The press tour formally kicked off on the competition circuit. At Sundance, consolation was key given the hostile climate, however that was additionally the place Stewart leaned into gymnasium rat territory, rocking a white muscle tank with purple and white striped observe pants, and Adidas Superstars. As time went on, although, sporty references turned a bit extra indirect, just like the Chanel leg-warmers and Camp Stewart child tee. On the Berlinale competition, she started experimenting with hosiery—a recurring piece in her press tour seems—carrying white tights below her Chanel skirt set. 

“We’ve by no means actually performed hose,” Swennen says. “It’s very onerous to discover a hose that don’t have a management high system anymore, so we have been like, Let’s simply lean into it. I like her private flare.” The duo’s longterm private relationship—Swennen has been dressing Stewart for the reason that actor was 14-years-old—lends to the ultimate product. “For us, it’s all the time been a collaboration,” she says. “It’s certainly one of my most stunning relationships in my styling profession.”

Because the movie started to realize extra traction, the seems started to get wilder. On the Los Angeles premiere, Stewart wore an ultra-high-cut Bettter bodysuit that mimicked a wrestling singlet, together with her tights’ management high on full show. Swennen repeated this impact once more with nude tights beneath Brunello Cucinelli cable-knit scorching shorts. With that very same outfit, she left Stewart’s nude bra uncovered. “We determined to play with underpinnings, utilizing foundational clothes much less as substructures to the look, however leaning into them as focal factors or layering items,” she says. “[We were] not essentially utilizing it as outerwear, however having that juxtaposition of one thing a bit harsh, but female peeking from sudden locations.”

Stewart’s noticeably bolder, sexier fashion has made headlines within the final week. Between the unbuttoned Tibi vest, latex garters, and beaded Monôt halter that betray a touch of nipple, the actor has been taken an enormous swings together with her trend. “For us, there was a magnificence in form of disguising [nakedness] in a means, however seeing a bit delicate trace you could play with, or a bit nod to this or that,” the stylist says.