For Her Next Street-Style Trick, Anya Taylor-Joy Debuts Balmain’s New Collection
In the world of celebrity styling, there’s fresh-off-the-runway pulls, and then there’s before-the-runway previews. The latter is a highly coveted rarity reserved only for the highest echelon of sartorial tastemakers. Naturally, Anya Taylor-Joy is one of them.
On July 17, the actor stepped out in New York City wearing a full look from Balmain’s pre-spring 2027 collection designed by Antonin Tron. The colorful look comprised a satin fuchsia bra under a cropped olive-green cardigan, paired with a floral jacquard velvet skirt and coordinating yellow heels. This marks the first time the ensemble has been unveiled publicly, with the brand calling it “an exclusive preview” of the collection.
Taylor-Joy is among a chic subset of celebrities who have debuted designer looks pre-runway. Zendaya once did so in a structured Roksanda suit, wearing it 72 hours before it hit the catwalk. Anne Hathaway has sat front row at Versace in a red corset dress, just moments before a model would saunter out in the same design. But Taylor-Joy’s latest Balmain appearance took place months ahead of the collection’s reveal, which is scheduled for later this year.
In the midst of a fashion-filled press tour for her crime-thriller series Lucky, the actor has been serving an array of shape-shifting aesthetics, from sexy Tom Ford cutouts to glamorous Dior gowns. As she continues to craft her press-tour storytelling, it makes perfect sense that she would opt for a never-before-seen set.
This is not the first time Taylor-Joy has introduced a Balmain collection to the world. She was the first to sport Tron’s fall 2026 collection back in March, when she stepped out in a fringe-adorned leopard-print skirt. With another exclusive appearance, it seems the French house has appointed the actor as an unofficial street-style ambassador. “After debuting the fall-winter 2026 collection last April, Anya Taylor-Joy once again introduces a new season, becoming the first to wear pre-spring publicly,” Balmain said in a statement. It’s not a bad job to have.
