When we first met Rachel McAdams in the Mean Girls/The Notebook era, the actress wore girly dresses and Lindsay Lohan–like corset tops with jeans on the regular. But as her film experience grew, her sartorial taste matured to match her star power. Often opting for feminine silhouettes that flatter her waist and floor-length gowns with ladylike details, McAdams has a signature style without a hint of stagnation. (The About Time star has been known to walk a red carpet with bright-pink locks or in a sparkly jumpsuit.) Since we want nothing more than the rumors that McAdams and Ryan Gosling are reconnecting to be true, take a look back at her style from The Notebook days to the present.
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September 10, 2017Where: At the premiere of 'Disobedience' during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
Photo: Brian de Rivera Simon/G...September 10, 2017Where: At the premiere of 'Disobedience' during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
Photo: Brian de Rivera Simon/Getty Images
June 8, 2017Where: Onstage at the American Film Institute's 45th Life Achievement Award Gala in Los Angeles.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
October 24, 2016Where: At the premiere of 'Doctor Strange' in London.
Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images
October 20, 2016Where: At the premiere of Disney and Marvel Studio's Doctor Strange. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
April 30, 2016Where: At the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, DC. Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
February 24, 2016Where: At Vanity Fair and Barneys New York Private Dinner Celebrating Spotlight Director Tom McCarthy in Los Angeles. Photo: J...February 24, 2016Where: At Vanity Fair and Barneys New York Private Dinner Celebrating Spotlight Director Tom McCarthy in Los Angeles. Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images
February 8, 2016Where: At the Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Dan MacMedan/2016 Dan MacMedan
January 30, 2016Where: At the SAG Awards. Photo: Christopher Polk/2016 Getty Images
September 14, 2015Where: At the Spotlight premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Imag...September 14, 2015Where: At the Spotlight premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images
September 12, 2015Where: At the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Sonia Recchia/Getty Images
July 23, 2015Where: On Good Morning America in New York City. Photo: Raymond Hall/GC Images
July 15, 2015Where: At the ESPYS in Los Angeles. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
July 13, 2015Where: At the ESPN hosted screening of Southpaw in Los Angeles. Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images
July 9th, 2015Where: At the premiere of Southpaw in Toronto. What: Dress by Dior. Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage
May 27, 2015Where: At the special screening of Aloha. Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
October 18, 2014Where: At Canada's Walk Of Fame Gala in Toronto, Canada. Photo: 2014 George Pimentel
July 22, 2014Where: At the New York premiere of A Most Wanted Man. Photo: Ben Rosser/BFAnyc.com/BFA NYC
May 5, 2014 Where: At the Costume Institute gala. What: Ralph Lauren dress. Photo: 2014 Getty Images
August 10, 2013Where: Ata special screening of About Time in Munich, Germany.
Photo: Hannes Magerstaedt/2013 Getty Images
August 8, 2013Where: At the About Time world premiere in London, England.
Photo: Gareth Cattermole/2013 Getty Images
April 9, 2013Where: Atthe premiere of To The Wonder in West Hollywood, California.
Photo: Jason LaVeris/2013 Jason LaVeris
September 11, 2012Where: At the Passion premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: George Pimentel/2012 George Pimentel
September 11, 2012Where: At the Variety Studio Presented By Moroccanoil during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Joe Scarnici/201...September 11, 2012Where: At the Variety Studio Presented By Moroccanoil during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Joe Scarnici/2012 WireImage
September 10, 2012Where: At the To The Wonder premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Photo: George Pimentel/2012 George Pimentel
February 2, 2012Where: At the Journey 2: The Mysterious Island premiere in Hollywood, California. Photo: Jason Merritt/2012 Getty Images
January 18, 2012Where: At BBC Radio One in London, England. Photo: Neil Mockford/2012 FilmMagic
December 6, 2011Where: At the premiere of Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows in Westwood, California.
Photo: Lester Cohen/2011 Lester Cohen
May 17, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Thierry Mugler screening of Midnight in Paris in New York City. Photo: Charles Eshelman/2011 Cha...May 17, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Thierry Mugler screening of Midnight in Paris in New York City. Photo: Charles Eshelman/2011 Charles Eshelman
May 17, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Thierry Mugler screening after party for Midnight in Paris in New York City. Photo: Stephen Love...May 17, 2011Where: At The Cinema Society & Thierry Mugler screening after party for Midnight in Paris in New York City. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2011 Getty Images
May 12, 2011Where: At the Sleeping Beauty premiere during the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Andreas Rentz/2011 Getty Images
May 11, 2011Where: At the Opening Night Dinner during the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Venturelli/2011 Venturelli
January 14, 2011Where: At the photocall for Morning Glory in Paris, France. Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2011 Getty Images
January 11, 2011Where: At the Morning Glory premiere in London, England. Photo: Ian Gavan/2011 Getty Images
November 7, 2010Where: At the premiere of Morning Glory in New York City. Photo: Neilson Barnard/2010 Getty Images
March 7, 2010Where: At the Academy Awards. Photo: Steve Granitz/2010 Steve Granitz
January 13, 2010Where: At the premiere of Sherlock Holmes in Madrid, Spain.
Photo: Fotonoticias/2010 Fotonoticias
January 12, 2010Where: At the Sherlock Holmes premiere in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Anita Bugge/2010 Anita Bugge
December 14, 2009Where: At the World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes in London, England. Photo: Ian Gavan/2009 Getty Images
September 16, 2009Where: At the Proenza Schouler Spring 2010 runway show in New York City. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
September 12, 2009Where: At the Alexander Wang Spring 2010 runway show in New York City. Photo: Joe Kohen/2009 Joe Kohen
January 28, 2007Where: At the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Photo: John Sciulli
January 12, 2007Where: With Ryan Gosling at the Critics' Choice Awards. Photo: Jason Merritt
February 18, 2006Where: At the Academy Awards. Photo: E. Neitzel
December 14, 2005Where: At a special holiday screening of The Family Stone in New York City. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/2005 Getty Images
October 24, 2005Where: At the Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala Ceremony. Photo: SGranitz
September 12, 2005Where: At the gala premiere of Proof during the Toronto International Film Festival. Photo: Evan Agostini/2005 Getty Images
August 14, 2005Where: At the Teen Choice Awards. Photo: Jon Kopaloff
August 4, 2005Where: At the Red Eye Los Angeles premiere. Photo: SGranitz
July 13, 2005Where: At the Wedding Crashers premiere in New York City. Photo: Lawrence Lucier
June 4, 2005Where: At the MTV Movie Awards. Photo: Jon Kopaloff
June 21, 2004Where: At The Notebook premiere, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: SGranitz
May 2, 2004Where: At the Movieline Young Hollywood Awards. Photo: Chris Polk
March 24, 2004Where: At a Tea Party forThe Notebook in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris
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