Since Dakota Johnson was cast as Anastasia Steele in the highly anticipated film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, her every sartorial step has been monitored with fervor. What s more, her current fashion choices seem to mirror those of her character: at times delicate and feminine, at others tough and sexy. It is this double edge to her personal style that makes the 25-year-old actress so compelling. At last year’s Met Gala, Johnson smoldered in a midnight Jason Wu dress, bringing a sense of subdued drama and a air of seduction with Carolina Amato gloves. Eschewing the conventional red-carpet dress code, she tried her hand at menswear tailoring at the BAFTA Los Angeles Tea Party, adding a rocker glam fedora to a white dinner jacket and cropped trousers. At the Chanel fall 2014 couture show in July, she opted for a leather look by the Parisian house, proving that she s certainly not afraid to take risks. However her finest—and boldest—moment so far came at the Golden Globe Awards, when she wore a Chanel Haute Couture dress that read fifty shades of shimmer. With red-carpet season just heating up, Johnson has already proven herself to be a worthy contender for this year s best-dressed lists.
For Dakota Johnson, a minute is never just a minute:
