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Taylor Russell Is Hollywood’s Boldest New Red Carpet Risk-Taker

With her breakout role in Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All alongside Timothée Chalamet, Canadian actor Taylor Russell is having a well-deserved moment in the spotlight. But not only is she one of Hollywood’s freshest new faces—Russell has all of the necessary A-list red carpet style nous to back it up. During the film’s press tour over the past month, the actor has been proving that she’s in a total fashion league of her own, choosing unique looks that stray from the glitzy status quo. No classic (read: boring) gowns here—Russell favors silhouettes that are more experimental and way more avant-garde.

Russell’s emergence as a real fashion girl kicked off back in September, when she opened designer Jonathan Anderson’s spring 2023 show for Loewe in Paris. Strutting down the runway in a strapless black dress and palm-shaped shoes, she totally owned the catwalk—and has since proceeded to shut down every step and repeat that she’s appeared on. One of her first premieres was at the Venice Film Festival back in September, when she wore a strapless green Balenciaga gown with white latex gloves, from Demna’s fall 2022 couture collection. With its ballooned skirt and open back, it was hardly a traditional choice—yet, it completely ruled.

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 12: Taylor Russell attends the photocall for "Bones And All" on November 12, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Bold shapes have since continued to be one of Russell’s signatures on the carpet. In October, she hit the movie’s London premiere in a daring Schiaparelli couture look including a sharp-shouldered jacket, a champagne satin corset, a crepe skirt, and a wide-brimmed hat. This week in Hollywood, meanwhile, she sported a white and black dress from Loewe’s spring collection, complete with hip cutouts and an oversized bow at the front. (She’s even pulled off some incredible suiting; at the Milan premiere this week, she slipped into Alexander McQueen’s plunging-neckline tuxedo.)

Considering the fashion expectations that come with a global press tour of this nature, it’s safe to say Russell hasn’t buckled under the pressure. She’s carved out her own space with looks that embrace individuality—and when you have a heartthrob co-star like Chalamet who’s also a bold style renegade? It’s made the Bones and All red carpet a total delight to watch.

Below, more of Russell’s best red carpet looks to date.

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Taylor Russell attends the "Bones And All" red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 02, 2022 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Actress Taylor Russell attends the "Bones And All" special screening at the 2022 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 05, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 05: Taylor Russell attends the Moet & Chandon Holiday Season Celebration at Lincoln Center on December 05, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 19: Taylor Russell attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 13th Governors Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on November 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was created using a special effects filter) Taylor Russell attends the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage,)

Originally in Vogue.com

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