This Week, Stars Championed Eccentricity and Unabashed Femininity

As the runways of New York and London offered up flights of fantasy and Frieze Los Angeles’s exhibitions provided contemporary art inspiration, this week’s best dressed championed eccentricity in all its forms. At parties, premieres, and in the front row, the only way to stand out was to go against the grain—be that a subtle shake-up or a complete revolution—to fascinating effect. At the Berlin International Film Festival, jury president Juliette Binoche proved that cinematic gravitas and sex appeal aren’t mutually exclusive thanks to petal pink Balmain Haute Couture. Days earlier, Tilda Swinton and Honor Swinton Byrne took to the festival’s red carpet for a mother-daughter photo op in coordinated Chanel.

Bold patterns were on trend at London Fashion Week with artist Christabel MacGreevy sporting her own design, a spot-covered update on the boilersuit, ideal for running from one show to the next. Model Nora Attal went baroque in Sarah Burton’s playful Alexander McQueen florals before toasting the designer at the brand’s new Old Bond Street flagship. Meanwhile, Gemma Chan kicked off her Captain Marvel press tour in Singapore wearing Mary Katrantzou’s postage note patchwork paired with rainbow-striped Christian Louboutins for a smidgen of kitsch.

Even the subdued looks offered a break from the typical. In crystal-embellished Alessandra Rich, Alexa Chung traded her festival-ready wardrobe for retro femininity of a Betty Draper stripe. Once the queen of the barely there outfit, Miley Cyrus embraced tradition to stand in for husband Liam Hemsworth at the L.A. premiere of his new rom-com. In her Valentino Valentine’s Day gown Cyrus was the picture of glamour as she showed off a whole new side of her persona, with a hint of a panty line through the volumes of scarlet chiffon.