Greta Lee's Recent Red Carpet Looks Are a Case Study in Award-Season Dressing

by Eliza Huber

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If you know anything about celebrity stylist Danielle Goldberg, you're well aware that her clients dress well. Like, really well. If you don't, here's a list of exceptionally well-dressed A-listers that have her to thank for their dressing expertise: Laura Harrier, Kaia Gerber, Olivia Rodrigo, Ayo Edebiri, and Camille Rowe. You see what I'm getting at? But of all the big-shot names who can credit Goldberg as their stylist right now, no one's having the style season that Past Lives star Greta Lee is having. No one. (Well, maybe Edebiri, whose red carpet looks have been the picture of perfection as well, but that's a story for another day.)

Lee's been an active member of the fashion community for a while now, regularly attending industry events and shows, not to mention arriving to red carpet events in fun, ever-evolving ensembles. But 2022 marked a shift even further into the fashion realm for the actress, who began regularly wearing runway pieces by the likes of Proenza Schouler and Peter Do for premieres and award shows. By 2023, a year marked by Jonathan Anderson and Loewe's alignment with Lee and Goldberg, the actress's ascension into the style Hall of Fame was nearly complete.

Greta Lee and Jonathan Anderson at the CFDA Fashion Awards, 2023

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Since starring in the Spanish house's S/S 24 campaign alongside Dame Maggie Smith and Dakota Fanning, Lee's been almost exclusively a Loewe woman, with exceptions only really being made for Proenza Schouler, Prada, Ferragamo, Chanel, and Bottega Veneta (casual). First, there was her custom black, ring-neck Loewe dress at the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards, where she presented Anderson with the International Designer of the Year Award. Later that year came her lauded red, custom Loewe gown for the Academy Museum Gala.

Then came 2024. With Anderson and Goldberg leading the way, every red carpet look of Lee's has been a hit, from her custom Loewe almost-bridal look at the Golden Globes to her rhinestone-embellished pajama look from the brand's men's S/S 24 collection at the Critics Choice Awards. And award season, not to mention the year, is just beginning. With the BAFTAs, People's Choice Awards, and, of course, the Oscars still to come, to say that our expectations are high for Lee's red carpet looks would be the understatement of the century.

In the meantime, float down memory lane below, where photos of Lee's best red carpet looks from 2023 and 2024 so far are ready to be feasted on.

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WHAT: 2024 Critics Choice Awards

WEAR: Loewe; Tiffany & Co. jewelry

According to Goldberg, this bedtime-turned-red-carpet ensemble was brought to life by 150,000 black Swarovski crystals, all of which were placed by hand.

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WHAT: 2024 The BAFTA Tea Party

WEAR: Loewe

I'm not usually one to support a sunglasses-on-the-red-carpet move, but I must say this Loewe look on Greta Lee is the exception. It really does pull the whole ensemble together.

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WHAT: 2024 Golden Globe Awards

WEAR: Custom Loewe; Tiffany & Co. jewelry

The back of this gown is really where the money's at. The soft satin is tied in a large knot at the back, adding just the right amount of detail to the otherwise quite simple gown.

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WHAT: Governors Awards

WEAR: Bottega Veneta

This dress was one of a handful of pieces that I spotted on the spring 2024 runways that have stuck with me. The drop waist with delicate draping to boot, plus the padded, deep-V neckline, all combine to create a masterpiece that Greta Lee took to even greater levels at this year's Governors Awards.

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WHAT: 2023 Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements

WEAR: Proenza Schouler

The majority of fashion oohed and aahed when this Proenza Schouler all-red look came down the runway at the New York–based brand's S/S 24 show in September, so seeing it on Greta Lee at the 2023 Celebration of Cinema and Television was quite the delight.

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WHAT: Academy Museum Gala

WEAR: Custom Loewe

Fashion people talk about the Academy Museum Gala a lot because despite only being three years old, it's already known for being one of the chicest red carpet events of the year, with plenty of Dior and Chanel couture inclusions, not to mention Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Valentino ones to show for it. But this year, for the third annual event, it was none of those labels that won out in the best dressed department. Rather, Loewe and Greta Lee took that position with this off-the-shoulder custom red gown.

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WHAT: Women in Film Presents 2023 WIF Honors

WEAR: Prada; Sophie Buhai jewelry

In my opinion, whether you're on a red carpet or attending a wedding (maybe even yours!), you can never go wrong with a tea-length dress. The retro silhouette looks the epitome of class every single time.

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WHAT: 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards

WEAR: Loewe

One of Jonathan Anderson's biggest strengths is his ability to create wearable yet experimental garments, and this was especially visible in Greta Lee's CFDA look from 2023, a black, quite simple and slinky gown decorated with a sculptural, jewelry-like neckline.

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