Diane Kruger’s Best Red Carpet Moments Prove Why She’s the Ultimate Designer Muse

For her final appearance at Cannes in 2025, the actor went with a lace Dolce & Gabbana dress that featured a long scarf at the back.

Kruger leaned into her theatrical side for the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala in 2025, wearing a bold Jason Wu dress paired with an elaborate mask.

No, Kruger’s crinkled Prada dress wasn’t a mishap—the neon dress was intentionally wrinkled.

In a couture Jean Paul Gaultier dress by Simone Rocha, Kruger looked straight out of a fairytale at the 2024 Cesar Awards.

Kruger decided to edge things up a bit by wearing a David Koma fall 2023 look complete with leather, thigh-high boots, black gloves, and a flower-adorned choker.

While on the fall 2023 runway, this structured Jason Wu blazer was styled over a nude mini dress, Kruger added her own touch by layering it atop a lace number.

Kruger opted for drama when attending the premiere of The Innocent at Cannes, wearing a bright red Oscar de la Renta gown with an open back and voluminous skirt.

The actor did not shy away from standing out at the 2021 Met Gala, pairing her neon green Prabal Gurung dress with equally bright pink heels and eye makeup.

Kruger wore a custom Armani Privé gown with a keyhole cutout to the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.

Kruger shined in a sequin-covered Elie Saab spring 2019 haute couture dress at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

The actor loves to play with texture, which is likely why she was drawn to this Givenchy spring 2019 couture dress with its layered skirt, sheer sleeve details, and embellished collar.

While Kruger usually opts for glamour, she embraced her sexier side for the Welcome to Marwen premiere and wore a metallic lace Ralph & Russo fall 2018 couture dress with an asymmetric hem.

Armani Privé always feels at home on the Cannes red carpet, so this pale blue gown was likely an obvious choice for the actor.

Once again, Kruger tapped Prabal Gurung to dress her for the Met Gala, and the actor arrived in a teal blue mini dress with a dramatic opera coat and train.

Kruger managed to make a statement while still adhering to the year’s self-imposed black dress code in this gorgeous caped Prada dress.

This Jason Wu Fall 2017 dress was originally completely sheer on the bottom, but Kruger had a panel of lace added in order to wear it on the Cannes red carpet.

The actor opted for a gold-beaded Prada dress with a draped detail in the back for the 2017 Met Gala.

Kruger supported one of her favorite designers, Prabal Gurung, by wearing his black and red strapless dress to the CFDA Awards in 2015.

The actor wore a completely embellished, caped halter neck Prada gown to the Cannes Film Festival in 2015.

While Kruger is usually a gown girl, she oped to wear a Chanel spring 2011 couture look featuring embroidered pants to the Met Gala in 2015.

Clearly, Kruger was on a pants kick in 2015 because she wore a bright red Donna Karan Atelier jumpsuit to the Vanity Fair Oscar party that year.

Kruger sparkled in a simple Emilia Wickstead spring 2015 dress at the Golden Globes.

Hugo Boss dressed Kruger in this icy blue gown for the 2014 Met Gala.

Dyed pink hair added a punk element to her Chanel spring 2013 couture dress.

Kruger wore a gorgeous, metallic Vivienne Westwood dress to the premiere of Amour at Cannes.

The actor went for a more bohemian look at the 2012 Met Gala, wearing a purple Prada dress with an ostrich feather hem and a statement necklace.

Kruger loves a bright red look, and she brought out the color once again for the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party with the help of Calvin Klein.

The actor wore a sleek and simple Calvin Klein dress while attending the Cannes Film Festival with her then-boyfriend Joshua Jackson.

Kruger wore a Jason Wu fall 2011 dress for yet another appearance at the Met Gala.

The year before, she went for a simpler look, wearing a white long sleeve Calvin Klein dress to the event.

Kruger wore a unique Chanel dress to the Oscars in 2010.

She then changed into a red silk Calvin Klein resort 2010 dress for the after party.

The actor went for a vintage look in Jason Wu at the 2010 SAG Awards.

Kruger embraced a girlier look for the 2010 Golden Globes, wearing a pink Christian Lacroix dress to the event.

The actor supported her friend, Jason Wu, by wearing a belted red mini dress by the designer to the 2009 CFDA Awards.

The actor showed off her bare back in a white and silver floral dress at the Cannes premiere of her film, Inglourious Basterds.

Kruger wore a white floral Chanel mini dress to the Met Gala in 2009.

The year, before she wore a mini dress as well, this time a silver one from Alberta Ferretti.

The actor embraced her bohemian side and wore an off-the-shoulder, burnt orange J. Mendel dress to the premiere of the second National Treasure movie.

Of course Kruger wore Chanel when she brought Karl Lagerfeld as her date to the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. “He was so giddy—like a little kid,” she recalled.

Kruger captivated in a blue, tiered dress at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2007.

The actor wore an asymmetric Dior resort 2007 dress to the SAG Awards.

While Kruger could have worn this white, textured dress to walk down the aisle, she actually donned it for the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.

She wore a similar, Elie Saab dress to the Oscars months earlier.

The actor wore a burgundy, velvet Lanvin fall 2005 dress to the Globes in 2006.

Kruger is not afraid to take style risks—take this unique Marchesa dress she wore to the Globes in 2005, for example.

The actor wore a blue and black lingerie-inspired dress to the National Treasure premiere in 2004.

When Kruger found out her movie, Troy, was performing at Cannes, she asked Chanel if she could borrow a dress. Instead, Karl Lagerfeld designed one specifically for her big moment. “It was a confection,” the actor said of the mint, feather-covered piece. “It was truly, at the time, the dress of my dreams. I was so green and young and Karl made me feel like a princess.”

Kruger wore a gold Balenciaga slip dress to her first of many Met Galas.

The actor wore a ruffled, tiered off-white dress to the Cannes Film Festival with her then-husband, Guillaume Canet.