Anya Taylor-Joy brings high-wattage shine to ‘Furiosa’ press tour: See her best looks

Whereas selling her latest movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Anya Taylor-Pleasure has been channeling her onscreen alter ego with warrior-worthy seems.

Within the George Miller-directed prequel, Taylor-Pleasure performs the titular Imperator Furiosa, a resilient warrior who’s kidnapped by warlord Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) and later embarks on a vengeance-filled journey residence.

The 28-year-old actress has been touring the world to advertise the postapocalyptic movie, which hits theaters on Could 24 — and even missed the annual Met Gala in consequence. Fortunately for us, Taylor-Pleasure has been hitting the sartorial mark with each Furiosa-impressed look.

Regardless of figuring out as a tomboy when she was youthful, Taylor-Pleasure has since grown to adore the drama of dressing up for large occasions.

“I by no means paid consideration to garments till I spotted that it was a type of efficiency artwork for me — particularly, on the purple carpet. I like drama. I like theatricality. I like leaning right into a theme,” she advised W Journal in 2023.

Choosing floral-embellished metallics, terra-cotta hues and sculptural silhouettes, the Dune: Half Two actress has successfully put a high-voltage spin on “technique dressing” — which is, in keeping with Vogue, “an opportunity to increase a venture’s cinematic universe onto the purple carpet earlier than the film even premieres.”

Las Vegas CinemaCon look

Taylor-Pleasure kicked off the Furiosa press tour on April 9 with a biker-chic black halter gown. Designed by Ludovic de Saint Sernin, the leather-based mini featured grommet detailing and crisscrossed straps alongside the entrance of the bodice. Taylor-Pleasure stored her ending touches easy with black pumps and a unfastened bun.

Sydney photo-call

On Could 1, Taylor-Pleasure went for a goddess-meets-grunge aesthetic for a photo-call in Australia. The actress wore a burnt-orange one-shoulder robe from Rick Owens’s spring 2024 ready-to-wear assortment. With a softer, extra delicately draped cloth for the bodice and a stiffer, crumpled leather-based for the high-waisted skirt, this look fearlessly performed with contrasting aesthetics.

Taylor-Pleasure opted for minor jewels, a easy, modern coiffure and a sultry smoky eye. (Her diamond chain earrings and gold cuff, together with the remainder of her press tour jewellery, are courtesy of Tiffany & Co. She’s been a model ambassador for the posh retailer since 2021.)

Sydney premiere

The Queen’s Gambit actress set the purple carpet ablaze throughout the movie’s Aussie premiere on Could 2. Taylor-Pleasure confirmed up in a clear gold gown with massive three-dimensional arrows protruding from it. Each the chain-link frock and its equally showstopping headpiece are from Paco Rabanne’s spring/summer season 1996 assortment.

Mexico Metropolis photo-call

Taylor-Pleasure took postapocalyptic glam to a complete new degree on the Could 6 photo-call. Harking back to armor, the steel minidress was custom-made by Balmain and featured cascading roses alongside the shoulders and down the bodice. She accomplished the brutalism-inspired look with an announcement purple lip and translucent Aquazzura heels.

The actress took to Instagram to share the precise means of getting the gown on.

Mexico Metropolis press convention

Later that night, she slipped right into a moto-inspired black-and-white look from Robert Wun’s spring 2023 assortment. Taylor-Pleasure wore a cropped white leather-based jacket with exaggerated shoulder pads over a black bandeau prime. She opted for an identical white leather-based miniskirt with a daring black zipper.

Los Angeles screening

On Could 8, Taylor-Pleasure wore an edgy leather-based minidress. She strutted down Hollywood Boulevard within the black body-hugging frock — with a entrance zipper and breast pocket — from Zits Studios’ fall 2024 assortment. For ending touches, the actress opted for a slicked-back ponytail, a daring purple lip, black stilettos and a chunky silver cuff.