On Wednesday, the red carpet will be dusted off and rolled out once again for the 2025 ARIA Awards.
Sure, the night is all about celebrating Aussie music, but who doesn’t love seeing what the stars wear for their big night out?
The Aria red carpet is often a good reflection of fashion at the time, so let’s take a look back at what some of our favourite Aussie music icons wore for their first time at the event.
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue attended her first ARIAs in 1989, wearing a navy blue monochromatic outfit. (Getty)
The year was 1989, and Australia’s emerging pop princess was riding high on her chart success after swapping Neighbours for the music world.
The ARIA Awards themselves were also pretty fresh, having only begun two years earlier in 1987.
For her first time at music’s night of nights, Kylie Minogue wore an all-navy ensemble, teaming a cinched blazer with what appears to be a fringed dress with lace sleeves.
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The singer’s blazer was elevated with some gold embroidery. (Getty)
It wouldn’t be an ’80s outfit without a bit of razzle dazzle.
For Minogue, that came in the form of her blazer’s lapels, which were elevated with some gold floral embroidery.
Tina Arena
Young Talent Time starlet-turned-pop star Tina Arena was a lady in red at the 1991 ARIAs.
Tina Arena wore a red feathered dress at the 1991 ARIA Awards in Sydney. (Getty)
She met up with Wendy Matthews and Margret Ulrich at the event. (Getty)
The Chains singer wore a red dress with a row of feathers lining the hem and cuffs.
She styled the minidress with a curly updo and a gold and red necklace.
Arena was pictured at the event with fellow singers Wendy Matthews and Margaret Ulrich.
Christine Anu
Christine Anu looked chic in this strapless white bandeau dress at the 1996 awards. (Getty)
My Island Home singer Christine Anu embraced the minimalist style of the mid-’90s for her night out at the 1996 ARIA Awards.
The star wore a chic white strapless dress with thigh-high splits, teamed with a gold and white necklace.
Anu left the event with another shiny accessory: the ARIA for Best Female Artist!
Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem was pretty in pink back in 2003. (Getty)
There’s no question Delta Goodrem dominated the 2003 ARIAs.
The 19-year-old made quite the debut, winning a whopping seven awards for her first album Innocent Eyes.
For her first ARIA Awards, Goodrem wore a pale pink dress with sparkling details, including fine bedazzled straps running down the dress and draped across her arm and chest.
It was her ARIA Awards debut, and also her first public outing since her cancer diagnosis. (Getty)
The event was not only Goodrem’s first ARIA Awards, but also her first public appearance following her diagnosis with Hodgkin’s lymphoma months earlier.
“It’s like a light at the end of the tunnel, you just kept looking, kept thinking, ‘The ARIAs are coming up’,” the singer said of the leadup to the event.
Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy with fellow Australian Idol contestants Damien Leith and Dean Geyer. (Getty)
She’s a mainstay at major Aussie events now, but back in 2006, Jessica Mauboy was a rising star attending her very first ARIAs.
Walking the red carpet with her fellow Australian Idol contestants, the singer – who would go on to come second in the competition a month later – wore a dark grey dress with sparkling details along the neckline.
The completed the look with a glittering statement necklace, an updo and that Mauboy smile we’ve all come to know and love.
Ella Hooper
In 1999, teenager Ella Hooper exploded to fame as the frontwoman of Killing Heidi – admired as much for her cool futuristic aesthetic as she was for her voice.
Attending her first ARIAs a year later in 2000, Hooper was true to her style, wearing a metallic dress with cutouts that criss-crossed her upper body.
Killing Heidi’s Ella Hooper turned heads in this metallic look at the 2000 ARIAs. (Getty)
Completing the very Y2K vibe, the Mascara singer added a splash of purple and blue through her hair and makeup.
Marcia Hines
It seems metallic fashion ruled at the 2000 ARIA Awards!
A disco dress for the disco queen, Marcia Hines! (Getty)
Music legend Marcia Hines brought serious glomesh vibes with her outfit that year.
The singer was decked out in gold sparkles, with denim peeking through a cutout section.
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The Veronicas
We see plenty of couple-dressing on red carpets, but not nearly enough twin fashion. Thankfully, The Veronicas have always scratched that itch.
The Veronicas wore complementary outfits at the 2005 ARIA Awards. (Getty)
We have to love the coloured heels. (Getty)
Attending their very first ARIAs in 2005, Jess and Lisa Origliasso embraced a not-quite-matching aesthetic.
Both wore mini dresses with patterned stockings and heels, just in slightly different shades.
Of course, it wouldn’t be the mid-2000s without a pop of colour, which the Untouched singers delivered with their shoes and one statement belt.
Missy Higgins
Missy Higgins at the 2004 ARIAs. (Getty)
Scar singer Missy Higgins kept things simple and sweet for her ARIAs debut.
The star was dressed almost entirely in black, save for a cream crocheted tank top, and embraced a very noughties trend: layering.
Vanessa Amorosi
Absolutely Everybody had their eyes on Vanessa Amorosi as she arrived at the 2000 ARIAs.
Vanessa Amorosi let her coat do the talking at the 2000 ARIAs. (Getty)
Then 19, the singer had burst onto the charts the previous year with hits like Have A Look, Absolutely Everybody and Shine.
Amorosi’s ARIAs debut came weeks after she performed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics closing ceremony, making her mark on Aussie pop culture history.
She hit the red carpet in a black outfit, including a statement coat with a dizzying gold metallic pattern.
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