I’m an idiot who never took Latin. I thought “lux” meant “luxury,” as in that was the Latin root of the word luxury. But lux is Latin for light. And “vox” is Latin for voice. So Natalie Portman’s new film is called Vox Lux, and that means Light Voice or Voice of Light. It makes sense because Portman plays a pop star who is off-the-rails, perhaps Britney-like, but it tells her story from the inside. Natalie executive produced the film and stars in it. It’s getting great reviews in Venice, and some are saying that another Oscar campaign could be in the works.
Natalie dressed the part of a potential Oscar-campaigner on the red-carpet premiere of Vox Lux. She wore this sparkly Gucci gown which could go either way. It’s DRAMA and fun and a show-stopper and it will get her on a million fashion blogs and in all the magazines. On the other side… the shoulders are bad and it’s really just an updated version of an ugly ‘80s gown, the same kind of fashion disaster that you would have seen on Dynasty.
Natalie’s costar Stacy Martin wore Chanel Haute Couture. At first I only saw this from the crotch up, and I thought “wow, Chanel made a surprisingly good sparkly jumpsuit.” But Karl Lagerfeld just has to screw it up somehow – look at the bottom of the pant leg. UGH.
Another costar: Raffey Cassidy in Oscar de la Renta. I honestly don’t mind these princess dresses in Venice, in particular. Venice is like Cannes – the bigger dresses really work on the carpet, because everyone has room to pose and look dramatic. I’ve never seen this girl in my life, but she reminds me a bit of Sophie Turner, right?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I think if it had been a different color, it wouldn’t have been so bad.
Yes that’s what I thought – Cate Blanchett or Tilda would have rocked this.
I find it difficult to like her, even when she’s ‘acting’.
It’s very 40s to me.
But I agree completely about Cate. That’s exactly who I thought of when I saw it. Natalie is tiny and I think the dramatic gown swallows her up.
I see a lot of Balmain and Kardashians so no… Why isn’t she in Dior?
yh the last girl gives me a mini Sophie Turner vibe
I kind of love it (Natalie’s outfit.) Its a little dynasty-esque, those shoulders are a little too big, etc – but somehow I still really like the overall effect.
I was surprised how well she pulls of the mega-shoulders with her petite frame. But she does! I also kind of love it 🙂
I love it too!!! Even though I don’t like the bottom of the dress I think that she looks super glamorous, and her face and hair are gorgeous. I like that she wore something fun, it’s dope.
+1, I also love her hair and make-up and she seems to glow. I’m usually not a fan of her but here she looks lovely.
Love it too-universally flattering cut. also the jumpsuit her co star is wearing is the jumpsuit version of what Melania Trump wore when the Macrons came to the white house for the state dinner-same lower tier grey thing cutting the dress off at a weird point.
Without the shoulders it would have been awesome.
With them it looks bad costume-y.
Yikes! She just traveled to the Dinasty set, raided the closet and went back to the Venice with this one. No bueno
Looks fun in the photos in which she is smiling. Terrible when scowling!
I’m just curious about the movie itself! Brady Corbet is becoming quite an interesting director, and Vox Lux received all positive reviews, from what I’ve seen. She plays a glam rocker, so this dress seems to reflect her role to some degree.
Lux is light, luxe is fashion speak for luxury
Luxe is not fashion speak it’s the French word for luxury LOL.
I don’t mind it, honestly. It’s an older woman’s dress, but Portman is getting to the age where she can get away with a touch of matronly in her gowns without looking ridiculous. It’s not my favorite thing she’s worn, but it’s not terrible by any means.
I only know what lux translates as because of the famous piece “Lux Aeterna.” Vox I learned several years ago from a friend with a music background.
I think it is poorly tailored; shoulders are about 30% too large for this look on her frame.
I think it’s a tall woman’s look is the real problem. She’s got a small frame. She’s wearing it better than most, but the shoulders could have benefitted from some toning down.
I think my main issue with Natalie Portman’s isn’t the shoulders — it’s the aggressive bow, and also I think the colors clash. I think sometimes it looks ~amazing~ when people mix metals, but here it looks over the top.
The jumpsuit is not my thing. I think looser jumpsuits tend to be more flattering. I personally hate the sheer trend, but I think the bottoms of the legs are supposed to tie in to the mesh part at the top. So while it’s ugly, at least there was a reason.
I think the last is dreamy but I can’t get over ponytails on the red carpet.
My first thought was Dynasty as well. Dated..
Very 1940s Joan Crawford. Therefore, I Love it!!
I can’t keep my mouth shut about this one – it’s heeeee-deeee-ouse
I love it and also LOVE< LOVE the blue Oscar! It is gorgeous and if I was younger , I would be all over it!
Natalie has a flawless face but that outfit is just no.
She’s looking especially beautiful and I’m glad Kaiser didn’t just post the scowling photos