Celebrity The 37 Best Chanel Red Carpet Looks of All Time From haute couture gowns to classic tweed suits. By Isabel Jones Isabel Jones Isabel is an Oregon-born and Brooklyn-based writer and editor with a special interest in pop culture. InStyle's editorial guidelines and Krista Carter Krista Carter Krista Carter is a writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience working in beauty and fashion. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on February 24, 2023 @ 08:29AM Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images As fashion editors, there's nothing that excites us more than wearable art (read: clothes). It's why we live for fashion week, choose our OOTD as if it were a sacred ritual, and get giddy at the mere mention of our favorite brands. At the top of that list? Chanel. The French luxury fashion house is visionary and with a legacy of couture creations that make up some of the most iconic red carpet moments of the millennium. To prove it to you, we've rounded up 37 of the brand's most iconic red carpet looks as worn by our favorite celebrities. 12 Facts About Coco Chanel, From Her Real Name to Her First Job Click through to see the best Chanel red carpet looks of all time. 01 of 37 Margot Robbie - 2023 Kevin Mazur / Getty Images Best Actress nominee Margot Robbie made a splash at the 80th Annual Golden Globes in this custom dress from Chanel's Fall-Winter 2022/23 Haute Couture collection. 02 of 37 Michelle Yeoh - 2023 JC Olivera / Getty Images Golden Globe winner Michelle Yeoh was the picture of sophistication wearing this classic bouclé tweed suit to the 95th Annual Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton. 03 of 37 Penelope Cruz - 2022 Stephane Cardinale - Corbis / Getty Images Penelope Cruz attended the L'Immensita photocall in Paris decked out in a bouclé dress from Chanel's Spring 2023 collection. Penélope Cruz Wore a Sheer Hood to the 2023 Met Gala 04 of 37 Janelle Monae - 2019 Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images Janelle Monae looked like a modern-day Cleopatra (is that a crown we spot atop her head?) at the 2019 Golden Globes after-party. Taking inspiration from Ancient Greece when designing Chanel's 2019 Pre-Fall collection — from which Monae's outfit hails — Lagerfeld reinvented the kalasiris, a long linen dress, for the 21st-century. 05 of 37 Tessa Thompson -2019 Steve Granitz / WireImage Tessa Thompson is always a sight to be seen and her arrival at the 91st Annual Academy Awards was no exception. Her Chanel haute couture gown from the brand's Spring/Summer 2019 collection made her the Best Dressed presenter of the night. 06 of 37 Keira Knightley - 2018 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images English rose Keira Knightly dazzled at the premiere of Colette in this white Chanel number that feels both elegant and flirtatious. 07 of 37 Penelope Cruz - 2018 Steve Granitz/Getty Images If Chanel ever dreamed up a haute couture princess, Penelope Cruz would be it. This gray silk tulle dress complete with bead and feather details, which she wore to the 70th Annual Emmys, is straight out of a fairytale. 08 of 37 Keira Knightley - 2018 C Flanigan/Getty Images Gowns can be so overrated — or so we thought upon seeing Keira Knightley at the Sundance Film Festival where she nailed menswear. Her gorgeous black velvet gaucho tuxedo is one for the books. 09 of 37 Marion Cotillard - 2018 Tony Barson/Getty Images Academy-award-winning actress — and Chanel brand ambassador — Marion Cotillard was a vision at Cannes, wearing this tiered haute couture confection to the premiere of Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain). 10 of 37 Penelope Cruz - 2018 Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images The year was 2018 when Penelope Cruz wowed us in vintage 1996 Chanel. Everything about the haute couture gown — from its sheer lace details to its feathered accents, to its moody color — made her red carpet royalty at Cannes. 11 of 37 Yara Shahidi - 2018 Andrew Toth / Getty Images At the Met Gala's “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” edition, Yara Shahidi played up the three T's: tulle, tiers, and tea-length. 12 of 37 Margot Robbie - 2018 Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Best Actress nominee for I, Tonya, Margot Robbie, embodied the Chanel aesthetic with her chic bob and of course, simple yet elegant custom column gown with off-the-shoulder straps. 13 of 37 Tracee Ellis Ross - 2017 Gregg DeGuire / Getty Images At the 70th Annual Emmys, Tracee Ellis Ross proved that more is more. Her haute couture dress took 1,300 hours to embroider and came with 170,000 adornments, including crystal beaded flowers, silver mirrors, and even hand-painted feathers. 14 of 37 Emma Stone - 2017 Barcroft Media/Getty Images Never have we seen a dress-and-pants combo look as debonair as when Emma Stone wore this Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture set to the BAFTAs. 15 of 37 Kristen Stewart - 2017 Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images Taken from the Paris Cosmopolite 2016/17 Métiers d'Art collection, Kristen Stewart wore this stunning Chanel gown to the New York premiere of Personal Shopper. 16 of 37 Elle Fanning - 2016 Laurent KOFFEL/Getty Images At Cannes, Elle Fanning oozed romance in this black and white number complete with tiered lace and a giant satin bow. 17 of 37 Chloë Sevigny - 2016 Samir Hussein/Getty Images Forever It-girl Chloë Sevigny owned the Cannes red carpet in this fun LWD. 18 of 37 Julianne Moore - 2015 Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Not only is Julianne Moore a talented actress but she's also an impeccable dresser. Exhibit A: this iridescent haute couture dress custom-made by Karl Lagerfeld, Moore wore to the 87th Annual Oscars. See All of the Incredible Looks from the 2022 Academy Awards 19 of 37 Blake Lively - 2014 Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Before holographic makeup, there was Blake Lively's holographic dress, which simply lit up the Cannes red carpet. 20 of 37 Karlie Kloss - 2014 Pascal Le Segretain/amfAR14/Getty Images At the amfAR gala, Karlie Kloss's black and silver dress with wavy beaded designs felt like a flapper girl reimagined. 21 of 37 Keira Knightley - 2012 John Phillips/Getty Images Keira Knightly surprised and delighted us at the London premiere of Anna Karenina wearing this embellished tulle gown with a striking silver belt. 22 of 37 Nicole Kidman - 2013 Tony Barson/Getty Images If you're looking to make a statement, black and white might not be the first color combo you reach. However, for Nicole Kidman, it's chef's kiss. 23 of 37 Diane Kruger - 2013 Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images At the Chanel Little Black Jacket event, the classic LBD gets a major upgrade with nothing more than a splatter of colorful floral designs — not to mention, Diane Kruger as its model. 24 of 37 Kirsten Dunst - 2013 Tony Barson/Getty Images At the Cannes premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis. 25 of 37 Michelle Williams - 2011 Steve Granitz/Getty Images At the Oscars. 26 of 37 Blake Lively - 2011 Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images At the premiere of Green Lantern. 27 of 37 Kirsten Dunst - 2011 Anthony Harvey/Getty Images At the 2011 Cannes closing ceremony. 15 Stylish Ideas on What to Wear with a Tulle Skirt 28 of 37 Blake Lively - 2011 Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Blake Lively's Met Gala sheer number at the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Met Gala was a head turner. 29 of 37 Diane Kruger - 2010 Brian To/Getty Images At the 2010 Academy Awards. 30 of 37 Sarah Jessica Parker - 2010 Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images At the 2010 Oscars. Sarah Jessica Parker's 60 Most Memorable Looks Ever 31 of 37 Chloe Sevigny - 2010 Jeff Vespa/Getty Images At "The Artist's Museum Happening" MOCA Los Angeles Gala. 32 of 37 Blake Lively - 2010 George Pimentel/Getty Images At the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of The Town in 2010. 33 of 37 Cate Blanchett - 2007 Patrick McMullan/Getty Images At the Golden Globes. The Mullet Dress Is the Latest Confusing Fashion Trend to Make a Comeback 34 of 37 Nicole Kidman - 2004 Jeffrey Mayer/Getty Images At the Academy Awards. 35 of 37 Jennifer Aniston - 2004 Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images At the 2004 Emmys. 36 of 37 Sarah Jessica Parker - 2003 Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images SJP at the Emmys. 37 of 37 Jennifer Lopez - 2001 SGranitz / WireImage JLo during The 73rd Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Jennifer Lopez's Best Red Carpet Looks Through the Years