Tilda Swinton, 2001
OF COURSE this is at Cannes, and it's a beautiful place to start. This is like whimsical kitchen cafe curtains on HGH.
Tilda Swinton, 2002
I love anyone who loves a matching lining.
Tilda Swinton, 2002
This is an exceptional effort. Who hasn't thought, "what will enliven this suit? I KNOW. A bouquet bursting forth from my bosom!"
Tilda Swinton, 2002
This is delicious and also it might be pants? It fits perfectly in SWINTON's Unconventional But Glamorous Alien Weirdo aesthetic.
Tilda Swinton, 2003
This is patriotic! Drag it out come November 8th, Swinton!
Tilda Swinton, 2004
She actually looks amazing in this, I think -- the bomber jacket is also very current. So mark this as something else she could drag out if she wants to.
Tilda Swinton, 2004
She was into these shoes in 2004, apparently!
Tilda Swinton, 2005
This is a brief and unexpected foray into the oatmeal shades.
Tilda Swinton, 2006
Presenting SWINTON'S Ode to Ode on a Grecian Urn.
George Clooney and Tilda Swinton, 2007
And we've entered the Michael Clayton portion of history, in which Clooney appears, primarily, to be delighted to be in Swinton's orbit, as well should he be. Their collaboration worked out well for her, given that she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for that role. (I always like to look back at who else was nominated in any given year, and she beat Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There, Ruby Dee for American Gangster, Saoirse Ronan for Antonement, and Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone; this was the year at Blanchett was ALSO nominated for Best Actress for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, which she lost to Marion Cotillard. Clooney himself lost to Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, which seems right. That was a sort of weak year, looking back at it.)
George Clooney and Tilda Swinton, 2007
In which Cloons seems -- rightly -- transfixed by her print and her sunglasses.
Tilda Swinton, 2007
I want to tape this up inside my locker. She looks so cool in this.
Tilda Swinton, 2007
Somewhere in Heaven, David Bowie is nodding proudly.
Tilda Swinton, 2007
Somewhere on earth, I wonder where I can get one of these for myself.
Tilda Swinton, 2007
This feels very traditional for La Swinton. That's not a bad thing, just a surprise.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
This is when I remembered that Swinton was also in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad here. Or, as I like to call it, Jesus Christ When Are We Going to Get To The Part Where Brad Pitt Is Hot Already? (This is at the Venice Film Festival, and Clooney is there because this is actually a screening for Burn After Reading, which the three of them are in together.)
Tilda Swinton, 2008
This is at the Met Gala, and that year the theme was "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy," and I think we can all agree that she could have done WAY MORE WITH THAT.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
These shoes have my heart.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
This is beautiful and unsettling, a combination that seems just about perfect for her.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
Swinton was wearing one sleeve before one sleeve was cool. (This is at the Oscars, the year she won.)
Tilda Swinton, 2008
That's some stellar shoe/suit coordination work,
Tilda Swinton, 2008
FABULOUS.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
Fabulous squared.
Tilda Swinton, 2008
This is elegant and memorable, in the sense that when I saw it again I thought, "OH, I remember this one!"
Tilda Swinton, 2008
I am all Heart Eyes Emojis over this, from the lip to the print.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
On the other hand, this one is a musty tragedy best left to the dusts of time.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tilda Swinton, 2009
I wish I hadn't blown my "!!!!!!!" already, because that encapsulates my feelings here as well. The pattern! The beading! The fact that she might be worshiping this objet. I applaud!
Tilda Swinton, 2009
Everyone DOES look hotter in sunglasses.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
Swinton does not lack a bracelet.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
Don't scoff. It's useful to have a travel pillow built in to your dress.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
I'm sure I hated this at the time, but I love it now. It's so Quirky Elegant Woman of a Certain Age in a Position of Power at a Major Metropolitan Art Museum.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
Same.
Tilda Swinton, 2009
This is actually a sculpture of the creature Swinton transforms into, come the full moon.
Tilda Swinton, 2010
This has a bare back and the one sleeve is -- yet again! -- a little goofy, but it's also super sexy and that color is fantastic on her.
Tilda Swinton, 2010
I was more into this when I thought the landscaping form behind her was part of her hair.
Tilda Swinton, 2011
Two great tastes!
Tilda Swinton, 2011
The front of this is normal. But who cares about the normal part?
Tilda Swinton, 2011
This. Is. Glorious.
Tilda Swinton, 2011
Proof positive that even Swinton leaves the house in her dressing gown sometimes.
Tilda Swinton, 2011
I do think that we can all take a moment to give praise that the time for shoes such as these has passed.
Tilda Swinton, 2012
This is both great and seriously two dresses belted together.
Tilda Swinton, 2012
Fantastic.
Tilda Swinton, 2012
I can sort of see this eventually showing up on Hillary Clinton?
Tilda Swinton, 2012
Ditto. (Just kidding. Probably.)
Tilda Swinton, 2012
This is fantastic and her bracelets are beyond.
Tilda Swinton, 2012
This coat is fairly fantastic, as well.
Tilda Swinton, 2013
I did not like this when it first appeared and I do not like it now.
Tilda Swinton, 2013
But this is GLORIOUS.
Tilda Swinton, 2013
This is, likewise, transcendently cool.
Tilda Swinton, 2013
I believe we made a Golden Girls joke originally and I would make one again about this, to be honest.
Tilda Swinton, 2013
The mullet dress strikes!
Tilda Swinton, 2014
This is deliciously neutral.
Tilda Swinton, 2014
I love this and want it.
Tilda Swinton, 2014
In which La Swinton dresses as Paper Source's finest.
Tilda Swinton, 2014
This is, uh, cozy?
Tilda Swinton, 2014
Talk about a scrolldown fug. All of this is great, until you get to her feet, when it's like everything bursts into flames.
Tilda Swinton, 2015
Your Most High Priestess welcomes you to Monday Morning Worship at the Holy Temple of Swintonia.
Tilda Swinton, 2015
In case you wanted to eyeball The Lover of The Swinton.
Tilda Swinton, 2015
Crisp and perfect -- actually, kind of like her performance in Trainwreck.
Tilda Swinton, 2015
I do miss her red lip here.
Tilda Swinton, 2016
I....need to sit down now. This makes my face hurt.
Tilda Swinton, 2016
Why wear a dress UNDER a coat when you can just belt one TO a coat?
Tilda Swinton, 2016
Swinton's version of "casual weekend denim" is of course a sweeping duster.
Tilda Swinton, 2016
Glorious.
Tilda Swinton, 2016
Fantastic.
Tilda Swinton, 2016
Perfection.