This has aged beautifully and is also a good reminder that many people were hot for spray tans in 2008.
2009
Also, amusingly, Pacey went through what I'm calling an Ascot Period and it was MUCH longer than you might have anticipated.
2009
This really feels like something she'll be able to drag out when she's 75, and be quite dramatic in.
2009
I LOVED this at the time and I don't know if it's proven particularly timeless.
2009
wut
2009
Same shoes! (She wears these shoes a lot, and they ARE really great.) This is overall very successful and I actually think she could drag this out now.
2009
SO 2009.
2009
Pass.
2009
Sassy!
2009
This is also incredibly 2009, but she does look damn good in it.
2009
Diane. No.
2010
Ah. This was pretty unforgettable.
2010
And this was gorgeous. It's Jason Wu, one of her favorites, and a designer with whom she has had GREAT success.
2010
Sorry for giving you whiplash; this is horrid. It is, of course, Chanel. (At the Oscars.)
2010
She was wise to change for the after party.
2010
This is Calvin Klein and it's CLASSIC Calvin. The Met Gala theme in 2010 was American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, which is very vague. But Calvin is a very American brand, and she looks great in this. (See what I mean about the ascots?)
More Chanel. (I would not have guessed this was Chanel.)
2011
Back at the Met Gala, back in Jason Wu. she looks STELLER in this, even if it's not very thematic (this was the Alexander McQueen year). At the time, I cracked that Pacey was wearing my J.Crew blazer and I stand by that.
2011
HELLO, LEGS! (Those shoes are extremely 2011 and make me want to fling myself into a well.)
2011
Slinky!
2011
This might be one of my favorite things she's ever worn -- it's Alessandra Rich, and they're in Paris at a gala at the Louvre. Remember parties? They were great. Anyway, if she still has this, I wish she'd wear it again.
2011
Sure sure sure. (Although I really like this dress, I might have agitated for an upper-arm cuff with it?)
2011
This is vaguely futuristic and great.
2011
Gorgeous.
2012
A little overwrought?
2012
This feels relaxed, although the visible bra is a bit of blah to me.
Back at the Met Gala -- this year was "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" and this in in fact Prada. It's great on her
2012
This is mean in a way that appeals.
2012
Kruger generally really brings it to Cannes, and I'm grateful for that.
2012
See?
2012
SEE?!?!!!!!!
2012
This is a bit twee, but I think it's aged well.
2012
Diane really went through a Big Skirt Period.
2012
Exhibit B.
2012
And this is charming but SO costumey. She might as well be wielding a baguette.
2012
"Just popping into the administrative offices!"
2012
2012
Eh. This looks like she wrapped a backsplash around her body.
2012
This feels needlessly complex.
2012
MEH.
2013
Ugh, but I LOVE this; this might be one of my favorite Vanity Fair party looks ever. (It's Giambattista Valli.)
2013
The 26th European Film Awards 2013 held at Berliner Festspiele - Arrivals Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: Berlin, Germany
When: 07 Dec 2013
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"I wish the pattern went all the way down," I said in 2013 and I still wish that.
2013
This was the Punk Met Gala and Diane looks great, although not THAT punk. (Close enough.) Pacey must OWN that jacket.
2014
Oh god, the sheers have truly arrived. (Diane was an early sheer adaptor.)
2013
No. She looks like she's modeling for Lululemon here.
2013
But this is gloriously severe and beautiful.
2013
And, in fact, 2013 was a GREAT year for Diane's wardrobe. She and whoever styled her this year get a round of applause.
2013
I love this.
2013
This is iconic. (It's Prabal Gurung, whose work also suits her.)
2013
2013 brought a LOT of pattern for Diane, and I approve, and it drifted into the next year as well.
2014
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Actress Diane Kruger attends "The Affair" New York Series Premiere on October 6, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Charming.
2014
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JULY 07: Actress Diane Kruger attends the premiere of FX's "The Bridge" at Pacific Design Center on July 7, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
This is great.
2014
Eh, I'll pass on this one.
2014
Sylvie Meis and Diane Kruger attending the 2014 IFA Opening Gala in Berlin, Germany on September 4, 2014.
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But this is retro and fab.
2014
And this is gorgeous. (Again, at the Met Gala -- this was the Charles James year. Hugo Boss got the nod here.)
2015
51859662 Celebrities attend the 'Maryland' Paris premiere at Mk2 Bibliotheque on September 24, 2015 in Paris, France. Celebrities attend the 'Maryland' Paris premiere at Mk2 Bibliotheque on September 24, 2015 in Paris, France. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: USA ONLY
So charming.
2014
51606289 Celebrities attend the Glamour Awards 2014 on December 11, 2014 in Milan, Italy. Celebrities attend the Glamour Awards 2014 on December 11, 2014 in Milan, Italy. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: USA/AUSTRALIA ONLY
Reasonable enough from Chanel.
2014
This is WACKY, but she's working it.
2014
And this is short but charming on her.
2015
I LOVED this at the time and still think it's kind of great, if weird?
2015
51623589 The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards-Arrivals- held at the The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 11th, 2015. The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards-Arrivals- held at the The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on January 11th, 2015.
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This is perfect on her -- it's Emilia Wickstead.
2015
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Actors Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson arrive at the 16th Annual Warner Bros. And InStyle Post-Golden Globe Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
So cute.
2015
51662470 Celebrities at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar viewing party a the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on February 22, 2015. Celebrities at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar viewing party a the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on February 22, 2015.
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This was really memorable.
2015
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 08: Actors Joshua Jackson (L) and Diane Kruger attend the W Magazine celebration of the 'Best Performances' Portfolio and The Golden Globes with Cadillac and Dom Perignon at Chateau Marmont on January 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for W Magazine)
That bag!
2015
This dress is perplexing.
2015
And this one is awful -- like Black Swan meets Heidi.
2015
51626996 Celebrities arriving at the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Paladium in Hollywood, California on January 15, 2015. Celebrities arriving at the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Paladium in Hollywood, California on January 15, 2015. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: NO FRANCE
But this is delightful -- like if your favorite china were made into a dress.
2015
4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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The cut of this one was a little weird.
2015
DING DONG! This one was fantastic.
2015
Diane, no.
2015
Diane...maybe?
2015
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: XXXXX attends the Elle Style Awards 2015 at Sky Garden @ The Walkie Talkie Tower on February 24, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)
Chanel has truly tried some stuff over the years.
2015
Here, too.
2015
This has issues and I technically have notes, but I also sort of love it.
2015
Gorgeous.
2015
Glorious.
2015
51743195 Celebrities attend the "Sea Of Trees" premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France. Celebrities attend the "Sea Of Trees" premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: USA ONLY
Fantastic.
2015
We're on a good run here!
2015
Okay, a bit of a downturn.
2015
51880162 Celebrities at God's Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards at the Spring Studio in New York City, New York on October 15, 2015. Celebrities at God's Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards at the Spring Studio in New York City, New York on October 15, 2015. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813
51880162 Celebrities at God's Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards at the Spring Studio in New York City, New York on October 15, 2015. Celebrities at God's Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards at the Spring Studio in New York City, New York on October 15, 2015.
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2015
Five years later and I'm STILL not sure if I like this. (2015's theme was China: Through the Looking Glass, and I do not know or remember how this referenced that, but also I think a lot of people were like, "that seems fraught" and did not go fully thematic that year.)
2015
Unusually witchy for Diane.
2016
51982699 Celebrities attend the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Celebrities attend the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Pictured: Molly Sims FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (310) 505-9876 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: NO FRANCE
ACK! (Also, she was mislabeled here as MOLLY SIMS.)
2016
I liked this very much at the time, but in retrospect, the feathers are a little anaemic.
2016
52118898 Celebrities attend the premiere of 'The Infiltrator' New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater in New York City, New York on July 11, 2016. Celebrities attend the premiere of 'The Infiltrator' New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 theater in New York City, New York on July 11, 2016. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (310) 505-9876
I can live with this.
2016
52162810 'The Infiltrator' premieres at the 42nd Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 2, 2016. 'The Infiltrator' premieres at the 42nd Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 2, 2016. Pictured: Diane Kruger FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (310) 505-9876 RESTRICTIONS APPLY: USA ONLY
Despite the transparency issues, I can actually also live with this.
2016
Gorgeous.
2016
DON'T EVER DO THIS AGAIN.
2016
Ditto.
2016
Double ditto.
2016
Ah, SO much better.
2016
I called this, at the time, her "Jennifer Connelly costume" and stand by that.
2016
This feels weirdly try-hard on her.
2017
I DO NOT care for this.
2017
I feel like this slideshow is sliding into a bad place!
2017
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Diane Kruger attends the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly)
PHEW! Rescued. This was for the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons Met Gala, and it's Prada, and I LOVE it.
2017
Bayerischer Filmpreis 2017 at Prinzregententheater. Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: Munich, Germany
When: 19 Jan 2018
Credit: WENN.com
A little better?
2017
This is also gorgeous.
2017
This is a big perplexing to me, even now.
2017
But this is very romantic and sweeping.
2017
And this is a YES.
2017
...yeah, no, this is a no.
2017
I just...
2017
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Diane Kruger arrives at the "2017 IndieWire Honors", in Los Angeles
2017 IndieWire Honors, Los Angeles, USA - 02 Nov 2017
2017 was VERY up and down for Diane. YES those are leather shorts under there.
2017
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Diane Kruger
Resonances de Cartier jewelry collection launch, Arrivals, New York, USA - 10 Oct 2017
But this is quite lovely.
2017
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Diane Kruger
9th Annual AMPAS Governors Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 11 Nov 2017
Diane likes red.
2017
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Diane Kruger
'AFI Filmmakers', Arrivals, AFI Fest, Los Angeles, USA - 10 Nov 2017
Ugh.
2017
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Diane Kruger
Bambi Awards 2017 ceremony, Berlin, Germany - 16 Nov 2017
German actress Diane Kruger arrives for the 69th annual Bambi awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, 16 November 2017. The awards recognize excellence in international media and television.
I liked this then, and like it now, even those I recognize that it might have issues.
2017
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Diane Kruger
Golden Book signing, City Hall, Hamburg, Germany - 21 Nov 2017
Speaking of issues.
'2017
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Diane Kruger
'In the Fade' film premiere, Hamburg, Germany - 21 Nov 2017
She and Josh Jackson broke up in 2016 and I feel like 2017's wardrobe does sort of say, "I'm processing some stuff."
2017
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Actress Diane Kruger attends the premiere of "In the Fade" at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York
NY Premiere of "In The Fade", New York, USA - 04 Dec 2017
Like, this is...processing something.
2018
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Diane Kruger poses in the press room at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif
75th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press Room, Beverly Hills, USA - 07 Jan 2018
This is lovely, but sort of sad. (She was there in aid of In the Fade, a film she had very high hopes for -- she won Best Actress at Cannes -- and she didn't manage to wriggle into the acting discussion that year, and it didn't get any Oscar noms.)
2018
Celebrities attend 19th Annual Post-Golden Globes Party hosted by Warner Bros. Pictures and InStyle at The Beverly Hilton Hotel at Beverly Hilton Hotel. Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 08 Jan 2018
Credit: Brian To/WENN.com
Ah, yes. The shipwrecked look.
2018
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Diane Kruger
Critics' Choice Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 11 Jan 2018
This dress looks like she's trying on a dress that's too small, over another dress.
2018
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Diane Kruger
'Welcome to Marwen' film premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 10 Dec 2018
Sure!
2018
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Diane Kruger
25th French Film Awards, Paris, France - 06 Feb 2018
WEARING MONSE SAME OUTFIT AS Leigh Lezark AND Leigh Lezark
This is Monse and also pretty dishy.
2018
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/REX/Shutterstock (10014011ay)
Diane Kruger
CHANEL METIERS D'ART 2018/19 SHOW - ARRIVALS, New York, USA - 04 Dec 2018
Wearing Chanel Same Outfit as catwalk model *9731905do
Sigh.
2018
the Heavenly Bodies Fashion The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: New York, New York, United States
When: 08 May 2018
Credit: Andres Otero/WENN.com
This is kind of great, though.
2018
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Diane Kruger
Sink or Swim Premiere, Cannes Film Festival, France 13 May 2018
She's pregnant here, but hadn't announced it yet. I had STRONG SUSPICIONS, though.
2018
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Diane Kruger
68th German Film Awards 2018 (LOLA) in Berlin, Germany - 27 Apr 2018
US-German actress Diane Kruger attends the 68th German Film Awards 'LOLA' in Berlin, Germany, 27 April 2018. The most highly endowed cultural award in Germany is presented in 18 categories by the Deutsche Filmakademie.
VERY strong. (This is great, regardless.)
2018
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Diane Kruger
Trophee Chopard ceremony, 71st Cannes Film Festival, France - 14 May 2018
Very very strong.
2019
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This is obviously post-bebe. I...don't know, Diane.
2019
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Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger
Versace show, Arrivals, Pre-Fall 2019, New York, USA - 02 Dec 2018
I REALLY DON'T KNOW.
2019
69th Berlin International Film Festival - 'The Operative' - Premiere Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: Berlin, Germany
When: 10 Feb 2019
Credit: Frederic Kern/Future Image/WENN.com **Not available for publication in Germany**
I continue to not know.
2019
69th Berlin International Film Festival - The Golden Glove - Premiere Featuring: Diane Kruger
Where: Berlin, Germany
When: 09 Feb 2019
Credit: Snapshot/Florian Boillot/Future Image/WENN.com **Not available for publication in Germany**
This is great, however.
2019
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Might I just snip off the bottom of that and make it into a mini?
2019
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Diane Kruger
CFDA Fashion Awards, Arrivals, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA - 03 Jun 2019
This feels a little underbaked.
2019
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And this is OVERBAKED.
2020
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Diane Kruger
'Thelma and Louise' Women in Motion screening event, Arrivals, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA - 28 Jan 2020
But this works.
2020
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Diane Kruger
Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 09 Feb 2020
And this is FANTASTIC. How nice to end on such a high note.
