Julianne Moore Just Gave Louise Trotter’s First Bottega Look Its Big Moment

Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore wore Louise Trotter’s first Bottega Veneta design at Cannes 2025—a minimalist black gown styled by Kate Young that met the festival’s stricter dress code with perfection.

By Sean Castelo III May 21, 2025

Julianne Moore Louise Trotter’s first Bottega Veneta design at Cannes 2025

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Julianne Moore has always had a knack for knowing when to make an entrance feel like a major moment. This year at the Cannes Film Festival, she did just that—by wearing the very first design from Bottega Veneta’s newly appointed creative director, Louise Trotter. It’s a debut that turned heads as it perfectly aligned with the house’s discreet DNA and Cannes’ newly tightened dress code.

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Cannes has rewritten its own rules this year. With a fresh emphasis on decorum and “festive” formality, attendees were encouraged to keep things elegant, subdued, and occasion-appropriate—no dramatic costumes, no theatrics. In other words, the red carpet was made for someone like Moore, and for a look like Trotter’s.

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Her debut creation featured a black strapless gown with a gentle wrap detail and a fringe tassel cascading from the left shoulder—understated but deliberate. Moore completed the look with Boucheron drop earrings and classic pointed-toe heels. The entire ensemble, styled by Kate Young, radiated restraint, confidence, and clarity: no fuss, no filler, just fashion at its most distilled.

On Instagram, Moore thanked the designer directly: “Thank you for allowing me to wear your first dress for Bottega Veneta.”

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With one look, Trotter has signaled what her Bottega might stand for—precise, poetic, and grounded in wearability without sacrificing intrigue. If this is how she’s choosing to start, then the rest of her era at Bottega Veneta is well worth watching.

Photos: JULIANNE MOORE and KATE YOUNG (via Instagram)