Bryce Dallas Howard turns heads in $240 Topshop frock
BRYCE Dallas Howard stunned on the red carpet at the annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night, but she wasn’t wearing Prada, Gucci or Chanel.
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BRYCE Dallas Howard stunned on the red carpet at the annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night, but she wasn’t wearing Prada, Gucci or Chanel.
Instead, the Jurassic World star opted for a showstopping mustard maxi dress with a plunging neckline — a cheeky number she picked up from Topshop, which retails for $US240 ($320) and is currently available at US department store Nordstrom.
The 35-year-old actress teamed the flowing frock with a pair of Miu Miu heels, colourful drop earrings, high ponytail and a bold fringe — proving you don’t have to spend a fortune to look drop dead gorgeous.
“It’s great. It’s comfortable,” she told Entertainment Tonight on arrival. “It’s flowy, which is good for this time of year — the holiday season.”
It’s not the first time Howard has opted not to borrow an expensive designer gown for a red carpet event. At the Golden Globes in January, she made headlines when she wore a Jenny Packham dress and revealed she had bought it without a stylist’s assistance. She did the same with the Balmain dress she wore to last year’s Critics’ Choice Awards.
When asked by E! News host Giuliana Rancic at the Globes why she tends not to collaborate with a stylist ahead of Hollywood appearances, she simply said: “Because I like having lots of options for a size 6 as opposed to one option. I always go to different department stores. You know how it is.”
The Black Mirror star often speaks out about why she prefers to craft her own red carpet rules.
“When you’re not ‘sample’ size, or when you don’t have a direct relationship with a designer, or if you don’t have a lot of notice, those types of size 6 dresses just aren’t that available that much,” she told People earlier this year.
“So, what I found is that if something is sort of last-minute, or I don’t have a good relationship with a place, then I go to Neiman’s, or I get something online.”
The actress, who presented an award at this year’s Critics’ Choice Awards, describes her personal style as if “Carolyn Bessette met Kim Kardashian”.
Another A-lister who turned heads at the 22nd Critics’ Choice Awards was Kaley Cuoco. The Big Bang Theory star decided to go against the fashion pack and rock a pair of pale pink trousers instead.
Originally published as Bryce Dallas Howard turns heads in $240 Topshop frock
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