With the 2024 Golden Globes ushering in the comeback of red carpet fashion this Sunday, Jan. 7, the trip down memory lane has been plentiful, with in-depth looks at the most surprising moments, the best sneakers, the top menswear and more. There is no shortage of fashion moments to ponder from the more than 80s years that the awards show has been held.
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Julia Roberts, 1991
Image Credit: Getty In the era of self-styling, the actress chose a navy pinstriped look that appears to be made up of an oversized jacket and either a mini dress or mini skirt. The look was paired with matching suede navy pumps with a high vamp for what appear to be early-era shoe-booties.
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Julia Roberts, 1991
Image Credit: Getty With Kiefer Sutherland at the 1991 Golden Globes.
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Sarah Jessica Parker, 2004
Image Credit: Getty Long before her second career as a footwear mogul, and during the height of “Sex and the City” fame and honors (the show would win eight Golden Globes in the early 2000s), Parker’s Chanel Couture look for her 2004 Best Actress win was key to cementing her own footwear legacy in real life, not just in Carrie Bradshaw land.
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Renee Zellweger, 2006
Image Credit: Getty The actress’ chiffon Carolina Herrera gown inspired many a prom dress in 2006 (as did her Van Cleef & Arpels diamonds and Judith Leiber clutch). Zellweger’s Manolo Blahnik peep-toe heels are one of the shoe designer’s most classic styles, a silhouette that inspired plenty of footwear in the mid-aughts.
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Reese Witherspoon, 2007
Image Credit: Getty Witherspoon’s sunny yellow silk Nina Ricci bustier dress had everyone talking in 2007. But the most surprising part of the actress’s red carpet look was a pair of red satin bejeweled sandals by Brian Atwood. The Dorian sandals retailed for $645 at the time and came in both black and red.
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Beyoncé, 2007
Image Credit: Getty Before she was a silver Virgo girl, Beyoncé showed up to many an aughts red carpet wearing her other favorite metallic: gold. That included the 2007 Golden Globes, where the star wore a sequined Elie Saab gown with a plunging neckline and a front slit that revealed a pair of matching gold embellished T-strap mule sandals — a very 2007 shoe.
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Sandra Bullock, 2010
Image Credit: WireImage For her 2010 win for Best Actress for her role in “The Blind Side,” Bullock wore a purple chiffon Bottega Veneta gown and matching lavender platform pumps, the latter of which were only visible in just the right light through the gown’s translucent fabric.
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Marion Cotillard, 2010
Image Credit: Getty The French actress’ silk one-shouldered gown by Christian Dior came straight from the spring 2010 runway, but her caged sandals were Jimmy Choo’s Drake silhouette. Both the gown and the heels (not too mention the hair pouf and smoky eye) were the height of late aughts, early ’10s fashion.
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Marion Cotillard, 2010
Image Credit: Getty Jimmy Choo’s Drake sandals, which matched the actress’ Dior gown.
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Natalie Portman, 2011
Image Credit: Getty The actress was the buzz of the 2011 Golden Globes for her role in “Black Swan.” Portman showed up on the red carpet in a baby bump friendly Viktor & Rolf gathered silk gown and a pair of red Stella McCartney platforms that matched the red rosette on the dress. The look has become one of the actress’ most memorable red carpet moments.
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January Jones, 2011
Image Credit: Getty The “Mad Men” star’s Versace gown was a stunner on the red carpet when the actress wore it in 2011 along with a pair of Versace platforms in contrasting black. Jones memorably rewore the dress 10 years later for the mostly-remote 2021 Golden Globes.
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Angelina Jolie, 2012
Image Credit: Getty Queen of the gown slit, the actress paired her Atelier Versace silk gown with a matching pair of ivory satin peep toe heels, also by Versace.
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Charlize Theron, 2012
Image Credit: Getty The longtime Christian Dior ambassador reliably wore a Dior gown for her appearance at the 2012 Golden Globes, but on foot the actress chose a pair of white Givenchy ankle strap sandals with an elongated toe to add some strength to her pale pink princess gown.
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Margot Robbie, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Then and up-and-coming name, Robbie paired a white Gucci gown accented with emerald tone crystals with a pair of satin emerald peep toe platforms.
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Zoe Saldaña, 2014
Image Credit: Steve Granitz/WireImage The embellished Prabal Gurung dress that the actress wore to the 2014 Golden Globes was the height of the year’s fashion red carpet fashion trends, and her matching pink satin Christian Louboutin pumps captured the shift from platform pumps to a more streamlined single sole look at the time.
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Emma Stone, 2015
Image Credit: Getty In 2015, jumpsuits were taking hold of the fashion world in a big way, and Stone’s dressed up, bejeweled Lanvin version with a giant bow on the back epitomized the trend in the chicest way possible. The actress wore a pair of sleek and classic Christian Louboutin pumps to complete the look, which is now cited as one of the best of all time from the Golden Globes red carpet.
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Dakota Johnson, 2015
Image Credit: Getty During her “Fifty Shades of Grey” era, Johnson chose a Chanel strapless and sequined gown with a front slit, which showed off a pair of Jimmy Choo silver minimalist strappy sandals.
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Jennifer Lopez, 2016
Image Credit: Getty The actress has racked up many memorable red carpet looks over the years, but one of her best of all time came at the 2016 Golden Globes, when Lopez arrived in a yellow Giambattista Valli gown, more than 200 carats of Harry Winston diamonds and a pair of sparkly, sky-high Jimmy Choo pumps that are one of the strongest (literally — look at those leg muscles!) footwear moments of all time from the Globes carpet.
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Jennifer Lawrence, 2016
Image Credit: Getty The actress has worn many memorable red dresses on the red carpet over the years, but at the 2016 Golden Globes, Lawrence also sported a pair of matched red and silver sky-high heels to complement her Christian Dior cutout gown.
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Millie Bobby Brown, 2017
Image Credit: Getty The British actress was just 12 years old when she stepped onto the 2017 Golden Globes red carpet, and “Stranger Things” was in its first season. Brown wore her embellished Jenny Packham dress and metallic Sophia Webster heels to perfection; it was a debut that quickly established the actress as a style star.
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Kerry Washington, 2018
Image Credit: Getty The actress clearly knows the power of a footwear moment. In 2018, Washington chose a pair of floral mesh Roger Vivier booties to go with her sparkly sequined Prabal Gurung strapless number. The look was a festive but appropriate approach to that year’s all-black dress code in solidarity with the Me Too movement.
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Lady Gaga, 2019
Image Credit: Getty Sure, the actress’ billowing Valentino gown made it impossible for anyone to see her footwear — plus, her massive Tiffany & Co. diamond necklace was the real showstopper. But word quickly got out that underneath it all the star was wearing a pair of custom Giuseppe Zanotti platform boots, done in silver to match the ice queen look.
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Lady Gaga, 2019
Image Credit: Courtesy of Giuseppe Zanotti Lady Gaga’s custom Giuseppe Zanotti heels.
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Kerry Washington, 2020
Image Credit: Getty Kerry Washington’s provocative Altuzarra gown was made even more interesting with a pair of Magda Butrym strappy sandals — and a toe ring.
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Nicole Kidman, 2020
Image Credit: Getty The actress sported an Atelier Versace gown at the 2020 Golden Globes, with a slit that gave her Giuseppe Zanotti Thais sandals prime time on the red carpet. Kidman completed the look with Hanut Singh earrings, Fred Leighton jewelry and an Omega watch.
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Renee Zellweger, 2020
Image Credit: Getty The red carpet icon made her return to the Golden Globes in 2020, in an ice blue Armani Privé column gown and a pair of satin pumps by Christian Louboutin that couldn’t have been a better match if they tried.
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Cynthia Erivo, 2021
Image Credit: Getty The 2021 Golden Globes were an odd one, given that there was no audience and most nominees “attended” the show at home, posting photos of their looks in their backyards or inside hotel suites. Erivo was one of the few onstage to present, and her lime green Valentino couture gown and bronze platforms made her the standout of a very strange evening. The look also ushered in the latest era of the platform shoe trend.
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Letitia Wright, 2023
Image Credit: Getty The dip-dyed, ombré Prada gown and matching satin sandals hat the “Avengers” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” star chose for the 2023 Golden Globes was striking not only for its color and texture but also for the fact that the look was a runway-to-retail look that fans could buy and wear, too.
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Rihanna, 2023
Image Credit: Getty Known for her can-do-no-wrong style, the star and fashion mogul kept her 2023 Golden Globes look classic, with a Schiaparelli bustier column gown, gloves and velvet cape, a bejeweled Roger Vivier clutch, a Cartier high jewelry diamond necklace and earrings and a pair of peep-toe satin Giuseppe Zanotti heels.