Pamela Anderson's Complete Style Evolution in 25 Looks
No one has had a style evolution quite like Pamela Anderson. The actor, who rose to fame in the '90s, has always been known as the ultimate blonde bombshell thanks to her iconic role (and red swimsuit) in the hit series Baywatch. But as time has progressed, Anderson has showed fans who she is beyond the pin-up TV persona.
This 2025 has been an especially pivotal year in terms of career and fashion for the actor. From sitting front row at Paris Fashion Week and celebrating award season nominations for her role in The Last Showgirl to finding success (and love) with Liam Neeson and The Naked Gun, the star has started a vivacious new chapter.
'I think people associate me with big blond hair, but if I look at my whole life, I've always been one to change up the way that I look,' the new face of haircare brand Biolage told Harper's Bazaar in a recent interview.
Its her willingness to evolve what has led the Sonsie skincare founder into her fashion cool-girl era. Now, a muse for brands like Jacquemus and often clad in couture styles from designers like Dior, Versace, the Row, and Bottega Veneta, it's not shocking to find the actor on a best dressed list on any given day.
Below, revisit some of Anderson's most iconic style moments through the years—from her early aughts maximalism to her less-is-more, sans makeup glamour.July 28, 2025
For the New York City premiere of The Naked Gun, Anderson went classic in a '60s-inspired navy satin gown from Thom Browne. The elegant dress featured a high neckline and a V-shaped open back. The actor accessorized it with a diamond brooch and transparent gloves.July 24, 2025
For her film's Berlin premiere, the superstar looked glamorous in forest-green custom ensemble from New York-based bridal designer Danielle Frankel. Anderson paired the frayed bias, silk wool set from Frankel's Fall/Winter 2024 collection with a long chiffon scarf and an antique pair of 1970s diamond-and-emerald drop earrings.July 23, 2025
In London, the Naked Gun star attended the film's photo call in a black Jackie Kennedy-inspired look that consisted of a caped-sleeve belted midi dress with an open-back detail. To top off the '60s-style ensemble, the actor accessorized with a pair of classic black pumps and a leopard-print pillbox hat.May 20, 2025
Keeping on theme with Old Hollywood glamour, Anderson was photographed on New York's Upper East Side in an oversize white button-down styled over a flared eyelet midi skirt. She accented the monochromatic look with white pumps, sunglasses, and a wide-brim Audrey Hepburn-style hat.Feburary 23, 2025
At the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Anderson exuded Greek goddess energy in a flowy ivory gown by Dior, as she celebrated her first-time nomination for her role as Shelly in The Last Showgirl. The dress featured an asymmetrical neckline and long sleeves that transformed into trains. Complementing her no-makeup look, the star sparkled in diamond jewelry, including drop earrings and a pendant necklace.16 February, 2025
For the 2025 BAFTAs, Anderson chose another elegant white gown. it was a body-hugging, off-the-shoulder ruched gown by Jacquemus—one of the actor's favorite designers. The dress also featured an elegant gathered train. Anderson wore her hair down in loose waves and accessorized with icy-white pumps plus a diamond necklace and earrings.January 27, 2025
At the start of the year, Anderson was a front row guest at the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 show in Paris. There, she looked so sophisticated in a grey suit, which featured a scarf detail on the jacket and was cinched with a skinny black belt. Anderson paired the look with black pumps, a black Lady Dior top-handle bag, and a black hat with netted front veil.December 08, 2024
Anderson showed off freshly-chopped bangs and her Bottega Veneta structured cape midi dress at a SAG-AFTRA special screening of The Last Showgirl in Los Angeles.December 02, 2024
Anderson looked radiant in a strapless butter-yellow gown adorned with a giant bow at the 2024 Gotham Awards in New York City. Keeping things simple, she accessorized the look with matching pumps and tiny diamond studs.May 6, 2024
In 2024, Anderson made her Met Gala debut in a romantic, nude chiffon Oscar de la Renta gown while dripping with 200 carats of pink lab-grown Pandora diamonds.March 09, 2023
Anderson made waves when she attended Versace's Fall/Winter 2023 show in Los Angeles. She dazzled in the black tinsel-covered jacket and a matching miniskirt paired with a black turtleneck, sleek slingback pumps, and inky shades.January 30, 2023
For the premiere of her Netflix documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, the superstar channeled her iconic self in a Baywatch-coded tank-style red dress. Anderson paired the bright look with dangly diamond earrings and her classic blonde updo.September 27, 2023
In 2023, Anderson decided to show face at Paris Fashion Week in a ground-breaking way. The star appeared at the Row's runway show in Paris with a fresh, makeup-free face. She paired the natural beauty look with effortless wind-blown hair and slipped on a three-piece charcoal suit styled with a crisp white shirt and pointy black pumps.December 12, 2022
The actor put a high-fashion spin on her fluffy, oversize 1999 Video Music Awards hat look thanks to Jacquemus. She attended the brand's Spring 2023 runway show in France, wearing a draped white halter gown adorned with flouncy feathers on the hip, as well as a matching wide-brim hat and glove.July 12, 2014
In 2014, Anderson ditched her long blonde locks for a wispy pixie. Here, she attended a Los Angeles art show in a trench coat minidress with a pleated skirt. She paired the edgy look with tall, black stiletto boots and a small matching clutch.September 18, 2008
Anderson glittered in gold at Vivienne Westwood's Red Label London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 show. The star sat front row in her Westwood minidress equipped with the designer's signature basque waist corset and draped, off-the-shoulder sleeves.January 16, 2006
For the 63rd annual Golden Globe Awards, Anderson went for a black-and-white colorblock moment on the red carpet. The empire-waist dress featured a one-shoulder black bodice and a white column skirt with a leg slit. She paired the look with black peep-toe pumps and diamond stud earrings.November 16, 2003
At the 2003 American Music Awards, the actor showed some skin in a slinky black jersey midi dress with revealing side slit panels on both sides of the dress. Anderson topped off the look with strappy black stiletto sandals, a gray smokey eye, nude lips, and Farrah Fawcett-like feathered hair.January 9, 2002
Anderson sparkled at the 2002 American Music Awards in a slinky silver chainmail crop top and a matching floor-length skirt equipped with high side slits. She attended the ceremony with then-boyfriend Kid Rock.April 10, 2001
If there's one thing we know about Anderson's style, it's that she loves an angelic white dress. In 2001, the star attended the VH1 Divas Live celebration at Radio City Music Hall in a flowy white maxi with a deep neckline and subtle leg slit. She topped off the look with strappy golden sandals and her signature messy updo.September 9, 1999
For the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Anderson turned heads when she arrived at Lincoln Center in a giant pink faux-fur hat, which she paired with a white corset and bedazzled, patterned pants. Anderson attended the awards with then-husband Tommy Lee. Both Kim Kardashian and Beyoncé have recreated the iconic award show look for Halloween.May 20, 1995
Anderson was a pioneer of method dressing since the 1990s, with her Barb Wire press tour. The star channeled her hot action character at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival by wearing a plunging black leather corset styled with elbow-length gloves, skintight pants, and over-the-knee leather boots.March 10, 1995
Anderson attended the Hard Rock Hotel's grand opening with then-husband Tommy Lee in a body-hugging pink-and-red latex halter minidress.January 25, 1995
Anderson looked demure in a black blazer and matching minidress—plus her big, blonde, bombshell hair—while attending a Las Vegas conference for the National Association of Television Program Executives at the time.1992
The red swimsuit that started it all. Anderson famously wore the bold rouge lifeguard swimsuit when she starred as C.J. Parker on the hit series Baywatch, which ran for five seasons from 1989 to 2001 and forever changed the allure of the red one-piece swimsuit (and running on the beach).
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