Jennifer Lawrence is reclaiming her narrative, and she s doing it in double take-worthy guise. This afternoon saw the actress en route to a London press conference for her new spy thriller, Red Sparrow, channeling her character Dominika s professional penchant for a femme fatale show of skin. The head-to-toe moment began with a medium-length mane of glossy baby blonde hair, worn sleek and tucked behind ears to reveal a deluge of silver earrings, her glassy pink lip furthered by a graphite smoky eye that peeked out from beneath rounded shades. While the above-the-neck look was characteristically Lawrence, from there, a blend of femininity and fitness converged for an aesthetic that seemed inspired by Red Sparrow s undercurrents of sexual politics. First, came a dramatically plunging neckline, pulling focus to Lawrence s exposed décolletage. And rather than settling for one strategic reveal, Lawrence committed to the cause, her black gown featuring a high-impact slit that allowed for a scene-stealing leg moment punctuated by barely-there black sandals.
Far from simply eye-catching, Lawrence s look seems to affirm her assertion that Red Sparrow has helped her take new ownership of her sexuality. Late last year, the actress revealed that after a slew of her personal photos leaked in 2014, she avoided "sexier" roles. "I just thought, I ll never do that again. I ll never share that part of myself ever since it got shared against my will, " she told Oprah in an interview. But now, with Red Sparrow—which centers on a group of Russian spies who use their bodies and seduction skills as weapons—it seems that the actress is taking back her power from a world that sought to exploit, then subsequently stifle it. "It was never my choice for the world to see my naked body. I didn t get to make that decision. In doing this film, in doing this for my art…I really felt, I still feel, empowered," said Lawrence. "I feel like I took something back that was taken from me." The verdict? The shift shows.
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