Emma Stone has always had a talent for slipping into characters—not just on screen, but in the cultural imagination. And yet, even long-time admirers might have blinked twice last week when the actress appeared on screen in Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest surrealist opus, tenderly massaging white sunscreen across her newly shaved head. Not a tabloid-era “celebrity unravels” moment, but rather a gleefully uncanny turn from an actress who thrives on reinvention.
But Hollywood alchemy works fast. Days later, Stone re-emerged in full red-carpet regalia at the Governors Awards, reclaiming her A-list aura in an off-the-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown that all but sneered at November’s chill. While mere mortals are busy hunting down scarves and thermal layers, Stone stepped into the evening as if winter were simply a suggestion—her exposed collarbones shimmering like a seasonal provocation.
It’s classic Emma: on-screen, she leans into the peculiar and the off-kilter; off-screen, she gravitates toward Old Hollywood glamour, calling upon her trusted rotation of sleek Vuitton gowns and the occasional wink to cinematic icons (her Gwyneth-in-green era will never be forgotten). And as awards season dawns—yes, somehow we’ve arrived there already—Stone’s frost-defying look hints at what lies ahead: months of gowns, diamonds, and the annual suspension of meteorological reality.
For the world at large, November may be about festive prep and holiday checklists. But for Hollywood’s elite? It’s the opening bell of a glittering marathon. And Emma Stone, as always, is running it in style.
