I am wallowing in a new-found adoration of Kirsten Dunst. There is no logical explanation for it. Just regular red carpet appearances in which she looks lovely and appealing. And then she went and won the best actress palm in Cannes. And I think that it is safe to say that she is back.
It all started actually at the Chanel show in Paris in February. She turned up at that looking sublime and everyone went, "Oh Kirsten looks lovely. Where has she been? Why is she here?" And while I can't explain how she got there from the a-list wilderness, I can explain why Chanel. Because ever since February, she has pretty much been seen (with a few Rodarte exceptions) in non-stop Chanel gowns. Which suit her perfectly. They really, really do.
You know how we all decided that they really didn't work for Blake Lively for some reason - that has nothing to do with the fact that she is drop dead stunning? It seems that the opposite is true for Kirsten. They just fit.
Here are her last two looks, from Chanel, this weekend in Istanbul. Just beautiful.
(BTW, that is uber-cool photographer Ryan McGinley that she is with. Interesting new pairing.)