Dakota Johnson channels Princess Diana: Drops revenge dress 2.0 post split with Chris Martin

Time of India

21 hours ago

Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin have reportedly ended their long-term romance. The actress was recently spotted in New York City without her engagement ring, fueling breakup speculations. While neither has confirmed the split, sources suggest it's final.
After nearly a decade of an on-again, off-again romance, it looks like
Dakota Johnson
and
Chris Martin
have officially called it quits, for real this time. The ultimate clue? The Fifty Shades actor was spotted strolling through New York City on June 2, and her engagement ring was nowhere in sight.
Dakota, 35, and Chris, 48, first sparked dating rumours back in 2017 and have managed to keep their relationship relatively private, with just a handful of headline-making moments. One of their last public sightings together was as recent as May 16 -when they were photographed leaving a yoga class in Malibu. Before that, Dakota accompanied Chris on his Music of the Spheres world tour stop in India this January, cementing their image as a quietly devoted couple.
While neither party has publicly confirmed the split, PEOPLE reports that the pair had been 'engaged for years,' though those rumours first picked up steam around 2020. And every time speculation about a breakup surfaced, insiders were quick to assure fans that all was well. Not this time. According to a recent exclusive by the outlet, an insider has confirmed: 'It feels final this time.'
But perhaps the most telling signal isn't from a source, it's from Dakota herself.
The actress turned up on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote her new rom-com Materialists (alongside Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans), wearing what can only be described as her revenge dress: a completely sheer, sultry black creation from Nensi Dojaka's Spring/Summer 2025 collection. Crafted from wisps of translucent black tulle and cut to swirl into a ruffled, mermaid-style hem, the dress was equal parts daring and devastatingly elegant.
Dakota accessorised the look with jet-black pumps, oversized golden hoops, a Saint Laurent shoulder bag, and the kind of cat-eye sunglasses that say, 'I'm unbothered.' And honestly? We believe her.
It's hard not to draw parallels with another iconic post-breakup fashion moment: Princess Diana's legendary 'revenge dress' from 1994. On the very night Prince Charles confessed on national television to his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles, Diana stepped out at a charity gala in that off-the-shoulder, figure-hugging black silk number by Christina Stambolian, a gown she'd owned for three years but never dared to wear until that very moment.
Her stylist, Anna Harvey, later revealed the only mission was for Diana to look like 'a million dollars.' And she did.
Dakota's look may not have had royal scandal behind it, but it had all the elements of a style mic-drop: impeccable timing, effortless sex appeal, and the silent message that she's moving on, fabulously.
So, is it the revenge dress of 2025? Maybe. Or maybe it's just Dakota Johnson doing what she does best, making quiet statements that speak volumes. Either way, one thing's clear: Chris Martin may have lost a partner, but fashion just gained a moment.
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