Julianne Moore Debuts Louise Trotter’s First Bottega Veneta Dress at Cannes

Moore has had a partnership with the Italian house for a while, serving as the brand’s ambassador since 2024, and last night, she was clad in a sophisticated, black Bottega Veneta gown designed by Louise Trotter. The design marked one of her first creations and red carpet moments for the brand since stepping in as Bottega Veneta’s first-ever female creative director, succeeding Matthieu Blazy, who exited his position late last year before he moves into the artistic director role at Chanel (previously held by Virginie Viard)

The gown itself—a one-shoulder black column dress—hugged Moore’s frame with ease, featuring a cascading leather tassel that met a knot at the shoulder, adding movement and texture down the back of the dress.

With over three decades in the industry, the British designer’s CV is vast, serving as the creative director at Lacoste, the head of womenswear at Calvin Klein Jeans and then Gap, and most recently, creative director for Carven. Trotter’s work is best known for her ability to balance feminine silhouettes with sporty influences, offering a refined minimalism that doesn’t sacrifice strength. In the French Riviera, her Bottega debut on Moore is shaping up to follow suit.

Anderson’s film received a seven-and-a-half-minute standing ovation, with many notable attendees in the audience, including Alexander Skarsgård, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Edward Norton, and Mary Leest. But our eyes were fixed on Moore in her black Bottega dress.

Later that evening, at the Women in Motion dinner, Moore changed into a custom black Bottega Veneta suit, again by Trotter. She paired the look with the Lauren 1980 lambskin clutch, a nod to American Gigilo and cinema of the past. The suit's relaxed tailoring mirrored the architectural lines of her earlier gown, suggesting that we might expect to see more of this balance between an easy-going minimalism and architectural eye in Trotter’s era.