61 photos that trace Nicole Kidman's style evolution: A red carpet 'Bombshell'

The Australian actress is a dab hand when it comes to turning up the glamour at premieres, parties and awards ceremonies

Nicole Kidman, in dusky blue layers, poses for a photo to promote the release of 'BMX Bandit' in Sydney, Australia, on December 1, 1983. Getty Images

Tom Cruise, Ron Howard and Nicole Kidman, in a burgundy blazer, attend a photo call for 'Far and Away' in Sydney, Australia, on January 1, 1992. Getty Images

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, in a black blazer and choker, in Sydney, Australia, on June 1, 1993. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a button-front maxi, and Tom Cruise attend the premiere of 'To Die For' in Sydney, Australia, on February 1, 1996. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a lace-trimmed slip dress, attends the AFI Awards in Sydney, Australia, on November 1, 1997. Getty Images

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, in a purple shift dress, attend an opening party for 'The Blue Room' at Pier 60 in New York, US, on December 13, 1998. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a corset and silk skirt, and Tom Cruise attend the 'Eyes Wide Shut' premiere in Sydney, Australia, on August 8, 1999. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a metallic gold dress, and Tom Cruise attend the 72nd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on March 26, 2000. Getty Images

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, in an embroidered halter top and trousers, attend the premiere of 'Mission Impossible 2' at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on May 18, 2000. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a white maxi dress, attends the premiere of 'Moulin Rouge' on April 17, 2001 at the Paris Theatre in New York, US. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a black dress with gold belt, and Ewan McGregor arrive at the premiere of 'Moulin Rouge' on September 3, 2001 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a quilted strapless dress, and Stephen Daldry attend the screening of 'The Hours' on February 9, 2003 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Pucci, attends the 'Dogville' premiere at the Palais Des Festival during the 56th International Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2003 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Chanel, and Jude Law attend the premiere of 'Cold Mountain' at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 14, 2003 in London. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Gucci, attends the 'Birth' premiere at the 61st Venice Film Festival on September 8, 2004 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in midnight-blue velvet, arrives at the premiere of 'The Interpreter' at the Empire Leicester Square on April 14, 2005 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in L'Wren Scott, attends the premiere of 'Fur' at the Rome Film Festival on October 13, 2006 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Balenciaga, and Keith Urban attend the premiere of 'The Golden Compass' at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 27, 2007 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a shiny metallic suit, attends the premiere of 'The Golden Compass' at the State Theatre on December 16, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in an embellished cream gown, and Dakota Blue Richards attend 'The Golden Compass' premiere at Yebisu Garden Hall on February 21, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Dries Van Noten, attends the premiere of 'Australia' at the Gaumont Marignan cinema on December 1, 2008 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in a metallic gold midi, attends the 'Australia' premiere at Kinepolis cinema on December 2, 2008 in Madrid, Spain. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Nina Ricci, attends a charity gala presented by Omega on May 20, 2010 in Hong Kong. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Jean Paul Gaultier, attends the 53rd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California, on February 13, 2011. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Dior, and Keith Urban arrive for the 83rd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 27, 2011. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Lanvin, attends 'The Paperboy' premiere during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 24, 2012 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Philip Kaufman and Nicole Kidman, in Ralph Lauren, attend the 'Hemingway & Gellhorn' premiere during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2012 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Antonio Berardi, arrives for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 2012. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Vera Wang, and Keith Urban arrive for the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2013. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in L'Wren Scott, attends the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2013. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Dior, attends the opening ceremony of the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Theatre Lumiere on May 15, 2013 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in L'Wren Scott, and Keith Urban attend the 'Inside Llewyn Davis' premiere during the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2013 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Ang Lee and Nicole Kidman, in Valentino, attend the 'Nebraska' premiere during the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festival on May 23, 2013 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, attends the opening ceremony during the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2014 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Valentino, attends a screening of 'Before I Go to Sleep' at The Ham Yard Hotel Hotel on September 4, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Valentino, attends the 'Queen of the Desert' premiere during the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival at Berlinale Palace on February 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Louis Vuitton, arrives for the 87th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 2015. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Alexander McQueen, attends the Evening Standard Theatre Awards at The Old Vic Theatre on November 22, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Gucci, arrives for the 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 30, 2016. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Alexander McQueen, and Keith Urban attend the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York, US, on May 2, 2016. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Valentino, attends a Swisse event on July 15, 2016 in Shanghai, China. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, attends the 'Lion' screening during the 60th BFI London Film Festival at Odeon Leicester Square on October 12, 2016 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Giambattista Valli, arrives for the 20th annual Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on November 6, 2016. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Gucci, arrives for the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 29, 2017. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, and Keith Urban arrive for the 89th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 26, 2017. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Rodarte, attends the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Calvin Klein, and Keith Urban attend the 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2017 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, attends the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2017 in Cannes, France. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Zuhair Murad, attends the 'Top of the Lake: China Girl' premiere at Sydney Opera House on August 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Calvin Klein, arrives for the 69th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 17, 2017. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Prada, attends the premiere of 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' during the 61st BFI London Film Festival on October 12, 2017 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, arrives for the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2018. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, arrives for the 90th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2018. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Michael Kors, arrives for the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 15, 2018. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Armani Prive, attends the premiere of 'Destroyer' at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 14, 2018 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Oscar de la Renta, arrives for the 32nd annual Aria Awards at The Star on November 28, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, Michael Kors, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, on January 6, 2019. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Ermanno Scervino, attends the premiere of 'Destroyer' on January 28, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in Ralph & Russo, attends the GQ Men of the Year Awards at Tate Modern on September 3, 2019 in London, England. Getty Images

Nicole Kidman, in J Mendel, arrives for the Producers Guild Awards in Hollywood, California, on January 18, 2020. EPA

Nicole Kidman, in Michael Kors, arrives for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 19,2020. EPA

She's known for films such as Moulin Rouge! and Bewitched, and Nicole Kidman's wardrobe has proved just as enchanting as her on-screen roles over the years.

The Australian actress, 53, is something of a red-carpet stalwart, after making her film debut back in 1983. Her Hollywood break then came in 1990, when she starred in Days of Thunder, opposite former husband Tom Cruise.

Since then, Kidman, who is also known for her TV work including roles in Big Little Lies and The Undoing, has become an old hand when it comes to premieres and awards shows, racking up an impressive number of red carpet looks over the decades.

However, as trends have changed, so, too, has the actress's taste, evolving from simple silhouettes and darker hues into more experimental prints, bolder palettes and adventurous cuts.

With a repertoire boasting all the big names – Valentino, Armani, Prada – Kidman also dabbles with a smattering of more avant-garde labels, from Dries Van Noten to Rodarte.

Here, we take a look at how the actress's style has evolved throughout her time in the spotlight.

Scroll through the gallery above to see more images of Nicole Kidman through the years.