Barbra Streisand’s Greatest Style Hits: Photos of Her Most Iconic Fashion Looks Over the Years

1965

“I never just went with the style of the day,” says Barbra, who landed on the International Best Dressed list in 1965.

1969

She won her first Oscar wearing an Arnold Scaasi pantsuit that looked sheer under the lights. “I’m still horrified,” she admits.

1973

Fashion choices were “inspired by period films, paintings in museums and those fabulous Mucha posters of Sarah Bernhardt,” says Barbra, who wore a gray fox fur and turban to The Way We Were premiere.

1983

She looked like Cinderella in a stunning ball gown as she stepped out with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in New York.

1984

Barbra wore an all-white outfit to the London premiere of her directorial debut, Yentl. “I always loved hats,” she says.

1992

“Why can’t women be accomplished and attractive, strong and sensitive, intelligent and sensual?” says Barbra, who looked perfect in a ’90s power suit.

2001

For the first post-9/11 Emmy Awards, where she performed as well as won, Barbra chose a black off-shoulder velvet dress and choker.

2019

“People should express themselves and wear whatever they feel on any given day,” says Barbra, 81. “That has nothing to do with age.”

2023

Barbra has received numerous awards throughout her career, and 2023 brought the multitalented star another one. In February, Barbra became the fourth person to receive the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Woman of Leadership Award.

“I am deeply honored to receive this award named after one of the iconic and pathbreaking Justices ever to serve on the Supreme Court,” Barbra wrote via X on February 22, 2023.