When Dakota Johnson touched down at the 2025 Red Sea International Film Festival on December 4, mere hours after debuting a white winter coat at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women In Entertainment Gala, fans suspected her four-month naked dress hiatus would end. Award season, after all, is the opportune time to take risks. Instead, longtime stylist Kate Young outfitted her in a surprisingly opaque, custom Alessandra Rich hip cut-out gown.
Johnson doesn't star in the film Giant, the premiere she attended on Thursday. Even so, her strapless gown's slashes stole the show. The bodice began with a plunging, V-shaped neckline, drawing the eye to the waist's cutouts. Blink and you'll miss the bow atop her navel. The droopy ribbon connected the top and floor-grazing skirt, before cutouts spread horizontally across her waist. Another angle revealed the opening continued onto Johnson's back.
