Cate Blanchett, actress and celebrated director, consistently delivers fashion moments that reflect her versatility and leadership in both film and fashion.
From groundbreaking red carpet moments to candid reflections on celebrity culture, Blanchett's style and voice resonate with an unmatched blend of versatility, power, and leadership—cementing her place as a true icon of the moment.
On March 21, 2025, at the highly anticipated New York premiere of Black Bag, Blanchett made fashion history as the first to wear a look from the Givenchy by Sarah Burton Fall-Winter 2025 collection. The ensemble—Look 34 from the collection—was a study in leather-clad power dressing: a "double-zipped shawl collar couture bomber in black soft leather, worn with a kickback pencil skirt in black nappa leather, black leather corset belt and black latex boots." The architectural silhouette embodied Burton's bold new vision for the storied French house while perfectly complementing Blanchett's fearless approach to red carpet dressing.
Just days earlier, on March 10, 2025, for her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York City, Blanchett executed a dramatic pivot, showcasing the breadth of her fashion fluency. She stepped out in an "orchid pink single-breasted peak lapel jacket and tailored straight pants combined with green flash silk georgette blouse, all by Haider Ackermann for TOM FORD Autumn-Winter 2025 show collection." The color combination—soft, feminine pink against electric, eye-catching green—created a visual tension that felt both daring and sophisticated, a hallmark of Blanchett's distinctive style sensibility.
Beyond her sartorial choices, Blanchett has been refreshingly candid about the intersection of fashion, celebrity, and privacy. In a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas With Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang podcast, the two-time Oscar winner expressed concern about the lack of privacy in modern celebrity culture, noting there are "so few spaces that you can go now, where you are private," without phones and the risk of someone recording you.
When the hosts explained the trend of TikTokers analyzing what celebrities are saying to each other at awards shows through lip reading, Blanchett suggested, "I mean, I say, I know it's blasphemy, go back to the day when it wasn't televised." She continued, "Bring that back and just have a great party where people can just let go. I mean the industry is so scattered and at such a point…which I think potentially could be exciting or could really be depressing, but it's at a pivot point, and so we need to gather together and celebrate what it is that we do, without it having to have any public-facing."
She acknowledged the fashion aspect while emphasizing her desire for more privacy: "I mean, the fashion is great, and all of that stuff. We'll find out in the end who won or who didn't win. But it would be so nice that that happened behind closed doors. [It would be] absolutely a very different evening."
As Blanchett navigates what she calls a "pivot point" in the industry, her fashion choices reflect both a mastery of the current moment and a forward-looking vision that continues to set her apart. Whether commanding attention in cutting-edge Givenchy leather or speaking candidly about industry challenges, Blanchett continues to navigate the spotlight with the same thoughtful intelligence that defines both her award-winning performances and her distinctive approach to fashion—proving that lasting style transcends trends to become a form of personal expression and an artistic statement.