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Sydney Sweeney is turning her Echo Valley press tour into a crash course in fashion history. After wearing an archival no-pants suit from Jean Paul Gaultier earlier in the week, the actor stepped out in New York last night in another vintage find from the runways of Paris.
Sweeney slipped into a matching gray skirt set from John Galliano’s shortly-lived, but cult-favorite, tenure at Givenchy—specifically, the designer’s fall 1996 collection for the French maison. True to the era’s emphasis on sportswear, the look featured a cropped suit jacket and an ultra-high-waist pencil skirt that finished just above the knee. Both pieces were designed with ladylike bow details, placed along the bust and pockets of the skirt. Sweeney elevated her groutfit with a selection of sleek, black accessories: an east-west handbag, classic stilettos, and structured glasses. The star wore her signature blonde tresses in soft, parted curls.
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While Galliano’s experience at Dior is better known, his time at Givenchy remains a hallmark. From Zendaya to Jennifer Lawrence, every woman has worn Galliano’s Givenchy. But tracking down these archival pieces is no easy feat. The Gibraltar-born designer’s time at Givenchy was brief: only a few seasons between 1995 and 1997, before Alexander McQueen took over, making his archive creations particularly difficult to find.
But Sweeney and his stylist, Molly Dickson, are no strangers to unearthing rare runway pieces from the depths of fashion history.
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Just this week, Sweeney and Dickson unearthed a vintage Gaultier coat from the Fall 2005 season. Of course, there are also current-season pieces, like Coperni and Burberry, and even a stunning custom Vera Wang creation from the Echo Valley premiere. The psychological thriller is already available on Apple TV+, but don’t be surprised to see another foray into vintage in the coming days.