“I Was Trying to Wing It”: How Anya Taylor-Joy Approached Dressing for Paris Fashion Week

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Anya Taylor-Joy is no stranger to a front row during Paris Fashion Week, and yesterday, the actor was a VIP guest at Dior s spring 2025 presentation. “It s always wonderful to see my Dior family,” says Taylor-Joy, who is a face for the label. Taking in designer Maria Grazia Chiuri s new collection, the star caught up with Vogue and gave us her review post-show. “I loved the fact that there was a performance element to it—not only with the models, but also with the artist [Sagg Napoli] who performed with the bow and arrow,” says Taylor-Joy. “It really made me want to give it a go!”

We would certainly love to see Taylor-Joy practice her aim in her PFW look. For the show, the actor slipped into elegant Dior pieces, styling an embroidered white knit top with a white lace skirt. “The weather has been so changeable that I was trying to just kind of wing it” says Taylor-Joy, adding that she she didn t know whether to expect sunshine or showers. “Hence a more summery crochet look, with tougher boots and a trench coat!” Known to wear boots ranging from thigh-highs to Tabis, Taylor-Joy was naturally drawn to the footwear for the Dior show. “I love a boot,” she says. “I just will never have enough of them, and if I can stomp around in them forever, then that s my boot. I felt like I could in the ones I wore today.”

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Her tousled hair, smokey eye makeup, and barely there lipstick completed the look. “We were trying to keep it in a nude tone and matte,” says Taylor-Joy of the lip color (which, if you re wondering, is Dior s Beige Couture.)

Fashion and beauty weren t the only things on Taylor-Joy s itinerary, though. “I always try to take a different walk that I haven t taken before,” the star says of her Paris ritual. “I feel so lucky that I get to come to Paris to work with Dior, and I m alway trying to get to know Paris a little bit better.” After all, she ll be back to set soon enough. “I am literally about to start filming Sacrifice,“ she says. “It s a Romain Gavras film, and I m so so excited to bring it to life. We re shooting in some unbelievable locations and the script is so deep and so funny. I just can t wait to shoot it and share it with everybody.” Come premiere date, we will come ready with our popcorn.