. It seems like just yesterday, his first single, “One Time,” was taking over airwaves on the summer radio, but it has been a decade and a half since the bowl cut-loving Canadian first popped up on our screens. Of course, in the time, Bieber has gone through quite the transformation—from a teen boy in a purple hoodie to a married, 30-year-old man in...well, still a lot of hoodies. Bieber has very casual style, which he has always showed off on red carpets. Even in the beginning, of his career, when he had to put on a suit for appearances at the Grammys or Golden Globes, he always added his own flare with a pair of high top sneakers. And today, now that he’s more comfortable in front of the cameras, he isn’t afraid to wear whatever he wants on the red carpet, even sweatpants. In actuality, Bieber really doesn’t walk a lot of red carpets anymore, but when he does, we can expect his own take on classic men’s style, often aided by Balenciaga, or the singer’s own brand, Drew. Below, we’re looking back at the last 15 years and the many style phases Bieber went through in that time, from his suit vest obsession to his Dolce & Gabbana era, to now.

2026: Coachella

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The singer headlined Saturday night of the first weekend of Coachella 2026 in a pair of baggy, barrel leg shorts by Lu’u Dan and appropriately named Desert Boots by Loewe.

2026: Coachella

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Naturally, Bieber also wore a hot pink oversized hoodie from his own fashion brand, Skylrk, on the Coachella 2026 main stage.

2026: Grammy Awards

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For his first Grammy awards red carpet in four years, Bieber went with a decidedly oversized black suit form Balenciaga accented only by a silver chain.

2026: Grammy Awards

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While on the red carpet he covered himself in the most amount of fabric possible, on stage her wore just a pair of boxers from his own label Skylrk,.

2025: Los Angeles

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Bieber was spotted in Los Angeles in a variation of his off-duty uniform. This time it was a Martin Rose sweat shirt paired with cargo pants, pink sneakers, and some Y2K-appropriate wraparound sunglasses.

2025: New York

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Bieber kept it big, baggy, and nearly all-black for a night out in New York. Save for his shiny red baseball cap.

2023: US Open

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Pun slightly intended when we say Bieber was spotted at the US Open in a spotted baseball cap worn with a sculptural pink sunglasses to accentuate a uniform of an a-shirt, blue jeans, and a black leather jacket.

2022: New York

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Bieber channeled some Kurt Cobain-esque quirk for a trip to New YOrk.

2022: Grammy Awards

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Bieber wore an extremely oversized suit by Balenciaga to his first Grammys red carpet in six years. The singer then accessorized the look sparingly, pairing the suit with a bright pink beanie, black sunglasses, and the similarly oversized Balenciaga Crocs.

2021: Justin Bieber: Our World Premiere

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The singer attended the premiere of his latest documentary in a casual look, featuring a turtleneck sweatshirt, light blue pants, and a safari hat.

2021: Met Gala

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The Biebers matched in simple, all black looks at the 2021 Met Gala. For his part, Justin represented his fashion brand, Drew, wearing a suit from the label.

2020: Justin Bieber: Seasons Premiere

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Bieber once again opted for a laidback look for the red carpet, pairing a white top with pastel pink pants and a backwards hat for the premiere of his YouTube original series.

2016: Grammy Awards

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Bieber went for an all black look at the 2016 Grammys, courtesy of Saint Laurent, though he did top the outfit with a white dinner jacket at points throughout the evening.

2015: American Music Awards

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We wonder how many times Bieber was asked how many Nirvana songs he could name when he wore this Fear of God shirt with ripped Amiri jeans to the AMAs in 2015.

2015: MTV Video Music Awards

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Bieber loves wearing jeans on the red carpet, and at the 2015 VMAs, he paired more ripped denim with a polka-dotted shirt and black, leather moto jacket, all courtesy of Saint Laurent.

2015: Met Gala

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The singer amped up the drama at the Met Gala in 2015, attending the event in a gold and black, brocade suit jacket by Balmain.

2015: Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

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Bieber was a good sport at his Comedy Central roast in 2015, he even wore a full suit for the occasion, a rare occurrence for the singer.

2014: amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala

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Though Bieber wore a double-breasted Dolce & Gabbana suit to the amfAR Gala in 2014, he made it his own by hiking up the sleeves and going for an ultra skinny fit in the pants.

2013: Justin Bieber’s Believe Premiere

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Bieber accessorized his red Balmain suit with a gold chain, white smoking loafers, and black sunglasses.

2012: American Music Awards

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The singer added some color to his otherwise all black look with a pair of spiked, red loafers by Unif. They added even more edge to his outfit, comprised of drop crotch pants by Kemal + Karla, a leather top, and a black Dior cardigan.

2012: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

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Before Bieber performed on the runway of the Victoria’s Secret show, he walked the pink carpet in a black and blue leather moto jacket by Balmain.

2012: Teen Choice Awards

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Bieber paired a camo Dolce & Gabbana shirt with white Marc Jacobs pants for the TCAs in 2012.

2011: American Music Awards

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At first glance, Bieber and his then-girlfriend, Selena Gomez, looked like a classic Hollywood couple at the 2011 AMAs, especially with Bieber in an uncharacteristic, black velvet suit. But the singer made the more traditional look his own with a pair of high-top sneakers.

2011: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Bieber and Gomez made their first red carpet appearance together as a couple at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2011, where they matched in Dolce & Gabbana looks.

2011: Grammy Awards

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The singer paired his high top sneakers with a white suit for the 2011 Grammys.

2011: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never Premiere

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Bieber wore a muted version of his former signature color, purple, in the form of a velvet Dolce & Gabbana jacket at the premiere of his film, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

2011: Golden Globe Awards

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The singer attended his first (and only) Golden Globes in a three-piece suit by Dolce & Gabbana.

2010: Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards

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The then-16-year-old clearly had a thing for vests, as he wore them on many red carpets in 2010, and at the KCAs he paired his favorite piece with neon yellow high top sneakers.

2010: Grammy Awards

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Bieber attended his first Grammy Awards in a black vest a top a gray button down shirt.

2009: MTV Video Music Awards

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The singer matched the red carpet at the VMAs in a pair of jeans, a red tee, and a gray jacket.

2009: Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards

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Bieber posed with his former mentor, Usher, at the KCAs in an all-gray look.

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  • Pedro Pascal’s Best Red Carpet Style Moments Always Push the Boundaries Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Monica Schipper/WireImage/Getty ImagesPedro Pascal sits among Colman Domingo and Timothée Chalamet in the pantheon of Hollywood icons pushing the boundaries of traditional red carpet menswear. Instead of an overdone tux, he might opt for leather jackets, embellishments, and even the occasional leg-baring shorts. But the Chile-born actor didn’t just wake up one day with exquisite style—the sense took time to hone and perfect. While these days, Pascal is everywhere—promoting his various projects l
     

Pedro Pascal’s Best Red Carpet Style Moments Always Push the Boundaries

31 March 2026 at 20:29
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Pedro Pascal sits among Colman Domingo and Timothée Chalamet in the pantheon of Hollywood icons pushing the boundaries of traditional red carpet menswear. Instead of an overdone tux, he might opt for leather jackets, embellishments, and even the occasional leg-baring shorts. But the Chile-born actor didn’t just wake up one day with exquisite style—the sense took time to hone and perfect. While these days, Pascal is everywhere—promoting his various projects like The Last Of Us, Materialists, and the upcoming Fantastic Four film—he used to be better known as Sarah Paulson’s plus one. Back then, he would join her on red carpets, looking very dapper, though less original in that classic tux. Thanks to a career boost from Game of Thrones and The Mandalorian, he’s come into his own as an actor and a fashion icon over the past five or so years. So, it only seems fair to take a moment to look back on Pascal’s best red carpet moments over the years, to see how far he has truly come.

2026: Academy Awards

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Pascal opted out of a suit jacket at the 2026 Oscars, but his feathered Chanel brooch made than made up for the styling choice.

2025: Emmy Awards

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Men in ballet flats? Pascal is on board. The actor wore crisp white slippers to the 2025 Emmys, styled with skinny trousers and a double-breasted suit coat by Celine.

2025: The Fanastic Four: First Steps Sydney Premiere

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Pascal ditched a suit jacket for the Sydney premiere of The Fantastic Four, wearing a Celine look featuring a semi-sheer dress shirt and split-hem trousers.

2025: The Fantastic Four: The First Steps UK Premiere

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It may look like Pascal is suffering from a wardrobe malfunction at the UK premiere of The Fantastic Four, but the popped collar of his Tom Ford polka dot jacquard jacket was intentional. Paired with a paisley silk scarf and orange-tinted glasses, the look adds just the right amount of quirk to the red carpet moment.

2025: The Fantastic Four: First Steps Berlin Premiere

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Pascal also wore Tom Ford to the film’s Berlin premiere. That look, though, was even less traditional, featuring a white and blue printed shirt with a matching scarf, white trousers, and some leather boots.

2025: Eddington Cannes Premiere

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The tapered waist and slightly oversized pants on Pascal’s Dior Men’s fall 2025 suit added the perfect amount of intrigue to the otherwise classic look the actor wore to the Eddington premiere at Cannes.

2025: Eddington Cannes Photocall

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When it was time for Eddington’s Cannes photocall, however, Pascal very much let loose, attending in a Calvin Klein collection Fall 2025 ensemble featuring a sleeveless merino wool sweater cut low on the sides and a pair of wide-leg trousers. Spike-covered Jil Sander loafers perfectly anchored the ensemble while still keeping it chic and simple.

2025: Thunderbolts* UK Premiere

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Before he officially joined the MCU with his starring role in The Fantastic Four, Pascal attended the Thunderbolts* premiere to support Florence Pugh and his other Marvel pals. He also supported trans rights at the event, attending in Conner Ives’s viral “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt, which Pascal has since worn numerous times to show his support for the at-risk community.

2025: The Last Of Us Season Two Premiere

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Pascal nabbed a full look from Anthony Vaccarello’s fall 2025 Saint Laurent men’s collection for The Last Of Us’ season two premiere. The ensemble featured a bright blue turtleneck layered underneath a green tartan blazer, but the pièce de résistance was undoubtedly the thigh-high leather boots.

2025: Freaky Tales Premiere

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The actor went slightly more casual at the Freaky Tales premiere, opting to wear a tonal ensemble from Loro Piana. The look featured wool cashmere pants and a buttery brown leather bomber jacket.

2025: SNL50: The Anniversary Special

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Clearly, Pascal has been into earth tones in 2025, because he wore another brown look to the SNL50 anniversary special in February. The ensemble—courtesy of Giorgio Armani’s fall 2025 collection—featured a chocolate suit, sweater, and croc-embossed wraparound belt.

2024: Gladiator II Premiere

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Pascal went for an all black look at the Gladiator II premiere, wearing a full Bottega Veneta ensemble featuring a low-cut blouse with red accents on the collar.

2024: Freaky Tales Sundance Film Festival Premiere

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The off-white printed set from LA-based brand Airei, which Pascal wore to Sundance, had a real street style edge to it.

2024: Critics Choice Awards

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Pascal didn’t let an injury get in the way of a fashion moment. The actor matched his sling to his monochromatic custom Zegna ensemble at the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards.

2024: Golden Globe Awards

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The actor also wore the sling to the Globes that same year with his Bottega Veneta look.

2023: “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” Met Gala

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Who said shorts aren’t red carpet appropriate? Certainly not Pascal, who showed off his legs in a Valentino fall 2023 ensemble at the Met Gala in 2023.

2023: Academy Awards

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Pascal wore one of his more traditional looks to the Oscars in 2023, though he neglected to add a bowtie to his Zegna suit.

2023: The Madalorian Season Three Premiere

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No one loves a casual red carpet moment more than Pascal, so it’s not surprising the actor wore this brown knitted cardigan from Acne Studios with a pair of the brand’s cherry red trousers to the season three premiere of his Disney+ show.

2023: The Last of Us Premiere

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The Saint Laurent look Pascal wore to The Last of Us premiere may look simple, but a closer look reveals his tailored coat was actually rendered in a sequin tweed.

2022: Venice International Film Festival

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Of course, Pascal can do classic black tie like no one else and he proved that at the 2022 Venice Film Festival when he wore a Brunello Cucinelli tux.

2022: The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent Los Angeles Premiere

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Pascal wore a striped Thom Browne suit to the LA premiere of his film in 2022.

2022: The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent New York Premiere

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The actor continued the press tour for The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent in an all white ensemble courtesy of Fendi.

2021: BAFTA Film Awards

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Pascal loves a long coat on the red carpet, and he wore this Prada one to the BAFTA Film Awards in 2021.

2020: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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The actor went for a simple and classic black tie look at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party.

2020: Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Pascal paired a gray Dunhill jacket with a strap collar shirt and black trousers at the 2020 SAG Awards.

2019: “Camp: Notes on Fashion” Met Gala

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You might have thought Pascal ditched a tie for the 2019 Met Gala, but look again, because he actually wore a white bowtie with his brown Burberry suit.

2019: Triple Frontier Premiere

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Pascal looked dapper in an all black suit with an undone, tieless shirt at the premiere of his Netflix film in 2019.

2017: Kingsman: The Golden Circle Premiere

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The actor wore a plaid Zenga suit atop a rust-colored turtleneck to the premiere of Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017.

2017: The Great Wall Premiere

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Disheveled hair added some edge to Pascal’s otherwise very classic look at the 2017 premiere of his film, The Great Wall.

2016: Emmy Awards

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Pascal accessorized his dark blue Emmys suit with a pair of glasses in 2016.

2016: Screen Actors Guild Awards

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The actor attended the SAG Awards in 2016 in a traditional tux alongside his longtime friend, Sarah Paulson.

2015: Golden Globe Awards

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Pascal played off the idea of a classic tux, but opted for a slightly shrunken jacket at the Globes in 2015.

2014: Game of Thrones Season Four Premiere

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The actor added some color to his ensemble at the GOT season four premiere, opting for a red tie decorated with some sort of crest as well as a matching pocket square.

2014: Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Pascal attended the 2014 SAG Awards in a dark gray suit and patterned tie on the arm of his Game of Thrones costar Natalie Dormer.

2007: Some Men Opening Night

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Back in 2007, Pascal was already showing off his fashion chops, attending the opening night of his Broadway show in a leather jacket and jeans.

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  • Eiza González’s Best Red Carpet Moments Always Leave a Mark Carolyn Twersky Winkler
    Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty ImagesWe all know Eiza González—actor in action films like Bloodshot and Ambulance. But did you know, long before she got in the passenger seat in Baby Driver, she was making a name for herself in Mexico, first as a teen star in telenovelas like Floricienta and Lola, érase una vez? For seven years, González starred in popular Mexican sitcoms, while also launching her singing career. Her big break in America came in 2013, when she was cast in her first English-speaking
     

Eiza González’s Best Red Carpet Moments Always Leave a Mark

27 March 2026 at 21:10
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We all know Eiza González—actor in action films like Bloodshot and Ambulance. But did you know, long before she got in the passenger seat in Baby Driver, she was making a name for herself in Mexico, first as a teen star in telenovelas like Floricienta and Lola, érase una vez? For seven years, González starred in popular Mexican sitcoms, while also launching her singing career. Her big break in America came in 2013, when she was cast in her first English-speaking part in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, taking over the role originated by Salma Hayek in the 1996 film. From there, the projects kept coming in, and González quickly became an action darling. Her notoriety in the US has allowed her to take on many red carpets over the past decade or so, and it’s been interesting to see how González has brought her Latin American flare to the US fashion scene. She has really embraced American designers over the years, opting to wear LaQuan Smith, Prabal Gurung, and Michael Kors, though she loves to dip her two into the European brands and wear Chanel, Prada, and Burberry as well.

Here, take a look back at González’s best red carpet moments.

2026: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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For the 2026 Oscars after parties, she took the plunge in a silver Miu Miu dress complete with elegant embroidery.

2026: SAG Actor Awards

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At the 2026 SAG Actor Awards, the actor was a vision in a striped Armani Privé gown, a deep red lip, and jewels courtesy of David Yurman.

2025: CFDA Awards

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As if the red hue of González’s Carolina Herrera dress wasn’t bold enough, she styled the piece with a matching patent clutch and lip.

2025: Golden Globe Awards

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At the 2025 Golden Globes, the actor arrived on the red carpet in a fully sequined Gucci dress, looking like she walked out of Studio 54.

2024: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Photo Call

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González had fun teasing the classic idea of menswear by pairing a white bowtie-adorned vest with a flowing skirt, both conceived by bridal designer Suzie Turner.

2024: 3 Body Problem Special Screening

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The actor wore a Chanel spring 2024 drop waist dress to the premiere of her new Netflix show.

2024: SXSW; 3 Body Problem Premiere

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González promoted her show in Texas wearing a fun, fringe-covered Prada look, likely inspired by the brand’s spring 2024 collection.

2023: The Prince’s Trust Gala

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The actor did not skimp on glamour for the Prince’s Trust Gala in 2023. González attended the event in a copper Oscar de la Renta gown, covered in 3D butterfly appliques.

2023: Extrapolations Premiere

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González went for a more demure look at the premiere of her Apple TV+ show, opting to wear a white Stella McCartney fall 2023 dress with lace details and an asymmetric skirt.

2023: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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The actor showed off the unexpected slit in her light blue, feather-adorned Oscar de la Renta gown at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar party.

2022: Academy Museum Gala

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González paired her orange sequined LaQuan Smith spring 2023 dress with a gorgeous Bulgari diamond bib.

2022: Met Gala

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The actor went for old Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe-esque glamour at the Met Gala in 2022, attending the event in a crystal and feather-covered halter gown with a matching jacket from Michael Kors Collection.

2022: Ambulance UK Premiere

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A blonde González showed off a simple, yet effective cobalt blue, crystal-trimmed Burberry dress at the UK premiere of her film, Ambulance.

2021: The Fashion Awards

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This eccentric, patterned look is from none other than Rabanne, of course, and only González could pull off such an eye-catching ensemble.

2021: Met Gala

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González loves some subtle crystals (if such a phenomenon even exists), which could be why the actor was drawn to this red hot Atelier Versace gown for the 2021 Met Gala.

2020: Bloodshot Premiere

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Of course González had to wear a blood red dress to the premiere of her action film, Bloodshot. This sheer, crystal-covered number is courtesy of Christopher Kane fall 2020.

2020: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Though González didn’t attend the Oscars in 2020, she did dress up like the award for the show’s after party with the help of a Galvan dress.

2019: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Premiere

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Many wouldn’t dare wear velvet in the summer, but González made this halter-top look from Lanvin fall 2019 work.

2018: Met Gala

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González attended her first-ever Met Gala in a look by Prabal Gurung that mixed sensuality with purity in the most unexpected way.

2018: Academy Awards

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The actor smartly kept her first Oscar look simple and let the gorgeous yellow of this Ralph Lauren spring 2018 dress do most of the talking.

2018: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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When it was time for the after party, however, González was ready to mix things up a bit, and she changed into this Schiaparelli spring 2017 couture dress with a matching shawl.

2018: W Magazine Best Performances Party

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González looked gorgeous in a velvet Dior fall 2018 dress, featuring a constellation-adorned skirt.

2017: Baby Driver Mexico City Premiere

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Of course, González had to pull out all the stops when she returned to her hometown for the Baby Driver premiere, and the actor opted to wear this intricately embroidered Zuhair Murad pre-fall 2017 suit for the occasion.

2017: Baby Driver European Premiere

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In London, González went for a more romantic look, attending the premiere in a beautiful, layered Marchesa resort 2017 gown with Grecian draping and flowers blooming throughout.

2017: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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The actor went simple (if you think sequins are simple) for the Oscar after party in 2017, wearing a Prabal Gurung dress with little-to-no accessories.

2016: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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In order to add some intrigue to her simple, butter yellow silk dress by J.C. Obando, González opted to throw on a matching cape.

2015: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Clearly, González wanted to make a statement at her first Vanity Fair Oscar party, because the actor arrived in a sheer gown with a lowcut neckline and hip-skimming slit.

2014: Latin Grammy Awards

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González was hard to miss in a golden, halter neck dress with a tulle skirt at the Latin Grammys in 2014.

2014: Casi Treinta Premiere

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The actor showed off the completely open back of her dress at the premiere of her film, Casi Treinta, in 2014.

2013: Premios Juventud

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It was all about the accessories for González at the 2013 Premios Juventud. The actor decorated her gold and white short set with red peep toe pumps and enough necklaces to last a lifetime.

2011: InStyle Mexico’s 5th Anniversary

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González celebrated the fifth anniversary of InStyle Mexico in a colorful, patterned dress with a contrasting, leaopard print belt.

2009: Los Premios MTV Mexico

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Were you a star in the aughts if you didn’t wear a bandage dress at one point?

2008: Premios MTV Latinoamérica

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González attended one of her first-ever red carpets in a black mini dress worn over a white button down, which she paired with a long black jacket and striped bag.

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