When actress Emma Corrin stepped out for the Deadpool & Wolverine premieres, she was praised by fashion critics for having entered her “supervillain era”. The different outfits – from Schiaparelli, Saint Laurent, Nina Ricci and more – had an alluringly wicked feel to them. Corrin plays Cassandra Nova in the film, a Marvel villain with powers of telepathy.
It is a big contrast from her past wholesome acting roles, such as Princess Diana in Netflix series The Crown. Television and cinema have always been fascinated with the well-dressed villain trope. Emma Corrin looks villainous in a Nina Ricci design, which she wore to the Deadpool & Wolverine New York premiere.
Photo: Instagram/Emma Corrin Read more: Film, television, music – and fashion: Designers now a mainstay of showbiz In 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada , Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep) commands attention for her put together looks, despite being the nightmare boss that everyone loves to hate. Priestly, the editor of a fictional fashion magazine in the film, is indeed a memorable character. At the recent Paris Couture Week, makeup artist Alexis Stone dressed up in her likeness to attend the Balenciaga show.
For last October’s Balenciaga runway presentation, Alexis showed up as Glenn Close’s Cruella De Vil from 1996’s 101 Dalmatians . Cruella is another villain who’s known for being a fashion icon. The 2021 Cruella film took it further, focusing on the character’s backstory and origins as a f.