As Anne Hathaway makes the rounds promoting her chilling new neo-noir Eileen, the actress has fully leaned into an icy, almost otherworldly aesthetic reminiscent of Narnia’s White Witch. From head-to-toe white looks to frosty jewels and accessories, Hathaway’s stylist Erin Walsh has crafted a series of ensembles ideal for a Queen of Winter.
Exhibit A in Hathaway’s parade of pale was the show-stopping Des Phemmes set she wore on her way to Kelly & Mark last November. The crisp white eco-leather was lavishly embellished with crystals that caught the light with each movement, evoking icicles glinting on a winter morning. Silvery Jimmy Choo sandals and Bulgari diamonds completed the icy effect. Later that day, Hathaway layered the feather-trimmed Athena blazer by Australian label Anna Quan over their sleek Paris dress, along with pristine white Christian Louboutin pumps. The overall look was reminiscent of the first days of winter, when the landscape is coated in freshly fallen snow.
Even Hathaway’s Fashion Awards ensemble—a 37-year-old treasure from the Valentino archives—came in an icy cream colorway, the better to show off her dazzling diamond necklace. At times it seems Hathaway is actively willing the weather to turn colder, the better to suit her arctic looks.
Hathaway’s latest winter white coup came just last week when she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in another glittering Des Femmes design. This time it was a crystal-encrusted bustier and long skirt layered under a matching white coat. Between the icy gems, platinum locks, and alabaster ensemble, Hathaway evoked the mysterious allure of a snow queen.
The icy glamour provides a striking counterpoint to Eileen’s heavy subject matter. Set during a bleak Massachusetts winter in 1964, the film centers on the friendship between the shy secretary Eileen (McKenzie) and the new prison psychologist Rebecca (Hathaway). A Harvard grad with a taste for martinis and unconventional methods, Rebecca draws the repressed Eileen into a twisted plot.
While the neon-noir explores the dark underbelly of human nature, Hathaway’s wardrobe seems to ask: even in winter’s harshest bite, can’t beauty and light still prevail? The dazzling crystals and elegant silhouettes suggest there’s grace within the ice.
As Hathaway makes the rounds this season wrapped in white furs, glittering gems, and icy fabrics, she brings to mind the splendor of the coldest months. Like the first blanket of snow transforming dingy city streets, her magnificent style proves winter’s bitterness can give way to wonder. The Queen of Winter has arrived.
