Kate Winslet's Style Evolution
Kate Winslet's style journey has certainly been a Revolutionary Road...
Rex FeaturesKate Winslet burst onto our radar in 1996 with her Oscar-nominated performance in Sense & Sensibility. Unfortunately, this black lace ensemble didn’t do her stunning English Rose looks justice. But it was one of her first red carpet appearances, so we’ll let this one slide.
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Rex FeaturesKate was a little more covered up in LA in the same year but, while we quite liked the colour she chose for her jacket, she could have run a brush through her hair. It was the Golden Globes after all!
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Rex FeaturesKate’s first (of many) Oscar appearances came in 1996 and, along with her undeniable star quality, her sense of style started to shine through. This baby pink dress was the perfect shape for her figure but it wasn’t Kate’s colour - and she never wore the shade on the red carpet again.
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Rex Features1998 was the year of Titanic and Kate’s style took a gothic turn. At the Oscars with her then-boyfriend Jim Threapleton, Kate opted for this dramatic green and gold brocade Alexander McQueen gown to match her new russet locks. Needless to say, the new look divided critics - but we loved it.
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Rex FeaturesBut one outfit that got everyone’s seal of approval in 1998 was Kate’s wedding dress. The gown, designed especially for her by Alexander McQueen, was Edwardian in design and covered all over in tiny antique beads. Reminiscent of another Kate’s future wedding dress, perhaps?
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Rex FeaturesKate Winslet just loves her black lace, doesn’t she? Two years after that two piece, the actress walked the Golden Globes red carpet in this strappy gown. Her outfit looked good, as did her escort, in the shape of Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Rex FeaturesKate looked amazing here - although the snakeskin trousers and leather jacket combo weren't for everybody.
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Rex FeaturesA glowing Kate showed off her itsy-bitsy baby bump in 2000, wearing a cotton midi skirt and denim jacket.
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Rex Features...Then, suddenly, wow! Kate found her style mojo at the Golden Globes 2001, putting her curves to work in this gorgeous black gown with its plunging neckline and thigh-skimming fit.
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Rex FeaturesUnlike many stars, Kate’s always been a bit of a jacket fiend. At the Iris premiere in 2002, she shunned the usual gown for a sleek tuxedo jacket and trousers, both by Dolce & Gabbana.
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Rex Features...But Kate was back in her favourite black come the BAFTAs.
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Rex Features2002 and Kate might not have won an Oscar, but she did win lots of fashion praise for this scarlet Ben de Lisi dress, dubbed one of the best Oscar dresses of all time.
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Rex FeaturesThe boho trend was in full swing in 2004 and even Kate jumped on the bandwagon. She wore this embellished mint Temperley London halter dress to the premiere of Finding Neverland at the Venice Film Festival.
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Rex FeaturesNo wonder Kate was smiling at this Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind party in 2004 - she looked fantastic! Embracing her golden tan, Kate showed us why the LBD remains such a classic.
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Rex FeaturesComfortable in her style zone, Kate once again opted for Ben de Lisi, wearing this aquamarine halter dress with brooch detail to another Finding Neverland premiere in 2004.
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Rex FeaturesHmmm... There’s something very familiar about Kate’s neckline here. She does like to take the plunge, non?
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Rex FeaturesKate gave us a glimpse of her perfect pins when she wore this leather cross-stitch LBD to a screening in 2004.
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Rex FeaturesFirmly in her fashion stride now, Kate looked very Hollywood in a white trouser suit and snakeskin boots as she picked up an award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in 2005.
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Rex FeaturesKate made a rare departure from Ben de Lisi in 2005, choosing instead this baby blue Badgley Mischka number, which went down a storm.
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Rex FeaturesIt wasn’t just Kate’s red carpet outfits that were earning her fashion points. She gave La Moss and co a run in the street style stakes as she was snapped wearing a fantastic pair of boots with skinny jeans.
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Rex FeaturesBack on the red carpet, at the Palm Springs Film Festival Awards, and Kate was feeling royal blue.
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Rex FeaturesAfter black, Kate loves her pastels, so we weren’t surprised when she turned up to the 2007 Oscars in this spring green silk gown by Valentino. The asymmetric shoulder, another Kate trademark, made an appearance as well.
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Rex FeaturesKate’s doesn’t make it to fashion week very often but, in 2008, she turned up to the Boss Black show in this cool and very modern LBD.
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Rex FeaturesKate went for all-out drama in this shiny silk gown for a charity dinner in 2008. Doesn’t she look festive?
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Rex FeaturesKate was one of the first celebs to be spotted in the newly-relaunched Hervé Légér. Here she is, in 2008, wearing a charcoal-grey version of the label's iconic bandage dress.
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Rex FeaturesShowing off a toned physique, Kate rocked this daring cross-over LBD to the premiere of Revolutionary Road in 2009.
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Rex FeaturesKate is the champion of the optical illusion dress and this early version, by Narciso Rodriguez, which she wore to the Santa Barbara Film Festival in 2009, was just the start of things to come.
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Rex FeaturesHaving been nominated for so many awards over the years, Kate has certainly had the opportunity to hone her red carpet dressing. And it shows! In 2009, she turned up to the BAFTAs in this glamorous Zac Posen mermaid dress.
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Rex FeaturesAnd the Oscar goes to... Kate Winslet, who wore a YSL dress with Chopard jewellery. Her make-up might have gotten a bit smudged when she collected her Best Actress Award (for The Reader), but everything else was flawless.
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Rex FeaturesYSL having proved to be a winning formula for Kate, she turned up to the 2010 Oscars in this metallic two-piece by the label.
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Rex FeaturesKate’s never afraid to flash a bit of skin and this optical illusion dress by Stella McCartney allowed her to do just that, while emphasising the star’s fabulous curves.
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Rex FeaturesKate Winslet wearing Victoria Beckham to the Venice Film Festival? You’d never have guessed that back in her Titanic days! But the actress championed the fellow Brit in 2011 in this beige shift, which she wore with Jimmy Choo Viola sandals.
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If there’s one dress that has defined Kate’s style career, it has to be the Stella McCartney optical illusion dress that she wore in September 2011. The newspaper headlines spawned a thousand copycats but Kate was the original, and the best.
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Rex FeaturesAnother award in the bag, Kate looked elegant at the 2012 Golden Globes in this peep-hole monochrome gown by Jenny Packham.
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PA PhotosAt the Titanic 3D world premiere in London, Kate Winslet wore this utterly fabulous Jenny Packham gown and we reckon this might just be her best ever red carpet moment, to date.
PA PhotosTo receive her CBE, it had to be McQueen. Kate topped off her formal-yet-fabulous black peplum skirt suit with a magpie-inspired feather headpiece by Natalie Ellner.
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Rex FeaturesTo receive her star on the Hollywood walk of Fame, Kate looked a million dollars in a tight-fitting LBD and open-toe sandals. A very yummy mummy indeed.
PA PhotosAfter giving birth to her third child in 2013, Kate put her frankly, gorgeous post-pregnancy curves to work in a figure-hugging SAFiYAA hot red gown with capped sleeves and subtle cut-out detailing around the neckline at the Divergent premiere in 2014.
Getty ImagesKate Winslet opts for a streamlined silhouette in a flattering and understated grey shade for The Dressmaker in Toronto.
Getty ImagesWow! Kate knows how to rock a simple little black dress with class and style.
Getty ImagesThe stunning star looks great in bold shades such as electric blue, which she wore on the red carpet here.
Getty ImagesKate also looks lovely in this stunning purple hue during a special red carpet event. She paired her dress with a simple black clutch bag.
Rex FeaturesKate sizzles in a black lace dress at the Steve Jobs movie premiere in New York.
Getty ImagesKate keeps it simple and classy in a cut-out black midi dress.
