Celebrity Style

Last Week, Stars Took Fashion to Extremes

By Janelle Okwodu
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Why opt for half-measures? The world’s most stylish have, of late, been dressing with impressive conviction, regardless of aesthetic pedigree. You like things to be pretty on the red carpet? Consider the excess of tulle and flowers on Keira Knightley’s ethereal Chanel in Shanghai. A fan of bodycon? See Gemma Chan’s sleek Monse look, black with a slash of shoulder, at the Apex for Youth Gala. For the Avengers: Endgame launch in Seoul, Brie Larson went for trend-on camp in embroidered, ruffled, asymmetric Rodarte—one part Dynasty, one part superhero, thoroughly dazzling. And for the vintage watchers there was Kim Kardashian West wearing pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier’s Spring 1994 collectsion. A Calabasas spin on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, the body art–focused turtleneck and leggings (worn head to toe without something new to offset the old-school reference) were unapologetically fierce . . . which feels very modern in this moment.

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    WHO: Kim Kardashian West
    WHAT: Jean Paul Gaultier
    WHERE: Opening of UCLA’s Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health
    WHEN: April 17

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    WHO: Julianne Moore
    WHAT: Valentino
    WHERE: Gloria Bell screening
    WHEN: April 15

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    WHO: Diane Kruger
    WHAT: Bottega Veneta
    WHERE: JT LeRoy New York screening
    WHEN: April 18

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    WHO: Keira Knightley
    WHAT: Chanel
    WHERE: Mademoiselle Privé Shanghai exhibition
    WHEN: April 18

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    WHO: Taylor Schilling
    WHAT: Rachel Comey
    WHERE: AOL Build
    WHEN: April 16

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    WHO: Gemma Chan
    WHAT: Monse
    WHERE: Apex for Youth Gala
    WHEN: April 16

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    WHO: Caroline de Maigret
    WHAT: Chanel
    WHERE: Mademoiselle Privé Shanghai exhibition
    WHEN: April 18

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    WHO: Brie Larson
    WHAT: Rodarte
    WHERE: Avengers: Endgame South Korea premiere
    WHEN: April 15

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    WHO: Rihanna
    WHERE: Dinner in New York City
    WHEN: April 15

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    WHO: Brit Marling
    WHAT: The Row and Khaite
    WHERE: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
    WHEN: April 17

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