Lily James is a total fashion chameleon. From her Disney princess days as Cinderella and countless ethereal red carpet gowns, all the way through to her cutout dresses and very 2000s wardrobe while channeling Pamela Anderson - there's nothing she can't wear. Now, Lily's just sported another completely different ~aesthetic~ and I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say she looks unrecognisable.
Overnight, the 33-year-old revealed her latest fashion project, starring in Versace's new season campaign. Versace is typically associated with bombshell naked dresses and sequin numbers but, for their latest shoot, it's a verrrry different mood. In the snaps, Lily rocks a high fashion goth-inspired look. The sleeveless black dress features corset-style boning across the bodice, teamed with matching elbow-length latex gloves. As for hair and makeup, she reps a sleek black 'do featuring a blunt fringe, teamed with a dark brown lip. Safe to say, Lily looks absolutely fierce.
"Thank you @donatella_versace for setting me free with your Greca Goddess bag," writes Lily alongside the pics she shared on her own Instagram account. "In Italy. In @versace . I live for this. Love you. @mertalas and @macpiggott unbelievable to work with you. Doesn’t get any better then [sic] this 🖤"
Donatella responded to Lily's post, commenting "You are perfection! 🖤 absolutely STUNNING ✨". And we couldn't agree more.
But Versace wasn't the only famous name spotted in Lily's comments section, no sir. Lily Collins noted "😍😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥 yes girl!", and Lashana Lynch added "YOU WHAT?!! 🔥🔥🔥". Meanwhile, Gemma Chan summed it up perfectly with these emojis: "🔥🔥🔥". And Poppy Delevingne kept it short and sweet with, "Oh LILS. 🔥"
Donatella shared even more BTS campaign pics of Lily's on her own account, including a very moody romantic red dress, with an equally-effusive caption:
Everyone's clicking on...
"When @lilyjamesofficial got in front of the camera she transformed! Wearing the collection unlocked her own personal attitude and she took on a new energy and power. That’s exactly how you should feel when wearing Versace! Here are some behind-the-scenes images from when we shot the campaign in the most incredible location in Rome 🇮🇹✨"
Yup, we love a fashion shake-up and this more than fits the bill.
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Natasha Harding is the former Fashion Editor (Digital & Print) at Cosmopolitan & Women's Health UK. Working in fashion journalism for just under ten years, she’s covered over 30 international fashion weeks, hundreds of red carpets and religiously scours the runway every season to create the brand’s bi-annual trend report. Joining Cosmopolitan back in Australia, Natasha moved to London a few years ago and is now the resident expert for celebrity style and industry news, fashion features and e-commerce. Follow Natasha on Instagram
