Michelle Pfeiffer Is the Red Carpet’s Reigning Queen of Suiting

Pfeiffer’s singular fashion sense was strong from the start. For one of her first red carpets in 1982, she wore a black camisole, a white skirt, and sheer stockings with sandals.

At a 1985, the actor styled an oversized men’s suit jacket with edge by pairing it with a distressed crop top.

Even LBDs, like the one Pfeiffer wore to a 1987 gala in Los Angeles, are given the suiting treatment.

For her first trip to the Oscars in 1988, where she was nominated for her part in Dangerous Liaisons, Pfeiffer wore a simple suit and oh-so ’80s hair.

Pfeiffer paired her natural curls with a bateau neck dress when she won a Golden Globe in 1990.

At the Oscars that year, she wore another black dress, this time pairing it with ladylike pearls and a patent leather clutch.

Pfeiffer went full glitz and glam at the 1991 Golden Globes in a sequined dress.

She channeled David Bowie at a 1992 premiere in a black suit and bouffant hair.

Though she wore shiny black leather in the film, she wore brown suede to the premiere.

Although Pfeiffer married her husband David Kelly in 1993, she was still in her bridal era at the Golden Globes in 1994. She wore a wedding white suit overlayed with a sheer scarf.

One of Pfeiffer’s more risqué style moments came at the 1994 Emmys when she wore this Carrie Bradshaw-esque mini dress and gladiator heels.

The actor again leaned into bridal aesthetics for a red carpet outing with her husband.

At the 1998 Emmys, Pfeiffer tripled down on sparkle in a crystallized top, skirt, and evening bag.

She put a Y2K spin on her signature suit with clear Bayonetta glasses.

A simple black blouse and white trousers were the choice for Pfeiffer when she attended a 2002 premiere.

The actor paired her plunge satin dress with statement earrings and glowing skin.

At the Hairspray premiere in 2007, Pfeiffer opted for body-con monochrome with silver accents.

While this brown dress Pfeiffer wore to the 2008 SAG Awards was nice, all eyes were on her new beauty look: a brunette, chin-length bob with layers.

At the Oscars in 2010, Pfeiffer went full Hollywood in a one-shoulder red dress with rosettes.

She again turned to the remixed suit for a 2013 premiere in Berlin.

After time away from the red carpet, Pfeiffer returned to glory in 2017 with this metallic stunner.

In solidarity with the Time's Up movement, Pfeiffer wore black Dior couture to the 2018 Golden Globes.

She tapped into the sheer shoe craze at The First Lady premiere, pairing mesh heels with a sleek Celine look.

In recent years, Pfeiffer has taken a decidedly minimal approach to red carpet dressing. Case in point: this fitted Saint Laurent dress and gold bangles.

Four decades later, and Pfeiffer is still rocking the suited look. This outfit, from Saint Laurent, was oversized in silhouette.