“This Jacket Delighted Me”: Tilda Swinton Brought Ethereal Tailoring to Venice
The annual Venice Film Festival has been filled with celebrity sightings all week long (see some of the best dressed stars here), and this weekend, all eyes were on the cast of Pedro Almodóvar’s debut of The Room Next Door. Co-starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore (can you name a better duo?), the two actors hit the red carpet premiere last night in glorious fashion—Swinton in ethereal gray Chanel tailoring, and Moore in a golden sequin Bottega Veneta gown. It marks Swinton’s second time working with the director, having starred in his 2020 project, The Human Voice.
In the new film, which is Almodóvar’s first English-language project, Swinton and Moore play two longtime friends who worked at the same New York magazine; They reconnect when Moore’s character finds out Swinton’s has been hospitalized with cancer. (The film has been garnering rave reviews, earning a 17-minute standing ovation—the longest of the festival thus far.) “The presentation of [such] a tenderly personal and treasured piece of work as this new film, with my dear comrades Pedro and Julianne, holds such resonance and so many emotional memories for me,” Swinton tells Vogue.
Given it’s such a buzzy, highly-anticipated release, it was only natural that the two leading ladies brought out their finest attire for the step and repeat. Swinton attended the premiere wearing a look inspired by Chanel’s spring 2024 couture collection: She chose the label’s pleated, gray chiffon coat, which was embroidered with over 35,000 gray beads, rhinestones, and bejeweled buttons. Swinton paired the statement piece with straight-cut trousers in tulle and silk chiffon. “There is a tantalizing game that Gabrielle Chanel pioneered, and that the House of Chanel continues to play, with the assumptions associated with form and weight,” says Swinton. “This jacket delighted me on sight, but completely enchanted me when I put it on—super light and soft, supremely comfortable to move in, it felt to me.”
Swinton is no stranger to a classic Chanel tweed. Over the years, the star—who is a house ambassador—has worn many elegant creations from the French label. This time around, she was drawn to the light and muted silhouette of her latest look. “[It conjured] a child’s fantasy of Venice—princely and eternal, gossamer, and tough at the same time,” Swinton says of the design. “In a forest of grand gowns, the simplicity and modesty of this silhouette feels fresh and supremely modern.” We would have to agree.
Below, see more exclusive photos of Swinton’s Chanel look.
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