As much as her Hollywood oeuvre, Anne Hathaway’s red carpet moments have served hit after hit. Rewind it back to 2001, when the emerging star hit the ground running at The Princess Diaries premiere red carpet in a strapless mauve taffeta midi dress, a baby pink manicure and her megawatt smile. From then on, the actor racked up more major acting credits while refining her sense of style. Think jewel tones, romantic silken dresses and playful tulle skirts, strapless bodices and halternecks, sweeping trains, and chic tailoring. You could always expect a coordinating clutch bag and some chunky, era-appropriate jewelry too.

Over the years, she’s distilled her red carpet style down to structured silhouettes that play with her femininity and build on the drama with luxurious fabrics and textures. All to make Hathaway a serious woman in fashion, who respects it as a storytelling tool as much as a showstopper moment. Case in point: Her 2025 Met Gala look, which paid tribute to André Leon Talley and Carolina Herrera’s friendship. Hathaway wore a black-and-white–striped column skirt embellished with 200,000 beads and rhinestones, with a white cotton button-up shirt tied at the waist, and black pointed-toe mules. Of course, she finished the look with serious sparkle, donning a diamond and sapphire necklace. On other occasions, the Bulgari ambassador has cosplayed as a winning statuette (even when she’s not on the nominees list) in golden gowns and even more diamonds. Other designers of choice? The houses of true refined elegance: Versace, Armani, and Valentino. Hathaway remains color agnostic, though: Seen as much in tomato red as she is in dazzling whites, black leathers, and fun prints.

Below, a look through Anne Hathaway’s best red carpet moments over the years.