Before the stylist: Charlize Theron

We're sure this minty gown could be lovely. Except it seems to be covered in knots...

The door strikes again. At least her hair and make-up looks nice though

Wouldja look at that 'do! Charlize was only 21 here, but she looks way younger now at the age of 39

This was a classic GOING OUT OUT look back in the day. We're not sure we ever thought showing that much bra was OK though

Oh, the days when all we wanted to wear was a matching scarf and dress

It's not the worst we've seen, but we do worry it could easily go up in flames

Half beach-ready, half red-carpet-ready. The two should never be mixed

Adorable dog. Wish we could say the same about the outfit

Suspiciously, it doesn't look like there's a top under there. But at least that momentarily distracted us from THOSE SHOES

We have to hand it to her, Charlize makes an excellent Morticia Addams

Can you believe Alexander McQueen made THIS?

Remember the days when EVERYONE wanted a pleather coat? We can't even remember wanting a silky leopard frock though...

We can seriously vouch for the early '00s boho librarian look once being soooo chic. But looking back at it, not so much

Going as Malibu Barbie to a fancy dress party?

When all you want to do is wear a dress, then it gets trapped in a revolving door and you lose half of it

So THIS is where the Herve Leger bodycon dress started out...

We hate to break it to you Charlize, but maybe that slinky silver gown required a strapless bra?

You know those little mosaic-y sequinned bits you stuck onto Christmas cards when you made them at school? Well, lucky Charlize got one giant Christmas card

Just been abseiling before making a red carpet appearance? Either that, or we don't want to suggest the other alternative

If you look closely enough, these patterns look like the scary Scream mask