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Lucy Liu Breaks Down 20 Looks, From Charlie’s Angels to Kill Bill & More | Life in Looks | Vogue

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January 7, 2026

Lucy Liu takes a trip down fashion memory lane, revisiting some of her most memorable red carpet and on-screen style moments, from her early Hollywood years to today. Lucy reflects on standout looks tied to her career-defining roles, including her time as Alex Munday in Charlie’s Angels and O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill, recalling how fashion helped shape the identity of those characters. Liu also reminisces about her first major red carpet appearances, from attending the 1999 Emmys in a custom gown by Joseph A. Porro to wearing her first designer dress, a red, beaded one-shoulder Versace, at the Oscars the following year. As her star continued to rise, so did her fashion risks, from her summery Ungaro look at her first Met Gala to a theatrical Zuhair Murad gown at the 2024 Red One premiere in Berlin, underscoring how style has remained a vital throughline throughout her career.

Director: Gabrielle Reich
Director of Photography: Adam Leene
Editors: Michael Suyeda, Katie Wolford
Producer: Chase Lewis
Associate Producers: Lea Donenberg, Marisah Yazbek
Assistant Camera: Hannah Lee
Gaffer: Rodolfo Martinez
Audio: Gloria Marie
Production Assistants: Marquis Wooten, Comfort Abiodun, Hope Millner
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Talent Manager: Phoebe Dishner
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Digital Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri
Filmed on Location: Soho House Holloway

00:00 – Lucy Liu’s Life in Looks
00:12 – 1998 – Ally McBeal
01:15 – 1999 – Emmy Awards
02:47 – 2000 – Play It To the Bone Premiere
03:19 – 2000 – Princess Pei Pei, Shanghai Noon
04:26 – 2000 – Academy Awards
05:00 – 2000 – Alex Munday, Charlie’s Angels
06:19 – 2001 – Golden Globes
07:02 – 2001 – Sex and the City
07:48 – 2003 – O-Ren Ishii, Kill Bill: Volume 1
09:16 – 2004 – Met Gala
10:06 – 2008 – Kung Fu Panda
10:43 – 2013 – Golden Globes
11:03 – 2014 – Tony Awards
11:30 – 2019 – Hollywood Walk of Fame
12:04 – 2019 – Why Women Kill
12:51 – 2023 – New York City
13:11 – 2024 – Presence Premiere
13:33 – 2024 – Red One Premiere
14:04 – 2025 – Academy Museum Gala
14:45 – 2025 – Irene, Rosemead

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25 Comments

@YOURRACHINAPRIL

January 7, 2026 at 12:44 pm

❤

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@Mehdivlog983

January 7, 2026 at 12:46 pm

،👍👍👍

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@liambaroudi9234

January 7, 2026 at 12:47 pm

Iconic, I love this woman ❤

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@unathi.nkhoma

January 7, 2026 at 12:48 pm

When I grow up, I want to be Lucy Lui!

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@rachnabali5184

January 7, 2026 at 1:03 pm

Hello Charlie’s Angel

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@Cantrushtalent

January 7, 2026 at 1:14 pm

J’adore Lucy Liu

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@owenkrzyz

January 7, 2026 at 1:14 pm

the best

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@ItzMe3e3e

January 7, 2026 at 1:15 pm

Yessss, Alex/Cottonmouth!! ❤❤❤ and the Rainbow 🌈 name drop!!! Icon 🥰

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@elonmuskworld

January 7, 2026 at 1:16 pm

Follow for fashion ❤❤❤❤

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@robinc6746

January 7, 2026 at 1:19 pm

Intelligent, articulate and beautiful. Oh, if only to be Lucy Liu

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@egosumsiri

January 7, 2026 at 1:21 pm

there is no way she is 57!!! such a beautiful elegant woman!

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@myakurtz7713

January 7, 2026 at 1:21 pm

Love u

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@tetrulz

January 7, 2026 at 1:25 pm

It’s so Asian of her to say after working for decades as a successful actress “I think my mom gets it now” 😂😅

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@larissaaleisee6994

January 7, 2026 at 1:33 pm

Been waiting for this!!!! Thank you Vogue!

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@kclbailey

January 7, 2026 at 1:40 pm

What a truly amazing woman!

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@Rosa-mj5mt

January 7, 2026 at 1:43 pm

What an elegant woman ❤❤

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@trishasmith3286

January 7, 2026 at 1:48 pm

🦦🫶🏾

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@OlivieroUrbinati-xw3mk

January 7, 2026 at 1:48 pm

Needed this, thanks ❤❤

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@Peachlover345

January 7, 2026 at 1:51 pm

She’s such an icon

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@drouinjohnny9036

January 7, 2026 at 1:56 pm

Im in love….❤

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@kloe6095

January 7, 2026 at 2:18 pm

A legend 👏

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@tillmanntill149

January 7, 2026 at 2:41 pm

Ultimate legend with a relatable personality! Love her

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@sergiorodriguez6906

January 7, 2026 at 2:43 pm

She’s so fab

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@ExaucéNkani

January 7, 2026 at 2:51 pm

I WOULD BE HAPPY IF I SEE AALIYAH IN THIS EMISSION

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@lukewharton1

January 7, 2026 at 2:52 pm

Barely aged at all. She’s an icon

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