Greta Lee's Jonathan Anderson-Designed Dior Dress Wows at Venice Film Festival

Greta Lee gave the femme fatale archetype an updated, artistic spin, wearing a custom Dior look by creative director Jonathan Anderson to the “A House of Dynamite” film premiere during the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday.

The actress’ look gave the minidress a couture take. In addition to the plunging neckline, the dress featured an exaggerated bow with floor-length ribbons that sashayed down the front. The forest green and black silk fabric construction gave way to a loose and billowy shape that was cocoon-like in the back, reminiscent of the bubble-hem style that’s been seen on actresses Emma Stone and Chloë Sevigny.

As for her accessories, the “Past Lives” star wore necklaces and a ring by Tiffany & Co., adding some sparkle to her dark-toned attire.

Lee’s hair was styled with soft waves and a middle part by Jenny Cho with makeup by Nina Park. Stylist Danielle Goldberg, who also works with Ayo Edebiri and Zoë Kravitz, curated Lee’s red carpet premiere look.

Jonathan Anderson, who succeeded Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri as Dior’s creative director in June, will debut his first women’s show with the French luxury fashion house this coming October. Lee’s custom look offers clues to the former Loewe designer’s sensibility as Dior’s newest couturier.

The actress’ attire, slinky and skin-forward, harkens back to the sensual stylings of the femme fatale. Dating back to 1940s cinema, popular interpretations of the femme fatale were embodied by Lauren Bacall in “To Have and Have Not” and Barbara Stanwyck in “Double Indemnity.”

Costume designers Milo Anderson (“To Have and Have Not”) and Edith Head (“Double Indemnity”) used wardrobe pieces as part of the visual language to relay to audiences the mysterious nature and confidence possessed by cinema’s femme fatales.

With Lee’s custom Dior look, Anderson marries sinuous lines and sensuality with a mysterious aura quintessential to the modern femme fatale archetype.