While 2024 hasn’t been the strongest of years for fashion — the continuing musical chairs of creative director positions has left some crucial seats empty for months on end — Hollywood’s showing has remained defiant, with houses like Louis Vuitton adding chic thespian ambassadors seemingly daily, Schiaparelli and Alaia bringing a European aesthetic to the boulevard, and Loewe ad campaigns showcasing an eclectic array of superb acting talent, making it the label everyone aspires to wear. Monse scored a big hit when Michelle Obama wore its sleeveless suit to the Democratic National Convention in August — possibly the outfit of the year, styled by Meredith Koop. And Method Dressing continues to trend — with mixed results — following the master stroke of last year’s -themed looks championed by Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal.
This year, ‘s Cynthia Erivo (in Marc Jacobs) launched her own green movement to great acclaim; Maya Rudolph (in Patou) beautifully channeled her bohemian style right back into her character’s wardrobe; Zendaya (in Stéphane Rolland) played a love game with tennis balls and whites to varied success for ; while Blake Lively sadly failed to hit any high notes with her scattered floral tributes to . (Then again, $350 million at the box office is always fashionable.) The gentlemen, however, are finding their footing again.
There was a moment in 2023 when peacocking was unfortunately the norm, but that has settled in to a louche, .
