FORGET stepping on to the red carpet in something brand new – these days it is all about the art of the re-wear.

In the past few days alone there have been multiple archived designer dresses coming back out.

Lili Reinhart in a yellow silk gown descends a carpeted staircase.Lili Reinhart was one of the latest celebs to wear an archived designer dresses Credit: instagram/lilireinhart Movie poster for "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with Kate Hudson in a yellow dress and Matthew McConaughey in a suit, leaning back-to-back.Lili wore a yellow dress like the one Kate Hudson had on for the 2003 film How to Lose A Guy In Ten Days Credit: Alamy

was one of the latest when she wore a yellow dress like the one had on for the 2003 film How to Lose A Guy In Ten Days.

Lili, promoting her movie The Love Hypothesis, posted this picture on Instagram and captioned the image “paying homage to Kate Hudson”.

Kate’s dress was a Carolina Herrera one-off, but Lili’s is still from the archives – made by Cache in the early 2000.

Here, Fashion Editor Abby McHale takes a look at some of the most famous fashion re-wears.

SYDNEY SWEENEY – 2024

Sydney Sweeney in a white satin halter gown with a plunging neckline and two diamond necklaces on the red carpet.Sydney Sweeney had her eye on this Marc Bouwer gown Credit: Getty

ANGELINA JOLIE – 2004

Angelina Jolie in a Marc Bouwer white satin gown and diamond necklace at the 76th Annual Academy Awards.Angelina Jolie wore the dress to the Oscars in 2004 Credit: Getty

had her eye on the Marc Bouwer gown wore to the Oscars in 2004 for quite some time, having wanted to wear it on two other occasions.

Finally she donned the very same white halterneck gown for the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty.

After being kept for two decades, Sydney was not allowed to make any alterations to it.

GIGI HADID – 2026

Gigi Hadid posing in a black dress with gold safety pin details and a high slit.This month, Gigi Hadid brought back Elizabeth Hurley’s paperclip Versace dress look for EE72 magazine’s Made In The 90s issue and nailed the brief Credit: Courtesy of 72

ELIZABETH HURLEY – 1994

Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant attending the "Four Weddings and a Funeral" premiere.Liz wore the gown first in 1994 when she attended the Four Weddings And A Funeral premiere with then boyfriend Hugh Grant Credit: Getty

WORN first by in 1994 when she attended the premiere with then boyfriend Hugh Grant, the paperclip Versace dress became iconic and put her name on everyone’s lips.

This month, brought back the look for EE72 magazine’s Made In The 90s issue and nailed the brief.

ZENDAYA – 2026

Zendaya in a white and gold asymmetric dress and white heels.According to Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach this Cache dress is ‘one of the most iconic dresses in movie history’ Credit: Getty

SARAH JESSICA PARKER – 2008

Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in a white and gold dress.Sarah Jessica Parker wore the dress as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex In The City in 2008 Credit: New Line

ACCORDING to stylist Law Roach this Cache dress is “one of the most iconic dresses in movie history” having been worn by as in in 2008.

While it also has links to after being inspired by a Eugene Alexander dress she wore in 1987.

Zendaya wore it in March for an Essence Black Women event.

IRINA SHAYK – 2026

Irina Shayk posing on the red carpet at "The Echo Chamber" premiere.Irina Shayk wore a black bodycon Dolce & Gabbana dress featuring a lace side strap detail, she looked striking Credit: Shutterstock Editorial

GISELLE – 2002

Gisele Bundchen modeling a black lace-up dress and black pumps on a red runway.Coming straight from the D&G archive, this little black dress was first seen modelled on the runway by Gisele Bundchen in 2002 Credit: Getty

NAOMI CAMPBELL – 2003

Naomi Campbell posing at the 2002 GQ "Men of the Year" Awards.In the same year, Naomi Campbell also wore it for the GQ Men Of The Year awards in New York Credit: Getty

SUPERMODEL always looks sensational on a red carpet.

And she proved it once again at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday.

Wearing a black bodycon Dolce & Gabbana dress featuring a lace side strap detail, she looked striking.

But this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this outfit.

Coming straight from the D&G archive, this little black dress was first seen modelled on the runway by in 2002.

And then, in the same year, also wore it for the GQ Men Of The Year awards in New York.

With three supermodels wearing one dress, it shows how picture perfect this look really is.