Gigi Hadid’s Best Fashion Moments Prove She Works the Red Carpet Like a Runway
With a model mom and a famous family tree, it’s no surprise that good style runs through Gigi Hadid’s blood. While off-duty, the model often opts for a Californian tomboy aesthetic, when she hits the red carpet, it’s all glamour, all the time. From custom Zac Posen creations to Atelier Versace works of art, Hadid knows how to make every red carpet a spotlight moment as she fully embodies the aesthetic of each look. The model has an appreciation for clothes that shines through when she models them on the red carpet, and that’s likely also why she’s been so successful with her own design endeavors. Hadid has come a long way over the past decade, and in honor of her 29th birthday, we figured it would be fun to see just how much she has grown into herself as she has honed her own red carpet style. From Prabal Gurung pantsuits to fresh off-the-runway Valentino, there’s no denying that Hadid has been a style star from day one.
Hadid went with a slightly more casual look for the ANDAM Fashion Awards in Paris, wearing pieces from Chloé’s spring 2024 collection, including wide trousers and a one-shoulder, chain-accented top.
The model walked her first-ever Cannes red carpet in a tan, structured strapless gown designed by Zac Posen.
Hadid opted for a more gothic look for the 2023 Met Gala, wearing a corset draped in sheer black fabric, courtesy of Givenchy.
Hadid celebrated the opening of the NMACC’s exhibit “India in Fashion: The Impact of Indian Dress and Textiles on the Fashionable Imagination” by wearing a gorgeous, golden look created by Indian designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla. The model revealed on Instagram that the Chikankari sari took a year to make.
The model wore a red, off-the-shoulder custom Zac Posen design for the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar party.
Hadid wore a full Thom Browne look, including the brand’s viral jockstrap to the CFDA Fashion Awards.
The model fully embraced PP Pink in a look from Valentino’s fall/winter 2022 collection.
Hadid’s oxblood Versace puffer was meant to mimic the exaggerated proportions of 19th century fashion. Underneath, the model wore a matching corset and latex pants.
A red-headed Hadid wore head-to-toe Prada at the 2021 Met Gala.
Hadid wore a black leather Givenchy blazer layered over a flowing skirt to the 8th annual Daily Front Row awards.
Wearing an almost-sheer, white Helmut Lang column dress, Hadid attended the CMA Awards in 2019.
Hadid wore a green, ribbed Dion Lee spring 2020 sweater dress to the CFDA & Vogue Fashion Fund.
Wearing an Are You Am I corset and Tom Ford pants, Gigi Hadid attended the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards with her sister, Bella, who wore a coordinating look by Charlotte Knowles.
Hadid wore custom Louis Vuitton by Virgil Abloh to the CFDA Awards in 2019.
The model embodied Elton John in a white and gold Michael Kors jumpsuit and matching, feather-covered cape.
Hadid looked like a superhero in a blue, caped Emila Wickstead look at Variety's Power Of Women event.
Yes, that’s rosé in Hadid’s clear bag, which she carried on the BoF gala while wearing a canary yellow Brandon Maxwell jumpsuit.
Hadid wore a silver dress from Paco Rabanne’s pre-fall 2018 collection to the Daily Front Row's 2018 Fashion Media Awards.
The model attended the premiere of Ocean’s 8 in a black Vera Wang dress.
Hadid has had some show-stopping Met Gala moments, but this dress from Versace may top her list.
The model was all business at the Being Serena premiere in a tan Derek Lam suit with a double-breasted jacket.
Hadid heard “glamour” and went all in, attending the event in a gold Zuhair Murad couture fall 2016 dress with dramatic sleeves.
Wearing a Dolce & Gabbana jacard suit, Gigi Hadid attended the Harper's Bazaar Icons event in 2017.
Hadid went simple for the CFDA Awards in 2017, wearing a white dress and coat from The Row.
The model worked with Tommy Hilfiger to create this dynamic dress for the 2017 Met Gala.
Hadid wore a silver Atelier Versace look featuring cigarette pants and a dramatic overskirt to the Fashion Awards in 2016.
Embracing her bohemian side, Hadid attended the AMAs in an off-the-shoulder white lace Roberto Cavalli dress.
Hadid wore Tommy Hilfiger when she attended the 2016 Met Gala with her then-boyfriend, Zayn Malik.
The model tried out bangs for size at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards, which she attended in a pinstripe Versace suit.
Hadid wore a custom Bao Tranchi set featurting a cutout halter neck top and a skirt with a high slit to the AMAs in 2015.
Hadid wore a bright yellow Emilia Wickstead dress featuring an overskirt a top a bodysuit to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2015.
The model embraced ‘70s glamour in a metallic Michael Kors jumpsuit for the 2015 CFDA Awards.
Hadid went simple for her first Met Gala, wearing a red dress with an embellished bodice by Diane von Furstenberg.
The model wore an intricately cut out Atelier Versace spring/summer 2015 dress to the biggest after party of the year.
Hadid wore a color blocked black, white, aqua, and silver Prabal Gurung suit to the AMAs in 2014.
Hadid walked the blue carpet at the premiere for The Fault In Our Stars in a black Gabriela Cadena mini dress.
The model attended her first Vanity Fair Oscar party in a gray lace dress.
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