Since Millie Bobby Brown's breakout role in Netflix's Stranger Things, she has evolved from a princess gown-wearing pre-teen to a Louis Vuitton-clad starlet.
The British actress, 18, has grown up in the public eye; she has nine years of screen experience, having taken on her first role in 2013.
During her early public appearances, when she was aged 10 and promoting BBC show Intruders, she wore understated and neutral dresses. For the first Stranger Things press tour, now aged 12 in 2016, she graduated to prom dresses with tulle skirts, embellished two-pieces and the occasional shift dress.
By the end of the same year, the youngster had forged a relationship with Burberry and started appearing on the front row at fashion shows. Coach was an early go-to designer of hers, decking her out in eye-catching looks, with head-to-toe pattern.
It wasn't long before she was wearing Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein and Kenzo on red carpets.
Speaking of her early style choices, she told Harper's Bazaar in 2019: “It’s always difficult to dress for a red carpet event because a lot of people have opinions and unfortunately you say you won’t listen to it, but you actually kind of have to.
“For me, I sit there and think, I’m not going to listen to what they have to say, journalists or whoever wants to write badly about my inappropriate outfit.”
That confidence has carried through. Fast-forward to the press tours for the later seasons of Stranger Things and for Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019, Brown has taken fashion risks with looks by Rodarte, Giamba and Sies Marjan. One common thread in her sartorial choices is colour, while she often reaches for all-white ensembles, she is regularly photographed in a rainbow of vibrant shades, with block yellow, pink, purple and red among the many colour-blocked looks she has sported.
Away from acting, she has launched beauty brand Florence by Mills. In 2018, she became the youngest person to be selected as a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador and has produced several of the film and TV projects she has starred in.
In April 2022, she was named a Louis Vuitton ambassador, regularly wearing designs by the French atelier on the red carpet. When an event calls for elegant evening wear, she is known to turn to Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Thom Brown, Oscar de la Renta and Christian Dior, often dressing far beyond her teenage years.
Her time in the public eye has been punctuated by the length of her hair. Aged 11, she shaved all her hair off to play Eleven in Stranger Things, something she described as life-changing.
“The day I shaved my head was the most empowering moment of my whole life. The last strand of hair cut off was the moment my whole face was on show and I couldn’t hide behind my hair like I used to. The only image I had in my head about what I could possibly look like is Charlize Theron in Mad Max,” she wrote in a 2018 Instagram post.
“As I looked at myself and couldn’t see my old self, I realised that now I have a job to do, and that is to inspire other girls that my image or exterior part is not what I think is important. What I find important is caring, loving and inspiring other girls.”
Look back at Millie Bobby Brown's 'Stranger Things' co-star Winona Ryder's style evolution here:
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Winona Ryder, wearing a grey jacket over a black jumper and shirt, with Michael Nesmith of The Monkees at the premiere of 'Amazing Grace and Chuck' on March 26, 1987. Getty -
Rob Lowe with Winona Ryder, who wears a black blazer and red skirt, at the 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 23, 1988. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a blush pink long-sleeved shirt for an after-event party at 31st Grammy Awards on February 22, 1989. Getty -
Winona Ryder, accompanied by Keanu Reeves, wears a fitted white top and matching skirt at the Fourth Annual Independent Spirit Awards on March 25, 1989, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California. Getty -
Winona Ryder, accompanied by Christian Slater, wears a classic strappy black dress at the Shrine Auditorium for the 61st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California on March 29, 1989. Getty -
Winona Ryder in denim and leather at Damien Elwes' art exhibition at the CAZ Gallery in West Hollywood, California, on April 29, 1989. Getty -
Winona Ryder, accompanied by Johnny Depp, wears a leather biker jacket to the 1990 Nato/ShoWest Convention on February 8, 1990 at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty -
Winona Ryder, in a black dress with opaque sleeves, is joined by Johnny Depp at the 'Cry Baby' premiere on July 1, 1990. Getty -
Winona Ryder, accompanied by Johnny Depp, in a little black dress at the 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 19, 1991 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a black suit and oversized blazer attends the 'Backdraft' Beverly Hills premiere on May 22, 1991 at the Academy Theatre. Getty -
Winona Ryder in jeans, band T-shirt, biker jacket and boots, attends 'The Commitments' premiere on August 7, 1991 at Pacific's Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. Getty -
Sadie Frost, Winona Ryder, in a cornflower button-down top and matching skirt, and Gary Oldman at the world premiere of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' on November 10, 1992. Getty -
Singer Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum and Winona Ryder, in a deep purple velvet dress attend 'The Age of Innocence' New York City premiere on September 13, 1993 at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a fitted off-white dress with flapper-style fringe at the 66th Academy Awards on March 21, 1994. Getty -
Actress Winona Ryder, rewearing an Armani gown, and actress Claire Danes attend the Seventh Annual Fire & Ice Ball to Benefit Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Programme on January 17, 1996 at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, California. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a blush gown at the 68th Academy Awards on March 25, 1996. Getty -
Winona Ryder in an A-line-style patterned dress at the American Movie Classics Presents Ladies Of The Musicals at Beverly Hills Hotel in California on June 12, 1996. Getty -
Winona Ryder, in a strappy pink gown and shawl, attends the 25th Annual American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award Salute to Martin Scorsese on February 20, 1997 at Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. Getty -
Winona Ryder wears a vintage beaded dress to the Vanity Fair Oscars party on March 24, 1997. Getty -
Winona Ryder in an A-line dress at the American Movie Classics' Fifth Annual Film Preservation Festival - 'Salute to Film Noir' on September 25, 1997 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Getty -
Winona Ryder wearing black and leather at the premiere of 'Alien Resurrection' in Westwood, California, on November 20, 1997. -
Winona Ryder in a blue, A-line, fitted dress at the New York premiere of 'Smoke Signals' on June 23, 1998. Reuters -
Winona Ryder in black strappy top and leather skirt, enters the premiere of 'Girl, Interrupted' in Hollywood, California, on December 7, 1999. Online USA/Newsmakers -
Winona Ryder in white arrives at the 57th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on January 23, 2000. Reuters -
Winona Ryder rewears her Armani gown at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards on March 26, 2000, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: David McNew -
Winona Ryder in an off-white dress and soft shawl, on October 6, 2000, during a ceremony to unveil her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood. Newsmakers -
Winona Ryder in a black jacket with silver clutch at the premiere of 'Lost Souls' at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on November 10, 2000. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a denim jacket at the premiere of Warner Bros Pictures' 'The Pledge' on January 9, 2001 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, California. Liaison -
Winona Ryder in printed black-and-white jacket with burgundy handbag at a handprint ceremony honouring actor Anthony Hopkins at the Famous Mann's Chinese Theatre on January 11, 2001, in Hollywood, California. Newsmakers -
Winona Ryder wears a golden gown for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Getty -
Winona Ryder in mauve at the British premiere of 'Planet Of The Apes' in London, England, on August 14, 2001. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a deep red, off-the-shoulder gown, attends the American Museum Of The Moving Image Salute to Richard Gere at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on April 20, 2004, in New York City. AFP -
Winona Ryder in a boho-inspired outfit with actor Ethan Hawke at the Los Angeles Film Festival Premiere of 'Before Sunset' at the Archlight Cinema on June 23, 2004. Getty -
Winona Ryder wears grey to the block party in celebration of the opening of Marc Jacobs stores. Melrose Place, Los Angeles, California, March 17, 2005. AFP -
Winona Ryder arrives at the 35th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Al Pacino in an A-line, strapless black dress at the Kodak Theatre on June 7, 2007 in Hollywood, California. AFP -
Winona Ryder arrives at the Valentino Paris Fashion Week Autumn-Winter show on February 28, 2008, in Paris, France. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a cream dress with black edging arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Focus Features' 'Milk', held at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 13, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a blush, floor-length, strapless gown at the Marie Claire Prix de la Mode 2008 awards at French embassy in Madrid, Spain, on November 20, 2008. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci suit at the premiere of 'Black Swan' at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on November 30, 2010. -
Winona Ryder wears an Alberta Ferretti bridal gown at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 30, 2011. Getty -
Winona Ryder attends the Marni at H&M Collection launch at Lloyd Wrights Sowden House, in Los Angeles, California on February 17, 2012. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a black Dolce & Gabbana gown at the 'The Iceman' premiere during the 69th Venice Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema on August 30, 2012. Getty -
Winona Ryder walks the red carpet in a black dress with ruffled skirt and white collar at the premiere of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, on September 20, 2012. FilmMagic -
Winona Ryder in a little black dress and heels at the Las Vegas premiere of Open Road Films' 'Homefront' at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 20, 2013. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a black dress attends the premiere of 'Experimenter' during the 53rd New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre on October 6, 2015. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a strappy black dress attends the Marc Jacobs Spring 2016 fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Ziegfeld Theater on September 17, 2015. Getty -
Winona Ryder, accompanied by fashion designer Scott Mackinlay Hahn, wears a custom Viktor & Rolf gown to the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017. Getty -
Winona Ryder in a black dress for the season 3 premiere of 'Stranger Things' on June 28, 2019, in Santa Monica, California. AP -
Winona Ryder, in Christian Dior, arrives for the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 19, 2020. AFP -
Winona Ryder in a three-piece suit at the premiere of 'Stranger Things' season 4 at Netflix Studios Brooklyn on Saturday, May 14, 2022, in New York. AP
