Anne Hathaway’s London Look Marked a Clear Style Shift

Anne Hathaway’s Dior gown at The Odyssey’s London premiere on July 6 marked a noticeably different direction from the sculptural, high-drama looks she’s worn on red carpets in recent months.

The change wasn’t just about color or fabric. It reflected a broader shift in how her styling has evolved across just a few months of press appearances for the same film.

Hathaway attended the world premiere at London’s Odeon Luxe Leicester Square wearing a baby-blue Dior strapless gown, styled by her longtime collaborator Erin Walsh, according to Red Carpet Fashion Awards.

The dress featured an empire waist and softly pleated fabric that fell in a flowing, elongated line, with a blue floral appliqué detail blooming from the waistline.

The silhouette stood in sharp contrast to the structured, high-glamour Atelier Versace gown she wore at the London premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 just over two months earlier, a navy velvet piece with a sequined bodice and a dramatic high-slit skirt.

That contrast is what’s made this particular look worth examining beyond a simple red carpet recap. Fashion coverage of the appearance noted that the gown’s soft.

Flowing construction appeared designed specifically to accommodate her current stage of pregnancy, a detail observed by Red Carpet Fashion Awards in its coverage of the event rather than something confirmed through an official statement from Hathaway or her representatives.

If accurate, it would explain the deliberate shift from the earlier Versace look’s tailored structure toward this event’s softer, empire-waist silhouette, since that kind of construction is a common styling choice for accommodating changes in the body during pregnancy.

Hathaway’s approach to red carpet dressing has consistently prioritized intention over trend-chasing, something she addressed directly in the foreword to Erin Walsh’s new book, The Art of Intentional Dressing.

She wrote that style functions as communication, “either by revealing something or by withholding something,” a framing that applies directly to how her recent looks have shifted alongside her circumstances rather than following a single consistent aesthetic.

That philosophy has shown up repeatedly across her most memorable red carpet moments, including her 2026 Met Gala gown, a Michael Kors Collection piece featuring hand-painted artwork by Peter McGough, worn as part of the event’s “Fashion Is Art” theme.

The Odyssey itself is part of what’s driving renewed attention to Hathaway’s press tour appearances this summer. Directed by Christopher Nolan.

The film brought its cast together for a global rollout that included the London premiere alongside co-star Mia Goth, whose Dior look featured a similar blue appliqué detail, a coincidental echo between the two gowns rather than a coordinated styling choice, according to the same red carpet coverage.

Public and fashion-press reaction to the London appearance has focused mostly on the visual departure from her Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour looks earlier this year, with coverage noting how differently she read on the same red carpet within just a few months.

That kind of side-by-side comparison, the same event, the same city, two entirely different design languages, is part of why this particular appearance has drawn more attention than a typical premiere look roundup.

What’s confirmed is straightforward: Hathaway wore a baby-blue Dior gown styled by Erin Walsh to The Odyssey’s July 6 London premiere, following a considerably different Atelier Versace look at the same venue two months prior.

What remains unconfirmed is any official statement about her personal circumstances, since the pregnancy detail comes from fashion press observation rather than a direct announcement.

Either way, the shift in her styling across these two appearances says something clear about how her red carpet choices continue to reflect deliberate intention rather than routine repetition.

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