Cailee Spaeny in Mugler at the ALIEN: ROMULUS London Premiere: IN or OUT?

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Alien: Romulus star Cailee Spaeny chose a dress for the film’s London premiere that embodies two things about modern red carpetry we hate: sheer gowns and theme-dressing. But you may be surprised to hear that we don’t actually hate this choice, although you might.

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Now. Please note that we didn’t say this was perfect. We’re not even going to say that it’s fabulous. Instead, we’re going to characterize it in a way that sounds noncommittal or like a back-handed compliment: It’s interesting. Everything gets so samey-same on red carpets that it’s genuinely surprising to see something on a star at a major movie premiere that doesn’t look like some frock we’ve seen a thousand times before. As mentioned, we don’t think it’s perfect, however. The shredded leather embellishments give it a hardcore sort of feel and the pattern of their placement has a slight Giger undertone, in keeping with the franchise’s aesthetic. This is the kind of theme-dressing we can get behind. But all of that leather is pulling tremendously on the sheer causing a nearly unworkable level of puckering and wrinkling. In addition, we think the length is awkward. Gowns with dragging trains on red carpets can be such a tired cliche, but this one could’ve really used the drama. Anyway, that’s us. We’re actually more interested in finding out whether the Bitter Kittens can bring themselves to love a sheer gown, so let’s hear it:

Cailee Spaeny’s Xenomorph Gown: 

IN or OUT?

Style Credits:
Mugler Black Feather-fringed Sheer Dress from the Pre-fall 2024 Collection
Styled by Nicky Yates

[Photo Credit: Cat Morley/Future Image/Cover Images, Nils Jorgensen/INSTARimages, Cover Images, Courtesy of Mugler]

• 20th Century Studios
• Alien: Romulus
• Cailee Spaeny
• In or Out
• Movie Premiere
• Mugler
• Nicky Yates
• Red Carpet
• Thierry Mugler