With a last name like Goth, it seems that Mia Goth was always fated to become a scream queen. The English actor first made her mark on the horror genre in 2016 with Gore Verbinski’s creepy A Cure for Wellness. Since, the English actor has made a name for herself as horror’s go-to girl, starring in many of the last decade’s most fascinating horror flicks, including Luca Guadagnino’s sensual Suspiria remake, Claire Denis’ existentially devastating High Life and Ti West’s technicolor slasher Pearl.
From fashion girl to final girl, Mia’s style has shifted in tandem with her career over the last decade. The former model began her acting career already a fashion industry darling, sitting front row and dressed head to toe in Nicolas Ghesquière’s experimental Louis Vuitton and Miuccia Prada’s prim Miu Miu. As her roles became darker, so did her wardrobe. Think vamp-y Givenchy gowns, Victorian lace and goth-y dresses all in a palette of black, black, black. As Mia cements her reputation as the scream queen of the 2020’s, we look at how the actor’s style has evolved over the last decade.
At a Louis Vuitton event, 2014
Mia Goth’s always been a fashion girl. The English actor began her career in modelling before she began auditioning for films, landing her first role in Lars Von Trier’s controversial Nymphomaniac in 2013. After her cinematic debut, Mia quickly became a favourite face of designer Nicolas Ghesquière who had recently begun his tenure at Louis Vuitton. Mia’s early-career style included many of his earlier designs for LV, including prim A-line skirts and this 70s-look dress from the house’s SS15 collection.
At a Miu Miu show, 2015
Before the Miu Miu mini, there was Mia Goth. The English actor was a Miu Miu muse way back in 2015, when she fronted the brand’s controversial spring campaign. In addition to facing its campaigns, Mia also frequently attended Miu Miu’s PFW shows wearing the label’s girlish garb: houndstooth dresses, Mary Janes and grandma cardigans.
A the Met Gala, 2016
By 2016, Mia had graduated from Miu Miu to older-sister label, Prada. This paillette Prada dress at the 2016 Met Gala, the embodiment of the label’s intellectual glam.
At the A Cure for Wellness screening, 2017
Enter Mia’s scream queen era. In 2016, the actor made her first mark on the horror genre in Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness, playing an enigmatic young woman living in a mysterious Swiss wellness center. To one of the movie’s early screenings, she wore wore a rather gothic lace dress, inspired by the genre, no doubt.
At the Venice Film Festival, 2018
Mia starred in her third consecutive horror film with Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. In this remake of the 1977 horror classic, the actor plays Sara, a student at a dance academy run by a coven of witches. To the film’s Venice Film Festival premiere, Mia wore a black Givenchy gown with a leotard-esque bodice, an homage to the film’s dark, dancerly subject matter.
At the High Life premiere, 2018
In 2018, Mia starred in Claire Denis’ sci-fi horror film High Life. Alongside Robert Pattinson and Juliette Binoche, Mia plays one of a group of death-row criminals sent on a space mission towards a black hole. To promote the film, the actor wore a series of sleek space age-inspired dresses including a fringed shift dress and this bubble-neckline mini.
At the Dior Haute Couture show, 2019
Mia became a front row staple during the SS19 season. From Paris Fashion Week to Couture, the actor wore tweed at Chanel, chiffon at Valentino and this iconic Dior number.
At the Independent Spirit Awards, 2019
With films like Suspiria and High Life under her belt, Mia had become one of Hollywood’s most promising new stars. And, to the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards, she wore a look befitting that reputation: a diamante dress from Saint Laurent.
At the Oscars party, 2020
In 2020, Mia bleached her hair to match her signature blonde eyebrows. To the year’s Oscars, the actor paired her new ‘do with a pastel pink look from Givenchy’s SS19 Couture collection.
At the Emma premiere, 2020
Mia stepped into something a little softer to promote 2020 romantic comedy Emma. To the film’s LA premiere, she wore a fluid Proenza Schouler mini in a sumptuous shade of cream, rather than her signature black.
At the Venice Film Festival, 2022
In honour of her star-making role in Ti West slasher Pearl, Mia stepped onto the Venice Film Festival carpet in a gothic twist on Old Hollywood glam: a screen siren corset paired with mesh evening gloves, satin headscarf and massive glasses that said “no pictures, please.”
At the Toronto Film Festival, 2022
Mia one-upped her Venice look at the Toronto Film Festival. Still on the Pearl promotional trail, the actor wore a vamp-y lace dress complete with a matching mourning veil. Very macabre, and very Mia.