Halle Berry donned a form-fitting, metallic Jenny Packham dress for the premiere of her latest project, the CBS series “Extant,” on June 17, 2014. (Frederick M. Brown / AFP/Getty Images)
Berry chose a black Elie Saab gown for the 2014 Huading Awards in Los Angeles. (Joe Scarnici and Mark Davis / AFP/Getty Images)
The “X-Men: Days of Future Past” star sparkled in a silver and black Versace gown at the 85th Annual Academy Awards in 2013. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Berry wore this embellished Marchesa gown with a ruffled train to the Academy Awards in 2011. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Berry wowed in this black Nina Ricci stunner at the Golden Globe Awards in 2011. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The actress looked elegant in a silver Atellier Versace gown with an asymmetrical sash at the Academy Awards in 2005. (Mark Boster and Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
It reportedly took two hours to sew Berry into this pale blue Reem Acra gown for the 2003 Golden Globe Awards. (Kevin P. Casey / Los Angeles Times)
Berry wore a partially sheer burgundy Elie Saab gown at the Academy Awards in 2002. Her red carpet appearance in the dress also brought the designer into the limelight. (Gary Friedman and Kevin Casey / Los Angeles Times)
Berry is seen here with former husband Eric Benet at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards, where she wore a beaded crop top and miniskirt. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Berry showed off her Emmy win for “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge” in 2000 in a black strapless Valentino gown with a tulle skirt. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
In 1996, the actress chose a velvet and silk lavender Valentino gown for the Academy Awards. (Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times)
