Florence Pugh just proved gray can be anything but boring Sunday night at the New York City premiere of Dune: Part Two.

Throughout the promo tour for the second installment of the Denis Villeneuve sci-fi series, Pugh’s litany of regal red-carpet looks has felt like a tribute to her character, Princess Irulan. Last night’s look was no different—but she also put a skin-baring twist on her signature princess style.

Pulling a look from Valentino’s Spring/Summer 2024 couture collection, the Little Women star looked fabulous in a foggy-gray halterneck gown made out of a pleated fabric that flowed around her figure like liquid. The dress featured a totally backless silhouette, the opening stretching from around the sides of her chest to the center of her back.

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She styled the look with her go-to platform heels, this pair in a metallic silver, as well as an array of diamond ear cuffs and rings from Ana Khouri.

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Earlier this month, Pugh talked about embodying Princess Irulan, a character who mainly appears in the original 1965 novel Dune only as the story’s impersonal narrator.

“She becomes more of an essence, so I appreciated how she wasn’t just fully present—how you want to know more about her, and how she does evolve with the story,” she told Screen Rant in a recent interview. “I think personally, other than the fact that every book that you read has more detail in it than a script can, I appreciated that I could see her on the pages and in the book, and also in [writer-director] Denis [Villeneuve]’s script.”

Chelsey Sanchez

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As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.