Top 30+ Must-See Photos of Martha Stewart Over the Decades

5) Early 1960s

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Martha is pictured here holding a Wall Street Journal newspaper while walking down the street.

6) 1975

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

This photo from 1975 shows Martha teaching her daughter Alexis how to make homemade pasta in their Westport, Connecticut home.

8) 1976

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Here Stewart is holding a basket of eggs from a chicken coop on the grounds of her home in Westport, Connecticut.

9) 1976

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

The unofficial queen of lifestyle lays out pasta on a wooden board atop a table in her kitchen in Westport, Connecticut.

10) 1980

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart and her then-husband, publisher Andy Stewart, outside their home in Westport, Connecticut.

11) 1980

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Here, Stewart is pictured spending time with her sweet Persian kitten in the backyard of her home on March 24, 1980.

12) 1980

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

The author and her then-husband, publisher Andy Stewart, can be seen here baking in their kitchen.

13) Early 1980s

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Martha Stewart is also an artist. She's shown painting a mural on a wall in what appears to be her home. This is a nod to her early lifestyle branding and DIY skills.

14) 1989

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

A fresh-faced Martha Stewart is pictured here at a Hollywood movie premiere in 1989.

15) 1990

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

In this photo, the mogul addresses the Junior League of Chicago at the Martha Stewart Luncheon on November 12, 1990 in Chicago.

16) 1990

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Here she is enjoying a sweet treat during the "Let Them Eat Cake" National Pastry Competition at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

17) 1991

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart decked out in a classic black sheath dress during a Lenox Hill Hospital benefit at Bulgari Jewelry Store in New York City.

18) 1995

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Say Cheese! Stewart smiles brightly at the the 1995 National Association of Television Program Executives Conference at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas.

19) 1997

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart was a contributor to the CBS This Morning news program from 1997 to 2004. She provided lifestyle segments on entertaining, cooking, gardening and decorating.

23) 2005

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart is applauded by her magazine staff as she arrives on her first day back to work at Martha Stewart Living in New York City on March 7, 2005, just days after her incarceration.

25) 2006

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Martha Stewart signs her book titled, Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook while at the NBC Universal Booth at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) on January 24, 2006.

27) 2020

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.

28) 2023

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

The quintessential homemaker on the Today Show, celebrating her Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover on May 15, 2023. She was 81.

29) 2024

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart at Netflix's Martha premiere at The Paris Theater on October 21, 2024 in New York City.

30) 2025

5) Early 1960s, 10) 1980, 11) 1980, 12) 1980, 13) Early 1980s, 14) 1989, 15) 1990, 16) 1990, 17) 1991, 18) 1995, 19) 1997, 23) 2005, 25) 2006, 27) 2020, 28) 2023, 29) 2024, 30) 2025

Stewart is seen during her The Martha Stewart Podcast in a street window at the Rockefeller Center Building in Manhattan on June 25, 2025 in New York City.

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