Kendall Jenner's Best Red Carpet Looks Through the Years

Kendall Jenner has developed a fearless red carpet style all her own and proven she's not afraid to show some skin

Kendall Jenner at Met Gala 2023
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Kendall Jenner may have enviable street style, but it's her epic red carpet looks that launched a thousand naked dresses. The model has in recent years championed sheer illusion, bare bums, and nearly naked tops everywhere from the Oscars to the Met Gala, but has also shown a more whimsical side, occasionally turning to voluminous dresses, tulle-filled looks, and even feathered frocks. Plunging necklines, open backs, and plenty of crystals have been on Jenner's fashion menu, which has only gotten more confident and focused with time.

The supermodel, who has admitted in the past that she's "more introverted" than her Kardashian sisters, who she said "are much louder," has certainly found her voice on the red carpet, regularly communicating through her looks that she's more than comfortable showing some skin. When her first high fashion runway show for Marc Jacobs in 2014 ended up involving a completely sheer top, the 818 Spirits founder certainly kept her cool, recalling to Vogue, "I was pretty chill, even though my boobies were out."

With her quiet confidence leading the way, Jenner has become a standout on some of the hardest to conquer red carpets, namely the Met Gala and the Oscars after-party, where one 2019 look won the night (and nearly broke the internet). Jenner's willingness to push the limits for fashion shows no signs of wavering. While discussing her longtime partnership with Calvin Klein, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was asked by Elle in 2023 if there were any new trends she would be willing to try out. Her cool-as-a-cucumber response? "I am always willing to take a risk."

Keep scrolling for a few of Kendall Jenner's best red carpet looks to date.

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Kendall Jenner in a Marc Jacobs bodysuit at the Met Gala in 2023

Kendall Jenner in Marc Jacobs 2023 Met Gala

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The model paid tribute to designer Karl Lagerfeld in a collared, sequined bodysuit with dramatic floor-length sleeves from Marc Jacobs and gave the look a punky edge with sky-high platform boots.

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Kendall Jenner in vintage Jean-Paul Gauthier at the 'Vanity Fair' Oscars after-party in 2023

Kendall Jenner In Jean Paul Gauthier at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party

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Jenner wore a vintage Jean-Paul Gauthier mermaid gown (the same one that Marion Cotillard wore in cream to accept her Best Actress Oscar in 2008) with fish scale embellishments to the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.

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Kendall Jenner in a Khaite dress at the CFDA Fashion Awards in 2022

Kendall Jenner in Khaite at the CFDA Awards

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A relatively minimal look compared to Jenner's typical red carpet fare, her white sequined Khaite dress with a slight plunge proved lucky for its designer, who went on to win the award for Womenswear Designer of the Year that evening at the CFDA Fashion Awards.

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Kendall Jenner in a Burc Akyol bodysuit at the LACMA Art + Film Festival in 2022

Kendall Jenner in Burc Akyol

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Jenner wore a sheer long-sleeved bodysuit from French couturier Burc Akyol under a super low-slung metallic maxi skirt to the LACMA Art + Film Festival in Los Angeles.

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Kendall Jenner in a sheer Prada ensemble at the Met Gala in 2022

Kendall Jenner in Prada at the Met Gala 2022

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A sheer mesh Prada top and oversized ruched ball skirt were just the start of Jenner's edgy look at the Met Gala in 2022, which she kicked up a notch with bleach blonde, nearly invisible brows.

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Kendall Jenner in Balenciaga at the Oscars after-party in 2022

Kendall Jenner in Balenciaga

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Head-to-toe Balenciaga was the order of the night for Jenner, who hit the Oscars after-party red carpet in a supremely poofy black gown and pointed boots, even arriving wearing sunglasses from the Spanish house.

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Kendall Jenner in a Givenchy Haute Couture dress at the Met Gala in 2021

Kendall Jenner in Givenchy Haute Couture

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Jenner's Givenchy gown and neckpiece were an homage to Audrey Hepburn, with the model donning a more risqué take on the Cecil Beaton gown that Hepburn wore as Eliza Doolittle in the 1964 film My Fair Lady.

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Kendall Jenner in a Giambattista Valli x H&M gown at the amfAR Cannes Gala in 2019

Kendall Jenner in Giambattista Valli x HM

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The model kept it super playful at an amfAR Gala in a bubblegum pink tulle confection from Giambattista Valli x H&M that included a removable train.

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Kendall Jenner in a Versace dress at the Met Gala in 2019

Kendall Jenner in Versace

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Jenner gave off Victoria's Secret Angel vibes in a custom fiery orange Versace gown with beading, sheer illusion, and dramatic feathered wings.

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Kendall Jenner in a Rami Kadi Couture dress at the Oscars after-party in 2019

Kendall Jenner in Rami Kadi

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Despite her penchant for see-through dressing, it was the hip-bone bearing dress from couturier Rami Kadi that had the internet ablaze after Jenner wore it to the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.

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Kendall Jenner in a Julien MacDonald dress at the British Fashion Awards in 2018

Kendall Jenner in Julien MacDonald

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For the British Fashion Awards, Jenner donned an embellished gold column dress with sharp shoulders, a completely sheer top, and a nude panty.

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Kendall Jenner in an Off-White jumpsuit at the Met Gala in 2018

In Off-White at the Met Gala

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Jenner walked the Met Gala carpet in a white chiffon jumpsuit from Off-White designer Virgil Abloh and complimented the look with sheer white gloves, drop earrings, and a sleek pony.

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Kendall Jenner in a Redemption mini-dress at the the 'Vanity Fair' Oscars after-party in 2018

Kendall Jenner in Redemption

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Switching it up for the Oscars' after-party, Jenner wore a black Redemption micro-mini dress with a deep plunge, exaggerated ruffle sleeve, and lace cut-outs running down the sides.

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Kendall Jenner in a Giambattista Valli Couture mini-dress on the Cannes red carpet in 2017

Kendall Jenner in Giambattista Valli

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Jenner hit the premiere of 120 Beats Per Minute in a short Giambattista Valli Couture gown straight off the runway and added to the floral frock's sweetness with a pair of sheer ankle socks under her strappy heels.

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Kendall Jenner in a La Perla gown at the Met Gala in 2017

Kendall Jenner in La Perla

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La Perla's Creative Director revealed that Jenner's gown for the Met Gala was made entirely out of "one piece of string" with 85,000 crystals strung onto it. It left little to the imagination, with only a thong bodice worn underneath.

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Kendall Jenner in an Elie Saab Haute Couture dress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016

Chopard Wild Party, 69th Cannes Film Festival, France - 16 May 2016 Kendall Jenner
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Jenner wore a sheer ivory Elie Saab Haute Couture gown embroidered with florals and ostrich plumes, complete with a satin Charlotte Olympia clutch and metallic sandals, to the Cannes Film Festival.

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Kendall Jenner in a David Koma bodysuit in 2016

Kendall Jenner launches The Estee Edit at Selfridges London
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Jenner embraced the bodysuit and took it to the next level for the launch of the Estee Edit, selecting a sexy off-shoulder cut-out David Koma one-piece that she styled with an asymmetric skirt blinged-out with metal circle embroidery and classic black pumps.

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Kendall Jenner in a Cavalli Couture gown at a movie premiere in 2016

Kendall Jenner 'Mal de Pierres' premiere, 69th Cannes Film Festival, France - 15 May 2016
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The model shut down the red carpet at the From the Land of the Moon premiere during Cannes in a stunning see-through Cavalli Couture silk tulle gown embroidered with black velvet and intertwining gold lurex snakes.

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Kendall Jenner in a Versace dress at a Magnum Party during Cannes in 2016

Kendall Jenner Magnum Double Dare Launch Party, 69th Cannes Film Festival, France - 12 May 2016
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At the Magnum Party during Cannes, Jenner brought the sex appeal in a printed orange-and-purple silk Versace gown cut all the way downtothere and all the way uptothere. She finished her look with a pair of Stuart Weitzman sandals and a bold lip from her Estee Lauder collab.

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Kendall Jenner in a Kristian Aadnevik dress at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2016

Kendall Jenner at the 2016 mtv movie awards
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For the 2016 MTV Movie & TV Awards, Jenner wore a black Kristian Aadnevik dress, DSquared2 lace-up heels, and Lorraine Schwartz diamonds.

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Kendall Jenner in an Atelier Versace dress at the Met Gala in 2016

Kendall Jenner
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Jenner wore a cut-out Atelier Versace gown to the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" themed Met Gala in 2016.

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Kendall Jenner in a Vivienne Westwood gown at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Dinner in 2016

In Vivienne Westwood, 2016
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Jenner chose a curve-hugging draped Vivienne Westwood gown complete with a '90s-esque diamond choker and strappy black heels for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Kendall Jenner in Kendall + Kylie separates at a collection release in 2016

Gingham
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The model celebrated the Kendall + Kylie Collection at Nordstrom in head-to-toe Kendall + Kylie—a black-and-white gingham-print twisted crop top with a pair of matching high-waist pants and sculptural black mules.

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Kendall Jenner in an Alexandre Vauthier gown at the ESPYs in 2015

In Alexandre Vauthier, 2015
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An avid sports fan, Jenner attended the 2015 ESPY Awards in a black sheer-paneled Alexandre Vauthier Couture gown.

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Kendall Jenner in a Versace dress at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2015

In Versace, 2015
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After her VS Angel debut at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Jenner changed into a sheer shimmery olive green Versace gown with a dangerously high slit, complete with strappy metallic sandals.

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