{"id":1692,"date":"2025-06-12T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2025-06-15T08:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:29:34","slug":"in-materialists-dakota-johnson-wears-a-working-girl-inspired-uniform-proenza-schouler-gown-doen-florals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/in-materialists-dakota-johnson-wears-a-working-girl-inspired-uniform-proenza-schouler-gown-doen-florals\/","title":{"rendered":"In Materialists, Dakota Johnson Wears A Working Girl-Inspired Uniform, Proenza Schouler Gown & D\u00f4en Florals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spoilers for <\/em>Materialists ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n

Toward the end of Materialists<\/em>, Celine Song\u2019s exploration of the contradictions of dating and modern love, pragmatic professional matchmaker<\/a> Lucy (Dakota Johnson) reaches an epiphany.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you love someone, it\u2019ll be easy,\u201d she says. \u201cThere\u2019s no math.\u201d<\/p>\n

Until then, Lucy relied on a quantitative approach in determining matches for her clients \u2014 and herself. Her data-driven methodology also comes through in her professional aesthetic, full of straight lines and formulas of solid neutrals, as crafted by costume designer Katina Danabassis<\/a>. But, as Lucy allows love into the equation, her wardrobe begins to bloom, sometimes literally with florals.<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s chic, straightforward lineup of suit separates and classic, fine-knit cardigans is partially informed by Song\u2019s own experience working as a matchmaker in New York City \u2014\u00a0a fun fact that adds depth to the character\u2019s style.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important to convey that [Lucy] wasn\u2019t stealing anyone\u2019s shine when it came to her clients. It has to be professional, and appeal to a high-end clientele,\u201d Danabassis, who led costume design for Song\u2019s last (and very different) love-triangle film, Past Lives<\/em>. \u201cWhen you\u2019re millionaire matchmaking, you have to look the part. But also not come across as someone who\u2019s necessarily available.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lucy eventually allows herself to be available when confronted with two options: the seemingly-perfect financier Harry (Pedro Pascal) and her ex-boyfriend John (Chris Evans), a struggling actor who still lives with roommates.<\/p>\n

Ahead, Danabassis takes us through how Lucy\u2019s love story unfolds through her wardrobe.<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Power Suit<\/h2>\n
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Always focused, Lucy targets new clients\u00a0as she commutes to work \u2014 and her outfits support the pitch. In the opening scenes, she confidently strides in a strong-shouldered Aritzia<\/a> blazer and knee-high Paris Texas boots, nearly causing finance bro Robert (Eddie Cahill) to have whiplash as he walks in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really interested in the idea of putting her in a power suit,\u201d says Danabassis. \u201cNot only because it\u2019s a little bit fresh, but also it seems to be something of a bygone era.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Reflecting a NYC, always-on-the-move sense of dressing, the costume designer teamed the navy pinstripe blazer with a black, wide-striped mini skirt from a Versace suit and a white satin Banana Republic blouse. \u201dIt just felt very New York; timeless, but powerful, modern, but throwback \u2014 and iconic,\u201d says Danabassis, referencing a standout memory of a woman in a skirt suit and Dries van Noten-esque thigh-high boots strutting across Bowery Street in Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Danabassis also dropped in an Easter egg.\u201cIt\u2019s also a nod to Working Girl<\/em>,\u201d she says, referring to the 1988 classic starring Johnson\u2019s mom, Melanie Griffith, whose character famously wore sneakers with skirt suits to the office.<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Blue Gown<\/h2>\n
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Lucy\u2019s a top performer at work\u00a0\u2014 with nine marriages to her credit. She\u2019s even invited to the latest nuptials of two high-net-worth (and high-maintenance) individuals. Lucy opts for a strapless, draped Proenza Schouler dress in a striking peacock blue that attracts the eye of the viewer and Harry, the rich, swoon-worthy brother of the groom.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need something that pops. But simultaneously, it shouldn\u2019t be something that\u2019s going to steal any shine from the bride,\u201d says Danabassis of her thinking, which led to the pairing of the \u201corigami-style dress\u201d with silver Bottega Veneta heels. \u201cAlso, the dress is not too fussy. In reality, yes, it was<\/em> a fussy dress. We had to make sure that it was tied perfectly [at the back]. But it was really simple. Like, you can function in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy multitasks like a pro: crisis managing the bride\u2019s cold feet, charming potential new clients, and slipping out of the opulent ballroom to reconnect with John, a cater-waiter at the reception. She also agrees to a steamy dance with Harry, in exchange for him agreeing to call her agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a work function, basically. She\u2019s there to support, but not be a wallflower entirely,\u201d says Danabassis. \u201cBecause she\u2019s still a woman in New York and doing her thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Date-Night Looks<\/h2>\n
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She ultimately agrees to consider Harry \u2014 \u201ca unicorn, an impossible fantasy,\u201d as Lucy describes him \u2014 as a prospect for herself, and not her loyal clients. Over a series of dinner dates (where they strategically assess each other through their methodical view of relationships), Lucy wears refined, uncomplicated pieces, like a dark St. John blazer over a Leset tank and a strappy black halter dress from Laundry by Shelly Segal.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s appealing to his sensibilities, which is just classic, chic, upscale, and a little bit minimal,\u201d says Danabassis.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When a previously skeptical Lucy agrees to go all-in with Harry, she elevates her signature black monochrome with a sheer Simkhai top, layered over an Only Hearts bra, and a vintage double-breasted blazer. Her knee-length Another Tomorrow skirt, with dynamic tasseled fringe (a more fun take on the business-like skirt she wears earlier in the film), takes on a life of its own as she and Harry do a dance of sorts through the hallways of his sprawling $12 million Tribeca penthouse.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe theorized that it should [evolve from] her not trying too, too hard to ramping up to, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m gonna do a little bit more here.\u2019 But keep it very New York, chic, [and] clean,\u201d says Danabassis. \u201cThat black outfit popped against the warmth of his apartment, and the Gucci shoes were amazing because of the shine and the metallic chain at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Flashback Florals<\/strong><\/h2>\n
NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JUNE 04: Dakota Johnson is seen on location for \u2018Materialists\u2019 on June 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A flashback reveals Lucy and John\u2019s emotional breakup, occurring when they were both cash-strapped actors but chasing divergent goals and lifestyles. Lucy\u2019s delicately ruffled floral D\u00f4en top, Nili Lotan straight-leg jeans, and Loeffler Randall mules feel sentimental and hopeful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s that cute look that you put together for going out for your anniversary,\u201d says Danabassis. \u201cThat\u2019s not trying too hard or trying to match the same level as the guy. It\u2019s really just her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy also wears a sweet, thrift-store-bought heart necklace that reflects a differing mindset from her present-day sleek Spinelli Kilcollin rolo chain that telegraphs geometry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen she\u2019s dating Harry, she\u2019s in this city mode,\u201d says Danabassis. \u201cWhen it\u2019s John, it\u2019s more naturalistic, grounded, floral, and ethereal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s \u201cReveal\u201d Outfit<\/h2>\n
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John finally lands a role in an off-off-Broadway play and invites Lucy, who brings her now-boyfriend Harry. Her outfit \u2014 a long \u201890s-style black leather jacket by Coach, white MNG cami, and Zara high-waisted, wide-leg jeans \u2014 fits the venue and post-show dive bar drinks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe knows what world she\u2019s entering into, like a dingy Brooklyn playhouse thing. But Harry doesn\u2019t know where he\u2019s going. So he wears his \u2018Oh, this is my country blazer,\u2019\u201d says Danabassis, about Harry\u2019s \u2018fit: a tweedy Ralph Lauren jacket, caramel-brown Zegna button-down, Herm\u00e8s dark jeans, and Bottega Veneta oxfords.<\/p>\n

But the casual-cool ensemble also feels like a slight reveal of her long-suppressed feelings for John \u2014 and harbinger of an impending divide with Harry.<\/p>\n

Lucy\u2019s Wedding-Crasher Dress<\/h2>\n
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A traumatic event pushes Lucy to accept and follow her feelings, instead of crunching the numbers. She shows up on John\u2019s doorstep with luggage packed for a now-canceled Iceland jaunt with Harry. Lucy and John then take a spontaneous drive upstate to crash a rustic wedding. Luckily, John keeps a cater-waiter suit in the trunk of his beat-up car. Lucy presumably plucks a floaty, buttercream yellow D\u00f4en dress out of her suitcase and doesn\u2019t change out of her black Nike sneakers. Although the dress \u2014 with a curved empire waistline, watercolor florals, fluttery ruffles, and floral appliqu\u00e9s \u2014 evokes country wedding more than the luxury vacation she was on her way to take.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, sure<\/em>, she could have packed that for Iceland. Like, [Lucy and Harry] were going on a date somewhere, and she\u2019s trying to do her special thing and get more in tune with herself. That\u2019s the idea there,\u201d explains Danabassis. \u201cReally, it\u2019s just a romantic dress that hits the hidden theme of flowers as a symbol of love that was carried throughout the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kind of like completing a complex math calculation by maintaining all the variables along the way.<\/p>\n

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Spoilers for Materialists ahead. Toward the end of Materialists, Celine Song\u2019s exploration of the contradictions of dating and modern love, pragmatic professional matchmaker Lucy (Dakota Johnson) reaches an epiphany.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWhen you love someone, it\u2019ll be easy,\u201d she says. \u201cThere\u2019s no math.\u201d Until then, Lucy relied on a quantitative approach in determining matches for her clients Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1702,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions\/1702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.habitaliaimobiliaria.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}