Kathryn Newton Lately

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 18: Kathryn Newton is seen in Midtown on March 18, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images)

This is deeply 80s and also really fun; give her some points for fully utilizing that sidewalk as a runway.

Kathryn Newton Lately

I honestly think this is also good for its intended purpose: Getting people to notice it and write about it. Additionally: She had to have been in the running for the Madonna biopic, right? (Which we're never going to get, I fear.)

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This feels like it might be some downtime (it's still cute).

Kathryn Newton Lately

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 16: Kathryn Newton attends the screening of "Ready Or Not 2" at AMC The Grove 14 on March 16, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)

This dress DID once live a previous life as a curtain.

Kathryn Newton Lately

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 18: Kathryn Newton is seen arriving at 'Good Morning America' on March 18, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

I'm into it, and also salute her for her bravery in wearing something this short to an event at which she might be doing seated press. (I once made the error of wearing a very short dress to a book event at which I was seated on a director's chair on a dias. I can still see the look on my mother's face. It was fraught!)

Kathryn Newton Lately

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 13: Kathryn Newton attends the "Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come" Premiere - 2026 SXSW Conference And Festival at The Paramount Theatre on March 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/FilmMagic)

And we end with Crazy Rich Cowboy Hippie, which IS likely the right vibe for a big party at SXSW. Bravo!