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Hunter Schafer’s Edgy Red Carpet Style Is Completely Euphoric

by Carolyn Twersky
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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 16: Hunter Schafer of the movie "Cuckoo" attends the "A Different Man" pr...
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Despite her status as a Hollywood mainstay, Hunter Schafer is one of those celebrities that seemingly popped up out of nowhere. In 2019, she made her acting debut as Jules in the hit HBO show Euphoria, and suddenly, she was everywhere. But she didn’t actually just appear over night. Schafer cut her teeth in the modeling world long before she got into acting, walking the runways of Milan and Paris with aplomb. That might explain why, by the time she started hitting red carpets to promote her new projects, she already had her personal style completely figured out.

Schafer has never played by the rules when it comes to dressing for red carpet events. She loves to take risks, which is why she usually gravitates toward more out-of-the-box designers like Daniel Roseberry of Schiaparelli, Miuccia Prada, and Rick Owens. As a Prada ambassador, she is constantly stepping out in custom looks from the Italian house, many of which are inspired by, or actual, vintage creations. Clearly, Schafer has an eye for fashion, which means every time she appears on the red carpet, it is an absolute delight. Below, look back at all of the great looks Hunter Schafer has brought to the red carpet.

2024: Cannes Film Festival

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Making her Cannes Film Festival debut, the star channeled peak Hollywood glamour in a liquid Armani Privé gown and a sapphire and diamond necklace and earrings for the Kinds of Kindness premiere.

2024: Cannes Film Festival

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Only Schafer could make something as simple as a housewife’s apron into a capital-F Fashion moment. For the Kinds of Kindness photo call at the Cannes Film Festival, she epitomized cool in a white Prada outfit and matching bandana that she dressed up with pale blue satin pumps.

2024: GQ Global Creativity Awards

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The actress turned up to a 2024 GQ event with a whole new definition of the phrase “wearable art.” She looked ethereal in a hand-painted Marni gown and shoes inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night.

2024: Cuckoo Premiere

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Only Schafer could make something like red carpet leg warmers work. And it sure helps when said leg warmers are actually vintage from Prada’s fall 2007 collection.

2024: Berlin Film Festival

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In fresh off-the-runway Maison Margiela couture by John Galliano, the actress flexed her fashion bonafides during the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.

2024: Golden Globe Awards

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For the 2024 Golden Globes, Schafer turned up in a dramatic twist on the sheer red carpet trend. She slipped into a ballet slipper-colored Prada gown that featured lighter-than-air layers of fabric.

2023: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes New York Premiere

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Schafer looked like a modern-day Effie Trinket at the 2023 Hunger Games premiere, wearing a dramatic flower dress by Marni and classic white heels.

2023: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Los Angeles Premiere

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Schafer paired pin-straight, waist-skimming hair with a completely embellished and cut out Alexander McQueen dress for a Hunger Games red carpet in L.A.

2023: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes World Premiere

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For The Hunger Games’ world premiere in London, Schafer wore a custom gold lamé Prada look based around a design from the brand’s spring 2009 collection.

2023: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes European Premiere

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Schafer did not mess around during The Hunger Games press tour, and at the movie’s first premiere, held in Germany, she wore an artistic Schiaparelli fall 2023 haute couture dress that looked like it was literally painted on her.

2023: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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There were many great style moments at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar party, but Schafer blew everyone out of the water when she arrived to the red carpet in a look from Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s one and only collection for Ann Demeulemeester, featuring just a singular white feather as a top.

2023: Costume Designers Guild Awards

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Schafer clearly loves the Prada archives, as she had another old look (this one from the brand’s spring/summer 1997 collection) recreated for her to wear to the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

2022: Euphoria FYC Event

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While promoting her hit HBO show, Schafer wore a burnt orange, asymmetric Rick Owens set, keeping the styling clean with just a pair of black boots.

2022: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Schafer embraced her edgier side at the 2022 Vanity Fair party, attending in a bleached denim Rick Ownes fall 2022 dress, styled with a diamond necklace and wet hair.

2022: Euphoria Season 2 Premiere

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Before the Costume Designers Guild Awards, Schafer embraced Prada organza in the form of a custom burgundy dress at the premiere of Euphoria season two.

2021: “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” Met Gala

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Schafer looked like she came from another galaxy to attend the Met Gala in her metallic Prada dress with an aquamarine brooch designed by Evangeline AdaLioryn, which the actress wore across her face.

2020: Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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This Givenchy spring 2019 couture dress covered in organza tubes, sequins, and pearl fringe—which Schafer wore to the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party—was made for twirling, and clearly the actress got the memo.

2020: Film Independent Spirit Awards

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Schafer adopted a softer look for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, wearing a pleated white shirt and skirt from Loewe pre-fall 2020, though she did bring her usual edge in the form of dark lipstick.

2020: Golden Globes After Party

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The actress turned to one of her go-to designers, Rick Owens, to dress her for the Golden Globes after party in 2020.

2019: InStyle Awards

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Schafer once again wore Rick Owens, this time a burgundy fall 2019 dress with ruffle details. She also paired the look with Owens’ popular grilled boots.

2019: Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Event

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The actress was dripping in pearls in a Christopher Kane pre-fall 2019 satin set.

2019: MTV Movie and TV Awards

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Schafer matched her colorful, multi-patterned Mugler pre-fall 2019 dress with her makeup at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

2019: Euphoria Premiere

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The model-turned-actress attended her first premiere in a floral knit, asymmetric Rodarte dress.

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