Cate Blanchett in Louis Vuitton

I don't know, y'all. The top is fine? Maybe I'm just a crank (maybe? HA), but this just looks like she belted some bulky curtains.

Cannes - Killers Of The Flower Moon Screening, France - 20 May 2023

I liked it even less in motion. It does not... feel like giving LIFE to deadstock, to me. If you asked me to pick out a dress that looked like it was made from whatever was lying around, I'd pick this one.

Cate Blanchett

This is SO much crisper. I think I might like it better without the pockets? But, they are also at least NICE pockets, and not the kind that are built into the gown and then gape open and mess up the silhouette.

'The Zone of Interest' premiere, 76th Cannes Film Festival, France - 19 May 2023

They just seem a tad random, but man, THIS dress is assertive and has great shape, and I think Cate was enjoying working it.

Cate Blanchett in Louis Vuitton

Conversely, I cannot stand this, UNLESS she is about to teach me how to weave a basket from hemp. (This one is NOT repurposed material.)

Julianne Moore in Louis Vuitton

She fared better, though her pants are very long. Are all these things really SO last minute that no one can get a tailor to bring up a hem?

Julianne Moore in Louis Vuitton

Well, I'm glad she's laughing. This dress is thoroughly cockamamie. She looks like she's on the Galactic Senate.

Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore and Cory Michael Smith

I giggle every time I see it. What was LV even DOING. This is custom, from what I've seen, and I am dying to know if the mandate from Camp Moore was, "We're thinking she's the queen of a planet where they have shoulder slugs. GO."

Alicia Vikander

Alicia got a much lovelier outfit.

with Michael Fassbender

And we got a rare joint outing from these two. looking very happy. They are SO private that I routinely forget they're married-with-child.

Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender

That belt is having a real Charlie Brown moment.

Stacy Martin in Vuitton

This ALSO has Eaude Drapes about it, but I think what I like least about this whole scenario is how blah it all is on her. She used to be a brunette, and I think that coloring would have worked better with this shade if peach. The putty shoes are also a no-go; imagine silver or gold, and it's automatically better.

Stacy Martin in Louis Vuitton

"Hello. I specifically asked for no shenanigans for this one. Negative-number shenanigans, in fact."

Cate Blanchett Wore a Pair of Custom Louis Vuittons to Cannes

Sustainably made. Also: Julianne Moore.