Margot Robbie's Feathery Mini Was Inspired By This Line In 'Wuthering Heights'

"In recent years, method dressing has played a key role in stars' press circuits, drumming up interest in their projects by leaving trails of style Easter eggs. But Margot Robbie, the undisputed method-dressing queen, doesn't merely use the styling technique as a promotional tool; with the help of her longtime stylist, Andrew Mukamal, she treats method dressing as an art form."

"For Barbie's press tour, for example, the pair dug deep into the Mattel toy's archives. Cosplaying as a literal Barbie doll, Robbie consistently wore outfits recreated from iconic box sets throughout history."

"On Tuesday, Jan. 27, the Babylon actor wore two 'fits that evoked her new project. The first was a white minidress from Victoria Beckham. The fitted sleeveless number featured a deep scoop neckline and was blanketed in light ivory feathers. Letting the plume-clad dress shine, Robbie kept everything else minimal and opted for heeled skin-matching sandals and a romantic half-up, half-down 'do. While her looks earlier this week - lacy dresses with bell sleeves - evoked 18th century-style dark romance, this reference was a bit more subtle. Mukamal, who shared the look on his Instagram, also shared what it was inspired by: a passage from the original text. It read, "Tossing about, she increased her feverish bewilderment to madness, and tore the pillow with her teeth...she seemed to find childish diversion in pulling the feathers from the rents she had just made, and ranging them on the sheet according to their different species.""

Margot Robbie and stylist Andrew Mukamal use method dressing as a deliberate creative practice to tie press-tour looks to character and source material. They research archives and texts to recreate specific visual references, as seen with Barbie-era box-set recreations and Wuthering Heights–inspired ensembles. Robbie wore a Victoria Beckham ivory feather minidress styled minimally to echo a novel passage about torn pillows and scattered feathers. Earlier promotional looks channeled lacy, bell-sleeved dark-romance silhouettes reminiscent of 18th-century aesthetics. The pair blend costume, literature, and fashion history to produce cohesive, character-driven promotional wardrobes.

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