Red Carpet Style: Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is one of Hollywood's biggest stars and one of fashion's most famous faces. The face of J'adore Dior perfume since 2004, she is instantly recognisable the world over from the iconic adverts, yet Theron is also an Oscar winner, a keen charity worker, a mother of two and of course, very stylish when it comes to her fashion sense. She has recently been pulling out all the stops on the red carpet for the Fast and Furious 8 premieres in which she stars opposite Vin Diesel, but then again Charlize rarely gets in wrong in the fashion stakes.

Born in 1975 and raised in South Africa, Theron had early hopes of becoming a model moving to Italy when she was just 16 to pursue her dream, later switching to ballet which saw her move to New York to study full time. After a knee injury forced her to stop dancing, Charlize jumped on a plane to LA to find a job in Hollywood - as you do. Luckily for her it wasn't too difficult. Some of her early films included 'The Devil's Advocate,' 'Mighty Joe Young' and 'The Cider House Rules.' But it wasn't until 2003 and her steller performance in 'Monster' that people really began to take note of Theron. She would go on to win the Best Actress Oscar at the Academy Awards for her role (the first South African ever to do so) as well as a Golden Globe and Screen Actor's Guild Award. It was during this time that Charlize landed her million dollar endorsement deal with Christian Dior, whom she is still brand ambassador to all these years later.

More recently we have seen Charlize in a string of big box office movies, such as 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' 'Mad Max: Fury Road' and 'Prometheus.' Outside of her busy role as a Hollywood icon, Theron is mother to two adopted children. Personally, I think Charlize Theron is one of the best dressed stars. Yes, I know she has a very good stylist and has all the Dior gowns in the world to choose from, but she carries everything with such grace and elegance (thanks mainly due to her model frame) that many celebrities just can't muster these days. Whether it be at the Oscars, BAFTA's or at Cannes, Theron favours sweeping gowns which highlight her endless legs and golden tan. Who can forget that sparkly Gucci dress she wore to collect her Oscar in 2004? Or that red Dior gown in 2016, complete with wavy old Hollywood glamour hair? She just always seems it get it right when it comes to fashion, which is not easy considering her choice of outfits. Bold colours (I'm talking canary yellow and teal here), thigh high splits, metallic mini dresses... these looks read as a fashion disaster but not for Theron.

Prints seem to be a no go for Charlize. Instead, simple colours rule the roost with her hair often coifed to the side or slicked back. Everything is just very classy and sophisticated when it comes to her red carpet style, similar to fellow Dior ambassador's Natalie Portman and Jennifer Lawrence. I loved the pale pink gown she wore to the Golden Globes in 2012, which she paired with a matching hairband and clutch bag. There's just too many great red carpet moments to choose from when it comes to this 41 year old actress, but I have managed to pick a few favourites which you can see below. See if you can decide on a favourite - trust me, it's not easy!