Emma Stone’s Grand Puffy-Sleeve BAFTA Gown Winks at Her “Poor Things” Character
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If you also found yourself yearning for more of the whimsical, lively, campy fashion in Poor Things at the end of the two-hour film, consider your prayers answered: Emma Stone channeled her character, Bella Baxter, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards.
Stone graced Royal Festival Hall in London today in a jaw-dropping ensemble that put a modern spin on Victorian dressing. Her custom creamy orange Louis Vuitton gown featured a one-shoulder design with a huge puff at the shoulder, which transitioned into a long transparent lace sleeve, an oily jacquard-patterned fitted corset bodice with spherical studs lining one side, a smooth see-through A-line skirt that flowed out around her, and a wide quilted hem. She paired the fanciful frock with strappy satin peach heels, a gilded diamond choker necklace, a ruby statement ring, a shiny diamond ring, and gorgeous diamond stud earrings. For beauty, Stone introduced another pop of color with a red lip, along with a shimmery highlight, soft pink blush, and champagne eye shadow, and wore her softly curled hair in an elegant updo.
The La La Land Oscar winner must have been dressed for success, as she took home the Leading Actress award for her role in Poor Things. Yorgos Lanthimos’s fantastical black comedy also received the BAFTA awards for Production Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hair, and Special Visual Effects.
Poor Things costume designer Holly Waddington spoke to Bazaar in December about Bella’s personal style, saying, “It’s like a five-year-old dressing herself from her mother’s wardrobe. It’s this discordance, but it’s playful.”
Asked about the film possibly sparking a trend toward leg-of-mutton sleeves, Waddington said: “I hope so! Big sleeves are definitely worth wearing. They’re very empowering. Whenever sleeves have been big for women—the Elizabethan period, the 1940s, the 1980s—women have generally been in a good place. I’m so glad we went for them.” Consider the trend sparked, if Stone’s red-carpet style has anything to say about it.
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