2024 red carpet standouts exuded personal style while wearing the piece.
The best-dressed celebrities didn’t just dress. They delivered carefully curated looks that combined capital fashion with pure fun—from custom creations to archival gems to themed ensembles tied to blockbuster movies.
Stars and their designers increasingly used the carpet to tell stories and create sartorial narratives that sparked conversations beyond, “Who am I wearing?”
Red carpet chatter hit an all-time high, thanks in no small part to the release of Wicked. The cast embarked on a worldwide press tour that saw the film’s leading ladies, Ariana Grande AND Cynthia Erivoembracing the magic of method dressing at every stop, from New York to London to Australia.
To build Wicked fashion fantasy (and fan base), designers – including Louis Vuitton, Vivienne Westwood and Thom Browne – created looks that captured the essence of Grande and Evivo’s on-screen characters, Glinda and Elphaba.
Archival footage with meaning behind it was another way celebrities made headlines. Case in point: Sydney Sweeney, who rocked the Oscars after party in the legendary film Marc Bower dress Angelina Jolie worn at the Academy Awards in 2004.
The tribute caused a stir on social networks. Bouwer, 65, celebrated the 20th anniversary via Instagram, sharing images of Sweeney, 27, next to a photo of Jolie, 49. Sweeney responded with a shoutout that underscored the allure of the rare archival dress: “Thank you @marcbouwer for pulling the this icon get dressed from the vault for me. It was an honor to wear a part of history.”
For this purpose, we have collected 10 looks from last year that will go down in red carpet history.
