Kylie Jenner Invented "Partner Method Dressing" In A Plunging Orange Gown

"It's only *checks notes* five days into 2026, and Kylie Jenner is already starting a whole new red carpet trend. In recent years, method dressing has become the go-to red-carpet styling technique for fashion-forward actors like Zendaya and Jenna Ortega, in which they cosplay as their characters or incorporate design elements inspired by their projects' narratives. The ethos, however, has been mostly relegated to cast members rather than their partners. But Jenner is changing the game."

"The Kylie Cosmetics founder has never met a style theme she didn't like, especially if dressing up doubles as support for her boyfriend, Timothée Chalamet. Last December, for example, the lovebirds broke the internet when they attended the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme, Chalamet's table tennis biopic, in matching ping-pong ball-esque orange looks. Weeks later, Jenner continued publicly supporting her man's movie by wearing another tangerine knockout - solo - making the case for partner method dressing."

"Over the weekend, Jenner took selfies in a custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown. Like her usual numbers, it was spicy, marked by a criss-cross halter neckline and a diamond-shaped cutout that bared her décolletage. The floor-length fabric also hugged her body, a favorite Jenner silhouette. What was unusual was the color. The chainmail-esque fabric was rendered in a vivid metallic kumquat hue that was unmistakably Marty Supreme-coded. Chalamet even commented a line of orange hearts in response."

Method dressing has become a red-carpet technique among actors like Zendaya and Jenna Ortega, usually used by cast members to echo characters or project narratives. Kylie Jenner extended the practice to partners by wearing outfits that reference Timothée Chalamet's Marty Supreme. The couple wore matching ping-pong-ball orange looks at the Los Angeles premiere; Jenner later wore another tangerine ensemble solo. Jenner posted selfies in a custom Ludovic de Saint Sernin gown with a criss-cross halter, diamond-shaped cutout, and a floor-length, body-hugging chainmail-esque fabric rendered in a vivid metallic kumquat hue. Chalamet replied with orange-heart emojis. Jenner coordinated shimmery orange nails and wore a translucent metal-mesh halter dress at the Critics' Choice Awards that revealed the silhouette of her G-string.

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