But it also reached a boiling point.
While we covered it relentlessly here atVogue,we alsodeclaredthat it had grown stale.
So, will stylists take heed in 2025, or have we reached a new normal?
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Below,Voguefashion writersChristian AllaireandHannah Jacksondiscuss.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande doingWickedpress.
Zendaya promotingDune: Part Two.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande doingWickedpress.
Hannah Jackson:Hi Christian!
We talk alotabout method dressing around the office.
But Ill ask you here, on the record: What is your stance on method dressing?
Zendaya promotingDune: Part Two.
Christian Allaire:My god, method dressing really tookoverthis year, huh?
Zendaya, with her tennis flickChallengers, did it wellfinding chic looks in different shades of tennis ball green.
But now, I feel like it is fast becoming overkill.
Emma Corrin at the premiere ofNosferatu.
Not every single movie needs method dressing.
And in some cases, it’s actually becoming lazy; gimmicky, versus creative.
How have you been feeling about it all?
Anya Taylor-Joy promotingFuriosa.
HJ:I completely agree.
WithBarbieit felt innovative and appropriate in the context.
But not every film should lean on method dressing.
Youre right, method dressing is gimmicky and, dare I say, boring.
Where do you think method dressing will go next year?
CA:Were at an interesting point where its sort of reached its peak.
But I really dont think it will go away just yet.
I feel like it could work well for films likeFrankensteinbring on the macabre designs, baby!
I am quite curious how Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will follow up their firstWickedpress tour.
Surely, they have run out of pink and green gowns.
What are you hoping to see next year?
HJ:One can NEVER run out of pink and green gowns, Christian!
I love what Harry Lambert and Emma Corrin are doing for theNosferatupress tour thus far.
Is there anyone you think is doing it well?
Emma Corrin at the premiere ofNosferatu.
Using her platform to spotlight Indigenous designers, for a film about revisiting an important aspect of Indigenous history.
Her looks were thoughtful and intentionalmethod, evenwithout hitting you over the head.
Im really all about stars who do it in a subtle way.
Not everything needs to be screaming for attention.
Thats why, I feel,Nosferatuhas also been successful.
Emma Corrins looks are slightly eerie but in a way that feels modern and chic.
Lily-Rose has just been wearing, like, Chanel.
Which I also appreciateher just doing her own thing.
HJ:Yeah, Lily-Rose Depp looked so great in that 2010 Chanel dress at the London premiere.
It really felt like her, while still paying homage to the filmjust like Emma Corrin.
I think Saoirse Ronan has also done a great job with Danielle Goldberg promotingThe OutrunandBlitz.
Where do you think we go from here?
CA:Hopefully we will continue to see the more subtle approaches.
But I wonder if a new approach will emerge next year.
Maybe it will beimprovdressing versus methodmore spontaneity, c’mon!
