Jessica Alba's Plunging Sculptural LBD and Bombshell Curls Are So Old Hollywood-Coded
The actress revamped a classic LBD with a sculptural bodice and slit.
Alba paired her plunging dress with statement jewelry.The 2025 Cannes Film Festival has been keeping fans fed with a sartorial parade of red carpet elegance, but Jessica Alba brought just as much glamour to France's nearby Cap d'Antibes on Thursday night. While making an appearance at the Red Sea Film Foundation's "Women In Cinema" Gala, the entrepreneur swapped out her recent bikini streak for an Old Hollywood style moment. Alba stunned in a plunging strapless LBD with a sculptural bodice and royal family-coded statement jewelry while posing at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc.
Alba—who filed for divorce from ex-husband Cash Warren in December after 16 years of marriage—continued to show off her single life glow-up as she stunned at the gala. She revamped the classic LBD with a structured asymmetrical bodice, which featured 3D ruffles and rosettes that gave the strapless dress a sculptural feel. A slit on her right side broke up the dress's column silhouette and flashed her pointy-toed black heels.
Alba, who spoke at the event, accessorized with a diamond pendant necklace with a large ruby-colored stone, a diamond cocktail ring, and large diamond stud earrings. She leaned into an Old Hollywood beauty moment by wearing her caramel-highlighted brown hair in an elegant side-parted style with bombshell curls. The Honest Company founder highlighted her features with black eyeliner, luminous blush, and a nude matte lip.
It's been a busy couple of months for the multi-hyphenate, who recently rang in her 44th birthday in late April. Alba appeared to open up about her healing journey amid her divorce as well as her hopes for finding love and connection as she penned a personal birthday message.
'Sometimes I get caught up in all the things of life and my drive for perfection is exhausting so I'm making space to accept myself—flaws and all and release the need to control,' she wrote in the emotional post. 'As I move into this next year, I wish for myself what I wish for everyone - to feel loved. To feel seen. To feel accepted. And to know you are worthy of your biggest dreams.'
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