By Emily Krauser
2:32 PM PDT, July 17, 2020
It's been 30 years since Carey burst onto the scene with her self-titled debut, and she spent the '90s and '00s dominating the charts. In honor of her storied music history and signature style (butterflies! curve-hugging dresses!), we're taking a look back at how her look has evolved over the years.
February 1991
at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards
December 1991
at the 1991 Billboard Music Awards
January 1992
at the 19th Annual American Music Awards
June 1995
with then-husband Tommy Mottola at the Fresh Air Funds Salute to American Heroes
September 1997
at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City
October 1997
at the VH1 Fashion Awards in New York City
October 1997
at the Los Angeles premiere of Seven Years in Tibet
September 1998
at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards
April 2000
at VH-1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross
July 2001
at her "Loverboy" single and Glitter album release party in London
October 2001
at the 2001 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas
November 2001
at The Fresh Air Fund's 17th Annual Fall Frolic & Auction Benefit Gala in New York City
December 2001
at Z100's 2001 Jingle Ball in New York City
January 2002
at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival
December 2002
at the Island Def Jam Holiday and Mariah Carey Charmbracelet Release Party in New York City
September 2003
at the Mariah Carey Charmbracelet Tour After-Party in New York City
October 2003
in Versace at the 2003 World Music Awards in Monaco
November 2004
at the Royal Birthday Ball for Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
June 2004
at the Fresh Air Fund's Salute to American Heroes in New York City
April 2005
at her album release party in New York City
June 2005
at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards
August 2005
at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards
January 2006
in Chanel at the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
May 2006
at a New York City screening of Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball
September 2007
at VH1's Save the Music 10th Anniversary Gala in New York City
July 2008
visiting MTV's TRL
November 2008
at the 2008 American Music Awards in Los Angeles
May 2009
in Dolce & Gabbana at the Precious screening during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival in France
January 2010
with then-husband Nick Cannon at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles
April 2010
at the 12th Annual Keepers of the Dream Awards in New York City
November 2011
at her Jenny Craig announcement in New York City
November 2012
at the TeenNick HALO Awards in Los Angeles
August 2013
at the New York City premiere of Lee Daniels' The Butler
July 2014
at the Hollywood premiere of Hercules
May 2015
in Tom Ford at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas
September 2015
at the New York City premiere of The Intern
January 2016
in Louis Vuitton at the Sixth Biennial UNICEF Ball Honoring David Beckham and C. L. Max Nikias in Beverly Hills, California
February 2016
at the 24th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California
May 2016
at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City
August 2017
with her twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, at her Concert After-Party at the Sugar Factory American Brasserie in Miami Beach
September 2017
at her Mariah Carey Christmas Factory announcement during the grand opening of the Sugar Factory American Brasserie in Bellevue, Washington
November 2017
at the AHF World AIDS Day Concert and 30th Anniversary Celebration in Los Angeles
January 2018
at the 2018 InStyle and Warner Bros. 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party in Beverly Hills
September 2018
at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas
October 2018
in Yousef Aljasmi at the 2018 American Music Awards
October 2019
at Variety's 2019 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills
December 2019
in Alexandre Vauthier at a lighting ceremony at New York City's iconic Empire State Building
January 2020
at the New York City premiere of Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace