“It’s chic to repeat,” Cate Blanchett’s stylist Elizabeth Stewart posted on Instagram as the actor rewore a series of looks at Venice Film Festival in 2020. First, there was the sequined gown by Esteban Cortazar that she first wore at the London premiere of Carol. Then there was the reworked Alexander McQueen dress, which she had transformed into a top that she could pair with trousers—showing what a dash of imagination can do in the world of red-carpet fashion.
It’s not the only time that Blanchett has repeated looks on the red carpet. She brought back a black lace Armani Privé gown from the 2014 Golden Globes for Cannes Film Festival in 2018, as well as rewearing a tattoo dress by young Parisian designer Yacine Aouadi that same year. More recently, the actor recycled a deconstructed Alexander McQueen gown at the Governors Awards in LA, as well as rewearing a statement puffed-sleeved suit, also by McQueen, at the London Critics’ Circle film awards.
While it may not seem like much (given that normal people are repeat looks on a daily basis), rewearing a gown on the red carpet can send a powerful message on the importance of sustainability. Here’s hoping we see Blanchett repeating more looks this awards season, which has already seen her win a number of accolades for her powerful performance in Tár.
Below, see all of the actor’s best red-carpet rewears to date.
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Blanchett debuted this black lace Armani Privé gown at the 2014 Golden Globe awards, before rewearing it at Cannes Film Festival four years later.
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Blanchett first wore this tattoo dress by young Parisian designer Yacine Aouadi at the New York Film Festival premiere for Carol. She recycled the look for an American Film Institute gala honouring George Clooney three years later.
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Often seen in sequins, the actor first wore this dazzling jumpsuit by Armani Privé at a Giorgio Armani event in LA, before rewearing it at a party in London five years later.
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Blanchett debuted this navy Esteban Cortazar gown at the London premiere of Carol. She rewore it five years later for the opening gala of Venice Film Festival.
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After wearing this delicately embroidered gown by Alexander McQueen at the 2016 BAFTA Awards, Blanchett had the bodice reworked for the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. This time round, she wore it with tailored trousers, instead of the original feathered skirt.
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A fan of sharp tailoring, the actor first stepped out in this embroidered Acne suit at Rome Film Festival in 2018. Two years later, she brought it back out for Venice Film Festival.
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For the Governors Awards in LA, Blanchett revisited this deconstructed ballgown from Alexander McQueen’s spring/summer 2020 collectsion. She first wore it at Venice Film Festival in 2020.
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Blanchett first wore this custom Alexander McQueen suit, featuring dramatic puffed sleeves in cobalt blue, at the New York premiere of Where’d You Go, Bernadette. She later rewore the statement look at the London Critics’ Circle film awards, where she won actor of the year for Tár.
