Rebecca Hall almost fooled us.
The 43-year-old actress and director arrived at Saturday’s Academy Museum Gala with Thom Browne’s Spring 2026 masterpiece, which had attendees doing a double take.
The look featured a sheer tulle bodysuit layered with a trompe l’oeil depiction of a naked female figure, creating the illusion that Hall had simply painted her torso and stepped out for the night.
The faux body paint, made from gray cotton seersucker and wool suit fabric sewn together using an intarsia technique, was an especially fitting choice given that Hall is also an accomplished painter.
The anatomical bodysuit was shown on the runway with a gray pleated skirt and knee socks, but Hall’s stylist Bailey Moon replaced it with a sleek floor-length navy pencil skirt, bringing the avant-garde piece to the red carpet.
The British star accessorized her look with David Webb and Bryony Raymond jewelry and low-heeled strappy sandals.
She kept her hair and makeup to a minimum, opting for a low bun with loose waves framing her face and a soft smokey eye for the $12 million fundraiser honoring Bruce Springsteen, Penelope Cruz, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang.
The British actress was in good hands on the red carpet with Kim Kardashian’s polarizing Maison Margiela face-covering ensemble, Hailey Bieber in Schiaparelli Couture and Selena Gomez in custom Armani Prive with husband Benny Blanco.
Hall’s bodysuit is part of Brown’s extraterrestrial-themed “We Come in Peace” collection, which was unveiled during Paris Fashion Week earlier this month and featured models dressed as glittering aliens.
The look was a nod to Brown’s signature deconstructed tailoring while pushing boundaries, and was fitting for an actress known for opting for thought-provoking projects both on screen and on the red carpet.
The designer has long been known for optical illusions, from wetsuits that look like suits to Janelle Monae’s trompe l’oeil suit cape at this year’s Met Gala.
