Penélope Cruz is the newest movie star to place her stamp on the bow development. The actress made a complicated case for bows whereas on the opening ceremony of the 72nd San Sebastian Worldwide Movie Pageant on Friday in Spain.
Cruz arrived on the purple carpet in a glamorous bow-topped robe by Chanel, consisting of form-fitted lace with a drop-waist and mermaid prepare. In contrast to lots of the free-flowing bows which have been filling the runways and purple carpets, Cruz put forth a barely extra structured take with a camellia flower on the heart. She was joined by her husband, Javier Bardem.
Cruz has favored Chanel all yr, because the actress most not too long ago wore a customized creation by the style home for the 2024 Met Gala. Cruz additionally opted to put on lace to that occasion, strolling the purple carpet in a voluminous robe created from tiered lace that prolonged out right into a prolonged prepare. (Cruz additionally wore Chanel to the 2023 Met Gala, paying homage to the style home’s late designer Karl Lagerfeld with a veiled bridal robe. “My expensive Karl, I hope you’re feeling the love. I do know you might be,” Cruz wrote on Instagram on the time.)
Final March, Cruz wore Chanel whereas attending the model’s fall 2024 presentation. For the event, Cruz wore a female tackle a leather-based energy go well with. The actress paired a leather-based skirt go well with from the label’s 2024 Métiers d’Artwork assortment with a frilly collar-topped pastel yellow knit.
A month earlier, in February, Cruz wore one other tailor-made Chanel look for a purple carpet occasion: a mod houndstooth gown with pops of pink lining and an identical cloche. Cruz accessorized the look she wore to a “Ferrari” photocall with hoop earrings and a black quilted purse.
Cruz has lengthy favored Chanel on the purple carpet — see: her 2008 press tour behind “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” — and has formally served as an envoy for Chanel since 2018. “It’s such an iconic model and Karl is a genius, and I’ve been admiring every little thing he’s finished since I used to be a bit of lady, so it’s such a pleasure working with him,” Cruz informed WWD on the time, of then-design head Lagerfeld. “He’s just like the king of style and we had a extremely, actually attention-grabbing picture shoot, so to be in entrance of his digicam is an journey.”