Like many actresses who grew up in front of the cameras, Kirsten Dunst has had her every outfit photographed and analyzed since a young age. But unlike most of her peers, she’s made very few missteps, even as she’s faced personal peril. A favorite of Rodarte and Band of Outsiders, Dunst tends toward the experimental and unexpected, like the rust-colored suit she chose for this year’s Met gala and the tailored Patrik Ervell tuxedo she wore to the 2011 CFDA Awards. Click ahead to see the star’s style evolution, from her Interview with the Vampire days to present.
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July 4, 2017Where: At the Vogue Foundation Dinner in Paris. What: Dress and shoes by Dior. Photo: Julien Hekimian/Getty Images for Vogue
July 3, 2017Where: At the Dior show during Paris Couture Week Fall/Winter 2017. What: Dress by Dior. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images fo...July 3, 2017Where: At the Dior show during Paris Couture Week Fall/Winter 2017. What: Dress by Dior. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Christian Dior
June 22, 2017Where: At the premiere of 'The Beguiled' in New York City. Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
June 21, 2017Where: With Sophia Coppola at Build Studios in New York City. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
June 12, 2017Where: At the premiere of 'The Beguiled' in Los Angeles. Photo: Rich Fury/Getty Images
May 24, 2017Where: At the photocall for 'The Beguiled' during the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
May 5, 2017Where: At the Panthere De Cartier party in Los Angeles. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
February 26, 2017Where: At the 89th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 29, 2017Where: At the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 23, 2017Where: At the Dior show during Paris Couture Week Spring/Summer 2017. Photo: Vanni Bassetti/Getty Images
January 21, 2017Where: At 'The Garden of Kalahari' Movie Presentation in Paris. Photo: Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images for Chopard
January 2, 2017Where: At the 28th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
September 18, 2016Where: At the Emmys. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
June 6, 2016Where: At the CFDA Awards in New York City. Photo: Kevin Mazur/2016 Kevin Mazur
March 15, 2016Where: At Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles. Photo: JMA/Star Max/GC Images
February 3, 2016Where: In Los Angeles. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
November 16, 2015Where: At PEN Center USA's Literary Awards Festival in Beverly Hills. Photo: Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images
October 7, 2015Where: At the premiere of FX's Fargo Season 2 in Hollywood. Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
August 24, 2015Where: At the tastemaker screening of IFC Films' Sleeping With Other People. Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
December 15, 2014Where: At the premiere of Unbroken in Hollywood, California.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
May 5, 2014Where: At the Costume Institute gala. What: Rodartedress. Photo: Larry Busacca/2014 Getty Images
May 6, 2013Where: At the Costume Institute Gala.
What: Dress by Louis Vuitton.
Photo: Kevin Mazur/2013 Kevin Mazur
March 12, 2013 Where: At a screening of Upside Down in Los Angele.
What: Dress and shoes by Proenza Schouler; clutch by Stella McCartney. Photo...March 12, 2013 Where: At a screening of Upside Down in Los Angele.
What: Dress and shoes by Proenza Schouler; clutch by Stella McCartney. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
March 4, 2013Where: With Garrett Hedlund at the Saint Laurent fall 2013 show in Paris, France. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2013 Getty Images
January 12, 2013Where: At the The Art of Elysium's HEAVEN Gala in Los Angeles, California.
What: Dress by Louis Vuitton. Photo: Michael Kovac/...January 12, 2013Where: At the The Art of Elysium's HEAVEN Gala in Los Angeles, California.
What: Dress by Louis Vuitton. Photo: Michael Kovac/2013 Getty Images
September 12, 2012Where: At the Proenza Schouler Spring 2013 show in New York City.
September 6, 2012Where: At the premiere of On the Road at the Toronto Film Festival.
September 4, 2012Where: At the premiere of Bachelorette in New York City.
July 3, 2012Where: At the opening of the Louis Vuitton boutique in Paris, France.
May 7, 2012Where: At the 'Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations' Costume Institute Gala in New York City.
February 25, 2012Where: At the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
January 14, 2012Where: At the Art Of Elysium's Heaven Gala.
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
January 12, 2012Where: At the Critics Choice Movie Awards.
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
November 12, 2011Where: At the MOCA Gala: An Artist's Life Manifesto.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for MOCA
November 6, 2011Where: At the Melancholia screening during the AFI Fest.
Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage
November 4, 2011Where: At the AFI Fest: LA Times Young Hollywood Roundtable.
October 4, 2011Where: At Bulgari's Le Gemme Eyewear Collection Launch at ILORI Boutique in SoHo, New York City.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty I...October 4, 2011Where: At Bulgari's Le Gemme Eyewear Collection Launch at ILORI Boutique in SoHo, New York City.
Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images
October 3, 2011Where: At the Melancholia premiere during the New York Film Festival.
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
September 28, 2011Where: At the Melancholia premiere in London, England. Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage
September 10, 2011Where: At the Melancholia premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Photo: Peter Bregg/Getty Images
August 22, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Altoids Host A Screening Of The Weinstein Company's Our Idiot Brother.
Photo: Debra L Rothenb...August 22, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Altoids Host A Screening Of The Weinstein Company's Our Idiot Brother.
Photo: Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage
July 16, 2011Where: Riding in the West Village, New York City. Photo: Splash News/Corbis
June 6, 2011Where: At the CFDA Fashion Awards
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
May 22, 2011Where: With Brady Corbett at the Les Bien-Aimes premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo: Splash News/Corbis
May 19, 2011Where: At the amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala during the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo: Ian Gavan/amfAR11/Getty Images for amfAR
May 18, 2011Where: At the Melancholia premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: George Pimentel/FilmMagic
May 2, 2011Where: At the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Photo: Larry Bu...May 2, 2011Where: At the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
April 17, 2011Where: With Alexander Skarsgard at the "Lacoste L!ve with HTC Host a Desert Pool Party in Celebration Of Coachella."... April 17, 2011Where: With Alexander Skarsgard at the "Lacoste L!ve with HTC Host a Desert Pool Party in Celebration Of Coachella."
Photo: Jordan Strauss/WireImage
April 10, 2011Where: At the GLAAD Media Awards.
Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
February 20, 2011Where: At the Mulberry Salon fall 2011 runway show in London, England. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
February 20, 2011Where: At the Mulberry fall 2011 runway show after party.
Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
February 15, 2011Where: At the Rodarte fall 2011 runway show in New York City. Photo: ” Joe Kohen/Contributor/WireImage”
January 15, 2011Where: At the Art Of Elysium "Heaven" Gala.
Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Art of Elysium
December 31, 2010Where: At the Cosmopolitan and Marquee Nightclub Celebrate New Year's Eve And Grand Opening With Jay-Z and Coldplay.
Photo: Et...December 31, 2010Where: At the Cosmopolitan and Marquee Nightclub Celebrate New Year's Eve And Grand Opening With Jay-Z and Coldplay.
Photo: Ethan Miller/WireImage
November 13, 2010Where: At MOCA's Annual Gala "The Artist's Museum Happening" sponsored by Chanel Fine Jewelry.
Photo: Stefanie Keena...November 13, 2010Where: At MOCA's Annual Gala "The Artist's Museum Happening" sponsored by Chanel Fine Jewelry.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for MOCA
June 26, 2010Where: Walking in the West Village, New York City. Photo: Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic
May 25, 2010Where: At the Louis Vuitton Bond Street Maison Launch Party in London, England. Photo: Nick Harvey/WireImage
May 23, 2010Where: At the Cannes Film Festival during the Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony.
Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
May 20, 2010Where: At the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS during the Cannes Film Festival.
Photo: Tony Barson/WireImage
May 3, 2010Where: At the Metropolitan Museum Of Art's Costume Institute Ball.
Photo: Bryan Bedder/WireImage for Vogue
April 23, 2010Where: At the Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Between The Lines.
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
February 13, 2010Where: At the Patrick Ervell fall 2010 runway show. Photo: Ben Hider/Getty Images
February 13, 2010Where: At the Opening Ceremony Dinner during New York Fashion Week. Photo: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage
December 5, 2009Where: At the Telethon for Rehabilitation Centers for Children in Mexico City.
Photo: Victor Chavez/WireImage
September 15, 2009Where: At the Rodarte spring 2010 runway show in New York City. Photo: Rob Loud/Getty Images
September 14, 2009Where: At the AnOther Magazine and Hudson Jeans Dinner in New York City.
Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage for AnOther Magazin
June 15, 2009Where: At the CFDA Fashion Awards.
Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
May 4, 2009Where: At the "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion" Costume Institute Gala.
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Image
February 17, 2009Where: At the Rodarte spring 2010 runway show in New York City. Photo: George Napolitano/FilmMagi
January 10, 2009Where: At the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala.
Photo: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage
October 14, 2008Where: At the premiere of Glamour Reel Moments in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jeff Vespa/WireImage
July 9, 2008Where: Walking in SoHo, New York City. Photo: Marcel Thomas/FilmMagic
March 7, 2008Where: Leaving St. Ambreous cafe in the West Village, New York City. Photo: Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto.com
October 5, 2007Where: With Karl Lagerfeld at the Chanel spring 2008 runway show. Photo: Serge BENHAMOU/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
May 7, 2007Where: With Johnny Borrell at the "Poiret: King of Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
... May 7, 2007Where: With Johnny Borrell at the "Poiret: King of Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
April 20, 2007Where: At the Spider-Man 3 premiere in New York City. Photo: Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic
April 27, 2007Where: At the Spider-Man 3 premiere in Paris, France.
Photo: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
April 25, 2007Where: At the Spider-Man 3 premiere in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
April 23, 2007Where: At the Spider-Man 3 premiere in London, England. Photo: Eamonn McCormack/WireImage
February 25, 2007Where: At the Academy Awards.
Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
September 30, 2006Where: At the Sony Global Partners Conference Gala Dinner.
Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
September 26, 2006Where: At the Columbia Pictures and CHANEL special screening of Marie Antoinette.Photo: michael tran/FilmMagic
2006Where: In Marie Antoinette.
September 12, 2006Where: At David Yurman'sdinner in honor of Kirsten Dunst. Photo: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage
May 24, 2006Where: At the Marie Antoinette premiere during the International Cannes Film Festival.
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
October 20, 2005Where: At the premiere of Elizabethtown as part of The Times BFI London Film Festival.
Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
October 17, 2005Where: At the Elizabethtown premiere in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
September 10, 2005Where: At the TIFF Gala for Elizabethtown.Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images
September 7, 2005Where: At the American Film Festival of Deauville during the Elizabethtown premiere.
Photo: Tony Barson/WireImage
September 4, 2005Where: At the Venice Film Festival during the Elizabethtown premiere.
Photo: J. Vespa/WireImage
September 3, 2005Where: At the Venice Film Festival.
Photo: Niki Nikolova/FilmMagic
August 28, 2005Where: At the MTV Video Music Awards.
Photo: Chris Polk/FilmMagic
July 19, 2005Where: Walking in SoHo, New York City.
Photo: Djamilla Rosa Cochran/WireImage
February 27, 2005Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
October 27, 2004Where: Traveling with the "Women on The Move" bus tour for John Kerry.
Photo: Michael Bush/WireImage
September 20, 2004Where: At the Wimbledon premiere in London, England. Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage
July 13, 2004Where: At the Spider-Man 2 premiere.
Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images
July 12, 2004Where: At the Spider-Man 2 premiere in London, England. Photo: Alan Davidson/WireImage
July 8, 2004Where: At the Spider-Man 2 premiere in Paris, France. Photo: Tony Barson Archive/WireImage
July 6, 2004Where: At the Spider-Man 2 premiere in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
2004Where: With James Franco in Spider-Man 2.
June 5, 2004Where: At the MTV Movie Awards.
Photo: KMazur/WireImage
May 26, 2004Where: With Jake Gylenhaal atThe Day After Tomorrow premiere in London, England. Photo: Tim Whitby/WireImage
May 24, 2004Where: With Jake Gylenhaal at The Day After Tomorrow premiere in New York City.
Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage
February 29, 2004Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar Party.
Photo: Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage
March 9, 2004Where: At the Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind premeire in Los Angeles, California.
Photo: SGranitz/WireImage
2003Where: With Jordan Bridges in Mona Lisa Smile.
December 10, 2003Where: At the premiere of Mona Lisa Smile in New York City. Photo: Theo Wargo/WireImage
May 31, 2003Where: At the MTV Movie Awards.
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
May 15, 2003Where: With Jake Gyllenhaal at the NBA Playoffs in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Vince Bucci/Getty Images
April 28, 2003Where: With Jake Gyllenhaal at the Golden Globes Awards. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
January 19, 2003Where: With Sigourney Weaver at the Golden Globe Awards.
Photo: SGranitz/WireImage
2002Where: With Eddie Izzard in The Cat's Meow.
August 29, 2002Where: At the MTV Video Music Awards.
Photo: K.Mazur/WireImage
July 14, 2002Where: At the Paramount Pictures 90th anniversary celebration, "90 Stars for 90 Years."
Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
June 6, 2002Where: At the Spider-Man premiere in London, England. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
April 29, 2002Where:At the Spider-Man premiere.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
March 24, 2002Where: At the Academy Awards. Photo: Mirek Towski/FilmMagic
June 28, 2001Where: At the Crazy/Beautiful premiere.
Photo: J. P. Aussenard/WireImage
2001Where: With Jay Hernandez in Crazy/Beautiful.
March 8, 2001Where: At the Get Over It Premiere.
Photo: SGranitz/WireImage
August 22, 2000Where: At the premiere of Bring It On.Photo: J. Vespa/WireImage
April 18, 2000Where: At the premiere of Bring It On.
Photo: Joe Thomas/Getty Images
2000Where: In Bring It On. Photo: Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
2000Where: In The Virgin Suicides.
March 12, 2000Where: Atthe Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Photo: K.Mazur/WireImage
December 8, 1999Where: At the Girl Interrupted premiere in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Sam Levi/WireImage
1999Where: With Michelle Williams in Dick.
January 12, 1999Where: At Premiere Magazine's "Women in Hollywood" Luncheon.
Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage
December 17, 1997Where: At the Wag The Dog premiere.
November 15, 1997Where: At the Anastasia premiere. Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage
June 10, 1996Where: AtThe Cable Guy premiere in Los Angeles, California.
Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage
December 10, 1995Where: At the Jumanji premiere in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage
January 21, 1995Where: At the Golden Globe Awards.
Photo: Jim Smeal/WireImage
December 11, 1994Where: At the Little Women premiere.
1994Where: With Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon and Claire Danes in Little Women.
Photo: Columbia/courtesy Everett ...1994Where: With Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon and Claire Danes in Little Women.
Photo: Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection
1994Where: In Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
Photo: Warner Bros./Courtesy of Everett Collection
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