Reese Witherspoon Always Stuns on the Red Carpet—See Some of Her Best Looks
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Reese Witherspoon Always Stuns on the Red Carpet—See Some of Her Best Looks
Reese Witherspoon bursted onto the Hollywood scene in 1991. The actress has always kept it simple, feminine and impactful when it comes to her red carpet style. In honor of the acclaimed actress' 44th birthday, see her best sartorial hits.
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1991
The young starlet kept in classic in a strapless draped little black dress.
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1996
A satin dress felt casual and effortless, a style we'd still wear today.
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1997
Witherspoon channeled safari style in a suede shirt dress and knee-high boots.
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1998
Business in the front and a party in the back was the look for a Hollywood event.
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2001
For the premiere of Legally Blonde, the actress kept it on-theme in a pink frock.
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2001
The Legally Blonde star kept it young and fun in a graphic summer dress in 2001.
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2002
Witherspoon made quite the stunning Oscars debut in 2002 in a sultry lace Valentino gown.
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2002
At the Academy Awards, Witherspoon brought an old-Hollywood vibe in an embellished black gown with delicate lace cap sleeves.
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2002
Surprising us with some more color, Witherspoon went for a seafoam midi dress at the Venice Film Festival.
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2005
Standing pretty in a tea length Monique Lhuillier sequin frock at the premiere of her movie Just Like Heaven.
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2005
WItherspoon kept it sleek at her next premiere in a black LBD with embellished belt.
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2006
Witherspoon tends to keep it simple on the red carpet, a slinky lace dress did the trick for the 2006 Critics Choice Awards.
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2006
A Chanel frock with a futuristic feel was the call for the 2006 Golden Globes.
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2006
Witherspoon in a naked dress before the naked dress was a thing.
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2006
In a 1950's Christian Dior dress, the Walk the Line star collected her Oscar for Best Actress.
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2007
Post-divorce and looking better than ever in a sultry Vera Wang cocktail dress for the Golden Globes Award.
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2007
Witherspoon flexed her sartorial power in this Nina Ricci gown at the 2007 Oscars
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2011
Sometimes a woman just needs a well-fitting suit, and such was the case at Elle's Women in Hollywood Event in Los Angeles.
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2014
After a transformative new film, Witherspoon looked like a whole new woman in this little Zac Posen frock.
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2014
Witherspoon brought the va-va-voom in a hot pink Stella McCartney gown at the annual Costume Institute Gala where she attended with the British designer.
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2015
No one does understated glamour better than Calvin Klein, the designer of Witherspoon's gown for the 2015 Globes where she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture.
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Reese Witherspoon Always Stuns on the Red Carpet—See Some of Her Best Looks
In her sleekest look yet, the best actress Oscars nominee kept it graphic in Tom Ford.
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2016
Witherspoon clearly has a penchant for the color purple, she wore this Oscar de la Renta number as
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2016
Short and sweet is just how she liked it for the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival wearing Ulyana Sergrenko
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2017
The actress stepped out in a figure-hugging Brandon Maxwell gown for Tiffany & Co. annual star-studded Blue Book event.
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2017
Witherspoon switched up her red carpet style, trading in gowns for a blazer style mini dress by Stella McCartney.
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2018
The Big Little Lies nominee stood out at the 2018 SAG Awards in a chevron Zac Posen off-the-shoulder gown.
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2018
Witherspoon pulled out the stops in a ruby red sequin Tom Ford gown for the premiere of the highly anticipated A Wrinkle in Time.
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2018
For a Wrinkle in Time's European premiere, Witherspoon looked regal in a Elie Saab ice blue embellished frock.
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2018
Witherspoon got in touch with her whimsical side with a butterfly printed mini by Monique Lhuillier.
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2019
For the world premiere of The Morning Show, she opted for a black and gold sequined Celine dress.
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2019
We love the contrast of these two shades of green Reese wore to a special screening of The Morning Show.
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2020
The actress looked sleek and elegant in this Roland Mouret gown and Tiffany & Co. jewelry she wore to the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
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2020
Witherspoon has never looked cooler in a Celine column gown with well-executed sparkle—and a bit of edge.
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2020
The producer/actress was all about glitz and glamour at the Vanity Fair Oscars After Party in this Dolce and Gabbana cocktail dress.
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Just wait until you see what she wore in 1998.