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Tilda Swintonis making a statement with her style.
While promoting her filmThe Eternal Daughterat the Venice International Film Festival, the 61-year-old actress sported bright-yellow highlights in her hair, in deference to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
“It’s my honor to wear half of the Ukrainian flag,” Swinton, who was dressed in an oversized blue button-down shirt featuring white stripes and a white collar, said at the press conference for the movie on Tuesday.
For the movie’s premiere Tuesday evening, Swinton piled the partly neon hair on top of her trademark shorter ombre-hued locks to form a “sculptural faux hawk,“Voguereported. The actress complemented the avant-garde look with a shimmering sequined cornflower blue Haider Ackermann gown.
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Swinton is known for her commitment to fashion—and a transformative quality that she embodies when taking on new roles.
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While inhabiting two different characters, Swinton wears “customary oversized scarves, chic overcoats and geometric-patterned frocks,” according toThe Playlist.
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The Academy Award-winning actress, who has collaborated with high-end couture visionaries likeRolf Snoren and Viktor Horsting of Viktor & Rolf, has said in the past that she actually favors comfort over couture.
source: people.com
