When hit-American series Dawson’s Creek burst onto TV screens in 1998, the show’s lead female protagonist, Joey Potter, caused quite the stir.
With her doe eyes, and girl-next-door demeanour Katie Holmes, the actress who played Potter, quickly captured the hearts of teenage girls the world over.
Originally hailing from Toledo, Ohio, Holmes became a pin-up for the all-American, Hollywood success story, and along with her newfound fame came a stylish new wardrobe to match.
Where the notoriously-private ingénue had once favoured pared-back classics – she’s been a devoted fan of the slip dress from the start – as she hurtled towards the crown of America’s sweetheart, she sought out designs from New York Fashion Week stalwarts: Michael Kors, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.
And now, as 40-year-old Holmes covers the upcoming December issue of ELLE UK, in head-to-toe Fendi no less, it's clear the actress is using her fashion know-how to project herself back in to the limelight. As the article fairly states: 'Katie Holmes is back.'
Her style today has landed on a winning formula: for high-profile, red carpet moments she ups the va-va-voom factor – her good friend Zac Posen, known for his frothy ensembles, was behind Holmes’ camp-personified look for the 2019 Met Gala - but for every day, she relies on a cycle of understated essentials.
Essentials which have been so nonchalantly thrown-together, that fashion circles across the world have taken note at Holmes’ low-key sartorial prowess.
From the now-infamous cashmere bra ensemble from New York brand Khaite (it's been sold-out since she modelled the two-piece) she donned while hailing a taxi in New York City earlier this summer, to her recent outing in a Saint Laurent LBD and pair of on-the-money sheer tights, Holmes has well and truly earned her place in the fashion hall of fame.
Scroll through our gallery above for Katie Holmes’s full style evolution over the years.
