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Helena Bonham Carter’s most out-there outfits

Whether she's frocked up for a red carpet do or popping down to the shops in her many layers of casual clothes Helena Bonham Carter's style is always eye-catching.
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Whether she’s frocked up for a red carpet do or popping down to the shops in her many layers of casual clothes Helena Bonham Carter’s style is always eye-catching.

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The actress has never been one to go with trends, and adopted an increasingly dark and quirky look since teaming up with director and partner Tim Burton in 2001.

She cites Vivienne Westwood and Marie Antoinette as her style icons, but when you see her mum it’s clear to where her daring fashion sense got its roots.

Here are some of Helena Bonham Carter’s craziest looks.

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A man in a light suit and a woman in a long coat pose together on a red carpet.

A much younger Helena Bonham Carter at the Pretty in Pink premier, 1986.

A woman in a black gown with sheer polka dot sleeves at an indoor event.

The first sighting of HBC in velvet in 1987, with many more to come.

Young woman in a velvet dress and dark coat holding a red bag at a formal event, with people and cameras in the background.

Another early velvet look in 1989.

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A woman in a floral outfit smiles, facing forward, against a dark background.

Matching florals at a premiere in New York 1998.

A burlesque-inspired outfit for the Moulin Rouge premiere in 2001.

A woman in a green outfit pins a medal on another woman in a red plaid dress inside a formal room with red decor.

The Queen gives Helena some style tips. Just kidding, she’s receiving the CBE medal.

Helena Bonham Carter smiling at an event, wearing a black coat with red details, poster of "Bridget Jones's Diary" in background.

Getting her grunge on at the 2001 Bridget Jones’s Diary premiere.

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Two women pose together; one in a red coat with feathers, the other in a black gown holding a clutch.

Now we see where she gets it. With mum in 2004.

Two women in stylish, eclectic outfits and sunglasses stand together outdoors, one in a coat, the other in a floral dress.

With her mother again at the Chelsea Flower Show 2009.

Woman in floral dress with pink fur collar, holding documents and a black bag, standing outdoors by a garden.

Getting into the floral theme at the Chelsea Flower Show 2004.

A woman in a red polka dot dress and boots holds a coffee cup, standing on a street with people in the background.

Shades of red at the Telluride Film Festival 2005.

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A person in a red plaid dress stands next to an Edward Scissorhands figure in a brown costume with scissor hands.

Showing a taste for tartan at the Edward Scissorhands premiere 2005.

Helena Bonham Carter in a red plaid jacket with medals and a small black hat, posing outdoors.

Went through a tartan phase in 2012.

A woman in a red plaid top and black skirt stands on a red carpet.

The great tartan trend of 2012.

Fashionable woman in plaid suit and glasses at BFI London Film Festival photo call.

Once more, with feeling.

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Woman in an ornate beige gown with floral accents and a fur stole, holding a purse and water bottle, at nighttime event.

All dressed up for a Harry Potter premiere in 2007.

Helena Bonham Carter in a unique outfit on the red carpet, with fans behind barriers in the background.

Yep, that handbag is shaped like a castle. At a Harry Potter film premiere in 2009.

Woman in a striped dress and boots leans against a gold-decorated wall, hands clasped under her chin, with a soft smile.

2010, the same year she made Vanity Fair’s best dressed list.

A person in a whimsical white dress with a tiara and jewelry, making a playful expression, holds a black jacket.

Striking a pose at the Alice In Wonderland premiere in 2010.

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A person in a purple dress with curly hair holds a clutch at a movie premiere with a poster in the background.

Big hair at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows premiere 2010.

This is what Helena Bonham Carter calls streetwear. London 2010.

A woman in a black dress on the red carpet, showing a Union Jack garter. Crowd of people in formal attire in the background.

At the 2011 Academy Awards.

Person in colorful dress with mismatched shoes on a red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards.

Mismatching shoes, patterns and mesh at the 2011 Golden Globes.

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Woman in a white layered dress and sunglasses on the red carpet with fans in the background.

A fitting frock for the Corpse Bride premiere.

Helena Bonham Carter at a film premiere, wearing a striped and black dress with fans taking photos in the background.

Stripes, stripes everywhere at the Dark Shadows premiere in 2012.

Curly-haired woman in gray dress, floral sunglasses, holds red lips clutch at an event with gold backdrop.

It’s hard to tell whether HBC was in costume for this Funk & Soul party. 2013.

It’s hard to tell whether HBC was in costume for this Funk & Soul party. 2013.

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