Meryl Streep's style evolution in 60 photos: How actress became long-standing queen of the red carpet

Prada certainly isn't the only label you'll find in this star's wardrobe

Meryl Streep, in a white blazer and embellished dress, in London, England, on March 25, 1980. WireImage

Meryl Streep, in a gold-hued maxi, at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, on April 11, 1983. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a floral embroidered midi, and Don Gummer attend the 56th annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on April 9, 1984. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a metallic skirt suit, at the 46th annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 28, 1989. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a silk blouse and navy coat, attends the premiere of 'One True Thing' in Los Angeles, California, on September 16, 1998. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a black dress coat, at the 56th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on January 23, 1999. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a structured top and matching trousers, and Don Gummer arrive at the 5th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California, on March 7, 1999. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Valentino, attends the 71st annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on March 21, 1999. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a patterned tunic and trousers, arrives at the sixth annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 12, 2000 in Beverly Hills, California. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in navy prints, attends the Miramax pre-Oscar party in Beverly Hills, California, on March 25, 2000. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a white tailored blazer, attends the 49th Orange British Academy Film Awards at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 23, 2003 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in black separates and a beaded scarf, attends the 26th Moscow International Film Festival on June 27, 2004 in Moscow, Russia. Getty Images

Liev Schreiber, Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep, in a floral blouse, attend 'The Manchurian Candidate' premiere at the 61st Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2004 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in an off-shoulder gown with a gold sash, attends the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on September 19, 2004. EPA

Meryl Streep, in a metallic blue jacket, arrives at the premiere of 'Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events' at the Empire Leicester Square on December 16, 2004 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a printed midi skirt, and Don Gummer arrive at the inaugural ceremony of Robert De Niro Sr's painting exhibition on May 16, 2005 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a printed midi dress, attends the premiere of 'A Prairie Home Companion' at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Rogelio Velasco, attends the 78th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on March 5, 2006. EPA

Meryl Streep, in a floral chiffon dress, arrives at the Casino di Venezia for a party during the 63rd Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2006 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a skirt suit and lace shirt, attends the premiere of 'The Devil Wears Prada' during the 63rd Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2006 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in pinstripes, and Anne Hathaway attend a photocall for 'The Devil wears Prada' at the 32nd Deauville Festival on September 9, 2006 in Deauville, France. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in tailoring and a floral-bedecked blouse, and Anne Hathaway attend 'The Devil Wears Prada' premiere at the 32nd Deauville Festival on September 9, 2006 in Deauville, France. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Donna Karan, attends the 'Mamma Mia! The Movie' premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on June 30, 2008 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a navy blazer, attends the photocall for 'Mamma Mia! The Movie' at the Adlon Hotel on July 3, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a graduated midi dress, attends the Donostia Award photocall at the Kursaal Palace during the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 26, 2008 in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a black wrap dress, and Don Gummer attend the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival on September 26, 2008 in San Sebastian, Spain. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a relaxed printed dress, attends a photocall on September 27, 2008 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Catherine Malandrino, attends the 'Doubt' photocall on January 19, 2009 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Alberta Ferretti, arrives at the 81st annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 2009. EPA

Meryl Streep, in a pencil skirt and chiffon blouse, attends the 'Julie & Julia' photocall during the 4th International Rome Film Festival on October 22, 2009 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Alberta Ferretti, attends the 'Julie & Julia' premiere during the 4th International Rome Film Festival at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 22, 2009 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in a sweeping black gown, attends the 4th International Rome Film Festival at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on October 23, 2009 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Balenciaga, arrives for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 23, 2010. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Chris March, arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 7, 2010. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Stella McCartney, attends the premiere of 'The Iron Lady' at BFI Southbank on January 4, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Ferragamo, attends 'The Iron Lady' premiere at Cinema Gaumont Marignan on January 6, 2012 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Alessandra Rich, attends the 69th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 2012. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Vivienne Westwood, attends the Orange British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Lanvin, arrives for the 84th annual Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Centre in Hollywood, California, on February 26, 2012. EPA

Daniel Day-Lewis and Meryl Streep, in Lanvin, attend the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2013. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Stella McCartney, arrives for the 19th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on January 16, 2014. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Stella McCartney, attends the premiere of 'August: Osage County' in Paris, France, on February 13, 2014. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Lanvin, arrives at the 86th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2014. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Issey Miyake, attends a screening of 'Into The Woods' in London, England, on January 7, 2015. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Lanvin, arrives for the 87th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 2015. EPA

Meryl Streep, in a vibrant printed jacket, arrives for the Sixth Annual Women in the World Summit at the Lincoln Centre in New York, US, on April 22, 2015. EPA

Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep, in Marni, attend the BFI London Film Festival at The Lanesborough Hotel on October 7, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in Lanvin, arrives for the premiere of 'Suffragette' at the 59th BFI London Film Festival in London, England, on October 7, 2015. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Prada, attends the 'Hail, Caesar!' premiere during the 66th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on February 11, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Meryl Streep, in wide-leg trousers and a layered top, attends a photocall for 'Florence Foster Jenkins' at the 11th annual Rome Film Festival in Rome, Italy, on October 20, 2016. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Valentino, attends the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo, Japan, on October 25, 2016. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Givenchy, attends the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 8, 2017. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Valentino, arrives at the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Exposition Centre in Los Angeles, California, on January 29, 2017. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Givenchy, arrives for the 70th annual British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on February 12, 2017. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Vera Wang, and Ai-jen Poo arrive at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2018. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Alexander McQueen, arrives at the premiere of 'The Post' in London, England, on January 10, 2018. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Dior, arrives for the 90th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2018. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Marni, attends the premiere of 'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!' at the Eventim Apollo in London, England, on July 16, 2018. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Elie Saab, attends the premiere of 'Mary Poppins Returns' at The Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on December 12, 2018. EPA

Meryl Streep, in Givenchy, arrives for the premiere of 'The Laundromat' during the 76th annual Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 1, 2019. EPA

With all the awards lining her trophy cabinet, it's no surprise that Meryl Streep is something of an old hand when it comes to walking the red carpet.

After all, the American actress, 71, has had decades to perfect her awards-season style, having received her first Oscar nomination back in 1978 for The Deer Hunter.

And it's not just Prada you'll find in her wardrobe.

Streep, known for her intuition and versatility on screen, also echoes that approach on the red carpet, moving from bohemian prints and relaxed separates to sleek block-colour gowns with ease.

The actress, who made her film debut with 1977's Julia and has gone on to star in the likes of Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady and Doubt, can also be relied upon to break away from the season's trends, often donning avante-garde tailoring when everyone else is in floaty chiffons and romantic lace.

Streep often turns to legacy labels, such as Valentino, Balenciaga and Lanvin, with a smattering of designers from the region, such as Elie Saab, and more oft-beat brands including Marni.

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

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