A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Julia Fox Dazzles in Vivienne Westwood
Julia Fox captivated the front row as she attended Vivienne Westwood’s ethereal Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show during Paris Fashion Week. Channeling both Tinkerbell and Titania, the queen of the fairies, the Uncut Gems actor embodied an otherworldly glamour in her shimmering emerald corset gown with bell sleeves. Topping off the medieval fantasy was an ornate gold crown studded with diamonds and embellished with olive branches. Julia, styled her hair in wet-look waves, topped with the gold and diamond encrusted claw-like crown. Referencing both nature and the medieval period, the model’s look was completed with a pair of gold heels.
Fox has long been a fan of the grande dame of British fashion, known for her draped fabrics, corsetry and nods to history. With alerts set for the most covetable archival Westwood pieces on Vestiaire Collective and Poshmark, Fox’s own eccentric style has clearly been informed by the late designer’s punk sensibility and flair for the dramatic.
Of this season’s offering, Fox says, “It’s giving Midsummer Night’s Dream…Tinkerbell. It’s amazing; I feel like I’ve just stepped out of a storybook.” The emerald green and black corseted gown featured a sheer drape overlay hand painted with gold leaf, evoking both the Renaissance and the natural world. Fox accessorized with gold cage heels and diamond drop earrings for maxi effect. With the brаlеss corset barely containing her curves, she exuded high-drama sexuality.
Ever the show-woman, Fox upped the ante with green crystal sunglasses festooned with gold branches and baubles. “I love the bells and whistles,” she says. “Sometimes I’m like ‘I just want to go crazy,’ and I feel like Vivienne is in that direction.” The diamond headpiece felt like a Roman general’s laurel wreath, regal yet barbaric. Fox calls it “Julius Caesar-esque.”
Having rushed from previous shows at Balenciaga and Schiaparelli without a moment to take in the Paris sights, Fox laughs, “It’s been fashion, fashion, fashion.” While other celebs might spend hours in the glam squad chair beforehand, Fox does her own hair and make-up mere minutes before stepping on the catwalk. “I hate sitting in the chair for two hours; I can’t sit still and then it puts me in a bad mood,” she explains. “I usually wait until the very last second – that’s when I do my best work.”
Fox’s willingness to take risks and high-low mix of metals and textures embodied the eclectic essence and eccentric legacy of Vivienne Westwood. In a sea of micro-minis and matrix shades, she brought the drama with her plunging neckline and crown of thorns.
