The real star of every red carpet
When you think of celebrity fashion icons, who comes to mind? Rihanna? Harry Styles? Someone else?
While all those answers are great, there is one person that definitely comes to mind: actor, writer, activist and Marvel superhero Gemma Chan.
You may know her as Sersi van Eternals or Astrid Leong-Teo from Crazy Rich Asiansbut you should definitely recognize her for her iconic sense of style – both on the red carpet and off.
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Here are 25 of Gemma Chan’s best looks:
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Of course, we have to start with her 2022 Louis Vuitton Met Gala look:
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She always gives her best at the Met Gala, as evidenced by this Prabal Gurung creation she wore in 2021:
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She made a strong Met Gala debut when she wore Tom Ford in 2019:
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Her 2019 Met Gala afterparty look from Tom Ford also deserves applause:
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She was again pretty in pink with the Valentino dress she wore to the 2019 Academy Awards:
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She came through with another incredible Tom Ford afterparty look at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party:
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Her Louis Vuitton look from the Eternals The Los Angeles premiere was ethereal:
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She sparkled in this Zuhair Murad cropped hoodie at the Eternals UK Premiere:
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even she Eternals Photocall outfits were heavenly, like the Valentino dress she wore to the Rome Film Festival:
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If you were to tell me that this dress she also wore to the 2021 Rome Film Festival was made by Aphrodite instead of Magda Butrym, I’d believe you:
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The Eternals Presstour wasn’t her first time looking fabulous on the red carpet. Here she wears a remarkable Ralph & Russo jumpsuit to the Captain Marvel premiere in Los Angeles:
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You can’t forget this colorful Mary Katrantzou dress she donned at a Captain Marvel fan event in Singapore:
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And here she wears Brandon Maxwell at the Captain Marvel European premiere:
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She wore another fabulous cap-sleeved ensemble for the Film Independent Spirit Award 2019, this time by Miu Miu:
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Of course, when she attended a private dinner hosted by Michael Kors in 2019, she had to wear one of his most beautiful designs:
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Proving once again that this shade of pink was invented just for her, she stunned in Oscar de la Renta at the 2019 SAG Awards:
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She also plays with bright colors on the red carpet. Look at this purple dress she wore to the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards:
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She graced the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup 2017 with an enviable green jumpsuit:
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Here’s the gorgeous blue dress she wore to the 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards:
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Of course, we can’t forget the floral Erdem dress she wore at the 2019 National Board of Review Gala:
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She’s also great at vintage glamour. She starred at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival in this Oscar de la Renta dress:
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She beautifully embodied the Tudor era at the European premiere of Mary Queen of Scots†
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Now, let’s hear it for the long-sleeved looks, like this trench coat dress she wore to the Burberry Prorsum Show during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011:
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This cold shoulder dress she wore to the 2016 House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards lives on rent-free in my mind:
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And finally, if her outfit from the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Fall/Winter 2022/2023 show at Paris Fashion Week doesn’t prove to you that Gemma Chan is a fashion icon, then I don’t know what:
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Which Gemma Chan look do you like best? Let me know in the comments below!
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