Sydney Sweeney traded the grit of the boxing ring for the grace of the ballet studio — and the transformation couldn’t have been more poetic.
At the 2025 Hamptons International Film Festival, the actress was honored with the Achievement in Acting award for her performance in Christy, the biographical drama chronicling the life of ’90s boxing legend Christy Martin. For the occasion, Sweeney turned to the archives of Thierry Mugler, stepping into a piece that beautifully captured the decade her film celebrates.
The look — a sculptural display of Mugler’s theatrical tailoring — featured a cropped, curved-lapel jacket layered over a matching minidress. Beneath, the dress revealed a plunging neckline, a corseted basque waist, and a sheer, structured tutu adorned with delicate white bows at the hips. Every seam whispered nostalgia; every fold, a nod to Mugler’s devotion to empowered femininity.
Sweeney completed the ensemble with pointed Jimmy Choo pumps, her blonde hair cascading in loose, natural waves, and jewelry pared back to a single fine chain — a choice that let the couture take center stage.
Later that evening, in a moment of effortless charm, the star swapped her heels for white sneakers — a spontaneous touch that blurred the line between fantasy and reality.
The archival Mugler creation carries its own legacy: Ariana Grande previously wore the same design to the Wicked after-party in Los Angeles, proof of the timeless allure woven into the house’s iconic silhouettes.
