Whether she’s frocked up for a red carpet do or popping down to the shops in her many layers of casual clothes Helena Bonham Carter’s style is always eye-catching.
The actress has never been one to go with trends, and adopted an increasingly dark and quirky look since teaming up with director and partner Tim Burton in 2001.
She cites Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette as her style icons, but when you see her mum it’s clear to where her daring fashion sense got its roots.
Here are some of Helena Bonham Carter’s craziest looks.
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A much younger Helena Bonham Carter at the Pretty in Pink premier, 1986.
The first sighting of HBC in velvet in 1987, with many more to come.
Another early velvet look in 1989.
Matching florals at a premiere in New York 1998.
A burlesque-inspired outfit for the Moulin Rouge premiere in 2001.
The Queen gives Helena some style tips. Just kidding, she’s receiving the CBE medal.
Getting her grunge on at the 2001 Bridget Jones’s Diary premiere.
Now we see where she gets it. With mum in 2004.
With her mother again at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
Getting into the floral theme at the Chelsea Flower Show 2004.
Shades of red at the Telluride Film Festival 2005.
Showing a taste for tartan at the Edward Scissorhands premiere 2005.
Went through a tartan phase in 2012.
The great tartan trend of 2012.
Once more, with feeling.
All dressed up for a Harry Potter premiere in 2007.
Yep, that handbag is shaped like a castle. At a Harry Potter film premiere in 2009.
2010, the same year she made Vanity Fair’s best dressed list.
Striking a pose at the Alice In Wonderland premiere in 2010.
Big hair at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows premiere 2010.
This is what Helena Bonham Carter calls streetwear. London 2010.
At the 2011 Academy Awards.
Mismatching shoes, patterns and mesh at the 2011 Golden Globes.
A fitting frock for the Corpse Bride premiere.
Stripes, stripes everywhere at the Dark Shadows premiere in 2012.
It’s hard to tell whether HBC was in costume for this Funk & Soul party. 2013.
It’s hard to tell whether HBC was in costume for this Funk & Soul party. 2013.
