In case you needed a brief refresher, this was Courtney Love circa 1995 ...


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Girl would wake up every day and smear lipstick on her general face area.


Well, guess what? Love has her act together. And she's certainly not a wayward "hillbilly," as she recently referred to that Miley Cyrus person.


No, it took her a decade or two, but Love is a demure and elegant woman now, and she has the red carpet photos to prove it.


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Just look at the vaguely sassy elegance of these poses! It's like someone gave the '90s a makeover.


Keep doin' you, Court.



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  • October 1997


    At an unknown event in New York City (Patrick McMullan photos)




  • October 2000


    At the premiere of "Charlie''s Angels" in Hollywood (Getty photos)




  • December 2003


    At the Beverly Hills Courthouse for a pretrial hearing to request a diversion of her case to a drug rehab program in Beverly Hills (AP photos)




  • February 2004


    At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles (Getty photos)




  • March 2004


    At the release party for Janet Jackson's new CD "Damita Jo" in New York (Getty photos)




  • September 2004


    At the World Music Awards in Las Vegas (Getty photos)




  • June 2005


    At the Grand Opening Party of Rokbar in Hollywood (Getty photos)




  • December 2006


    At the Civil Partnership Ceremony of Matt Lucas and Kevin McGee in London (Getty photos)




  • January 2006


    At HBO's Annual Pre-Golden Globes Party in Los Angeles (Patrick McMullan photos)




  • September 2006


    At the after party for a screening of "Marie Antoinette" in Los Angeles (AP, Patrick McMullan photos)




  • February 2009


    At the <em>Elle</em> Style Awards in London (Getty photos)




  • September 2009


    Performing at an Alexander Wang after party in New York (Getty, Patrick McMullan photos)




  • February 2010


    Arriving at the Brit Awards in London (Getty photos)




  • February 2010


    At the Vogue.it Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2010 show in Italy (Getty photos)




  • May 2010


    At a screening of "Sex and the City 2" sponsored by HP and Condé Nast in New York (AP, Patrick McMullan photos)




  • September 2010


    At an end of Fashion Week party with a tribute to Andy Warhol (Patrick McMullan photos)




  • February 2011


    At the <em>Elle</em> Style Awards in London (Getty photos)




  • April 2011


    At a Marchesa event in New York (Patrick McMullan photos)




  • May 2011


    At El Museo's annual gala to honor Mario Testino in New York (Patrick McMullan photos)




  • May 2011


    Attending the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France (Getty photos)




  • May 2011


    At Cannes (Getty photo)




  • June 2011


    In Venice (Getty photo)




  • June 2011


    At the amfAR Inspiration Gala in N.Y.C. (Getty photo)