Cate Blanchett turns heads on every single red carpet she stands on. Styled by Elizabeth Stewart, she’s known for taking an elegant, timeless approach to fashion while still delivering plenty of glamour. But, once you take a deeper dive into her wardrobe history, you find one more thing to love. Cate Blanchett rewears outfits more than most, encouraging outfit repeating on the red carpet and beyond.
When it comes to sustainability, there’s nothing better than shopping vintage, pre-loved, or in your own closet. And with a stylish arsenal like Blanchett’s, the latter is to be encouraged and emulated. As McKinsey reports, nearly 97% of newly-manufactured ultimately clothing makes it way to a landfill. Rewearing outfits helps offset this harmful impact, while also celebrating personal style and investment shopping.
Blanchett’s style, overall, is one of fashion appreciation. She’s always open to try something new, slip into an eye-catching silhouette, or opt for a boldly embellished gown that has all the markings of a perfect one-of-a-kind couture garment. If so much care has been given to the design, why relegate it to the back of a closet or storage unit for the next few decades?
From little black dresses to jumpsuits; tulle confections to hand-beaded gowns, read through to see all of the red carpet moments when Cate Blanchett shopped in her own closet for the perfect look.
Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Armani Gown
Though this Armani Privé look might have been the first of its kind on Cate Blanchett, it’s actually the fourth time the lace underlayer was worn and then repurposed by the star. Just a few months later, she wore the sequin gown with a different sheer top underneath.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Stella McCartney Suit
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Cate Blanchett went for color while on the press tour for her movie “Ocean’s 8,” styling the yellow Stella McCartney suit with a white button-down underneath. Swapping the shirt for a black turtleneck, Blanchett wore the bold suit once again, appearing in Sparks’ “The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte” music video in 2023.
First worn at Cannes Film Festival in 2018, Cate Blanchett loved this slit-sleeve black suit from Loewe so much that she pulled it out again at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2023.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Givenchy Couture Gown
This Givenchy Couture ombré gown has had quite the European tour, first worn by Cate Blanchett at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and then again at the Berlin Film Festival five years later.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Alexandre Vauthier Top
First worn as a set, Cate Blanchett stunned in this light-catching pink sequin top and matching pencil skirt from Alexandre Vauthier. Just a few months later, Blanchett re-purposed the top, this time with a pair of high-waisted black pants, at the Berlin Film Festival.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Maison Margiela Couture Gown
For major awards shows on opposite sides of the Atlantic — and eight years apart — Cate Blanchett proved that all a black gown needs is a little swap of jewelry to make it feel like new. At the Oscars, Blanchett paired her Maison Margiela Couture gown with a turquoise bib necklace from Tiffany & Co., while she opted for a necklace crafted of four strands of pearls from Louis Vuitton at the BAFTAs.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Alexander McQueen Suit
For a pop of color, Cate Blanchett slipped into a black suit with cobalt satin sleeves from Alexander McQueen while attending a screening for “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” in 2019. Later, in 2023, she wore the very same look to the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Blazer and Alexander McQueen Gown
For a romantic yet menswear-inspired look, Blanchett chose Alexander McQueen on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival in 2020. Two years later, she wore that very same head-turning look at the Governors Awards in 2022.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Acne Blazer
Both in promotion of “The House With A Clock In Its Walls” in 2018 as well as at the Venice Film Festival in 2020, Cate Blanchett wore this statement-making black blazer from Acne. First worn with a pale yellow button-down shirt, she opted for an all-black look two years later.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Triple RRR Set
Proving a blue cloud-printed jumpsuit works in NYC and Venice with the same ease, Cate Blanchett rocked an aethereal one-piece look from Triple RRR.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Alexander McQueen Embellished Top
Cate Blanchett instantly had all eyes on her at the 2016 BAFTAs, wearing what looked to be a gown from Alexander McQueen, complete with an embellished floral bodice and black bottom. It turned out it was really two separate pieces, however, as evidenced by her 2020 re-wear at the Venice Film Festival when she swapped out the skirt for pants.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing an Esteban Cortazar Gown
Cate Blanchett made a contrasting black-and-white statement, wearing this caped gown from Esteban Cortazar in London in 2015. Five years later, she re-wore that very same gown in Venice, after which she actually auctioned off the look and donated the proceeds to UN Women and Facing History and Ourselves as part of the Venice Film Festival.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Giorgio Armani Sequin Jumpsuit
Initially wearing this colorful Giorgio Armani sequin jumpsuit to an event for the designer himself, Cate Blanchett slipped into the one-piece once again for the Bazaar Women of the Year Awards five years later, adding little more than a waist belt.
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Cate Blanchett Rewearing a Yacine Aouadi Midi Dress
Yacine Aouadi is the designer behind this faux-tattoo deep-V black midi dress that Cate Blanchett wore to not only the NY Film Festival in 2015, but also the American Film Institute Gala three years after that.
