The BAFTA red carpet is normally a vibrant, feathery and crystal-covered affair, but last night saw the majority of London’s stars of TV and silver screen semaphore the sobriety of the current political situation in Europe through pared-back silhouettes and a sombre colour palette.
Attendees of the Academy’s 75th awards ceremony had been advised to ‘dress respectably’ due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, and thus solemn black dominated as the shade du jour, with pops of yellow and blue nodding to the Ukrainian flag.
