Elizabeth Olsen put a dramatic spin on the bow trend at the Independent Spirit Awards 2025 in Los Angeles on Friday. The actress arrived at the red carpet trailed by her bow-topped gown.
Olsen wore a mint green lace gown from Erdem’s spring 2025 collection, with a contrasting pink bow at the shoulder. The “Assessment” star paired her asymmetrical draped midi dress with a pair of nude pointed-toe heels and drop earrings dangling with pearl-laden hoops. Olsen completed her look with a cranberry lip, light blush and blush eyeshadow.
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Elizabeth Olsen at 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Arrivals on February 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.
Last year, bows were impossible to miss on the red carpet and the runways for fall 2024. Between the Critics Choice Awards and the fall 2024 collections for Sandy Liang and Prada, the traditional accent became a main event with plentiful takes on it. Olsen’s entry to the trend, though, is a markedly relaxed take on the breakout embellishment.
Elizabeth Olsen at 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Arrivals on February 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.
The collection Olsen’s gown hails from was rife with avant, flowing takes on bows, whether at the shoulders of pastel dresses or at the hips of drop waist dresses or tailored jackets. Erdem’s spring 2025 collection filtered the trend through a 1920s lens and consisted largely of pastel shades, including the pale pink and mint green on Olsen’s lace dress.
Elizabeth Olsen at 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards – Arrivals on February 22, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.
Mint has been a popular color choice on the red carpet over the past year, with Dakota Fanning, Simone Ashley and Jill Biden all stepping out in the soft shade.
Olsen was in attendance at the Independent Spirit Awards 2025 in support of her 2023 film “His Three Daughters” with Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne, for which director Azazel Jacobs was given the Robert Altman Award.
The 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards, held on Feb. 22 in Santa Monica and hosted by Aidy Bryant, honor the best performances, writing and direction in independent film in 2024. “Anora” and “I Saw the TV Glow” lead the field with six nominations each.
This year’s red carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards also brought out Emma Stone, Hunter Schafer, Julianne Moore, Lily Gladstone, Demi Moore, Ryan Destiny, Julia Fox, Colman Domingo, Mikey Madison and more.
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