Sofia Coppola’s new film, The Beguiled, has an impressive A-list cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, and Colin Farrell.Sofia Coppola’s new film, The Beguiled, has an impressive A-list cast that includes Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, and Colin Farrell. But at last night’s New York premiere, fashion was the unspoken star. Marc Jacobs hosted the screening, which was held at the downtown cinema du jour Metrograph, and he arrived on the arm of Coppola, who dazzled red carpet photographers in a black sequined party dress by the designer. Coppola received best director at the Cannes Film Festival weeks prior and upon arrival embraced Dunst, who seemed to be channeling the film’s Southern Gothic undertones in a prim Gucci frock buttoned up to the neck and down the bracelet sleeves. “It kind of looks like a country-western dress,” Dunst joked, before noting that the corsets in the film helped her get into character. “Edwina is very tightly wound—and so were they,” she said with a laugh. While both women took to darkly romantic hues at the premiere, Coppola told reporters that while she was working on Marie Antoinette, Jacobs was designing a collection based on macaron colors, and she found inspiration in the candy-coated palette of the clothes. “Just knowing him is inspiring,” gushed Coppola. After the screening, guests like Amanda Peet, Huma Abedin, and Zosia Mamet made their way upstairs to join Jacobs, Coppola, and the cast for the after-party. All enjoyed passed bites such as apple pie and mushrooms (which cleverly spoke to elements in the film) paired with Coppola’s own brand of Sofia Brut Rosé and Chardonnay, naturally.
POST: 2023-03-22