Lightning in a bottle: Florence Pugh promotes ‘Thunderbolts*' in Loewe, McQueen and more
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Florence Pugh jumping off the second-highest building in the world.
The high-flying, high fashion-favoring Pugh performed the leap for Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*,' hailing the studio's new era and looking absolutely fabulous while doing it. Here are the highlights from Pugh's press tour — put together with the help of stylist Rebecca Corbin-Murray — featuring lovely lace and lots of leather.
4 Actress Florence Pugh wears Harris Reed and Stella McCartney while promoting her film 'Thunderbolts*.'
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4 The 'Little Women' star slips into Elie Saab for a London screening.
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What says 'I do my own stunts' like a dramatic, hooded Nina Ricci gown for the brand's London fashion week show? Maybe a monochromatic moment for Cinemacon, composed of a Stella McCartney mini and Paris Texas boots — to add just a hint of superhero style.
The British star's next stop was a Leicester Square screening, where she looked ethereal in Elie Saab and flaming orange eye makeup.
4 From left: Pugh is perfection in Francesco Murano, McQueen and Marine Serre.
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4 From left: The 'Midsommar' actress stuns in looks from Altuzarra, Mugler and Loewe.
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The superhero superstar brought the thunder in a Francesco Murano set for a London stopover, and stepped up for her film's LA premiere in a minty masterpiece from McQueen. She made the case again for life in leather, opting for a Marine Serre midi dress for an appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
Pugh chose a softer look for 'The View,' donning a shimmery, off-the-shoulder Altuzarra gown. But she quickly turned up the volume in an archival Mugler suit on 'Good Morning America.' And, in case you thought all heroes wore capes, Pugh proved that some prefer custom leather Loewe, strutting around NYC.
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