Last night, while everyone and their cousin was at Cannes, Anne Hathaway stepped out of the Bulgari Hotel in Rome in a custom deconstructed white poplin shirt-dress for the unveiling of the new Bulgari Aeterna High Jewellery and High-End Watches collection. The dress, however, didn’t come from an Italian fashion house like Valentino or Versace (whose creations the actor often sports), but from American high street label, Gap, custom designed by Gap Inc’s newly-minted creative director, Zac Posen.
Styled by Erin Walsh, the actor chose to accessorise her just-rolled-out-of-bed look with Bulgari jewels, naturally, being the house ambassador—a brilliant diamond necklace with a sapphire centre stone, a matching ring, a diamond-studded Serpenti bracelet, and diamond earrings.
This isn’t the American retailer’s first high-profile red carpet rodeo though. Gap Inc, which also owns brands such as Banana Republic and Old Navy, announced Posen’s appointment as its creative director and chief creative officer of Old Navy earlier this year in February. Since his appointment, Posen has worn suits from Banana Republic (which was once the go-to for office-friendly work wear) to the Vanity Fair Oscars Party and to even the Met Gala. He also dressed Oscar-winning actor Da’Vine Joy Randolph in a custom flowing denim Gap gown for the first Monday in May.