Julia Roberts recently made waves in New York City with a look that blended high fashion and literary homage. On October 1, she stepped out wearing a striking black trench coat from Libertine’s Spring 2026 collection emblazoned with a portrait of William Shakespeare—an audacious nod to the Bard himself.
She paired the trench with a sweater dress featuring a print of director Luca Guadagnino, along with black tights and patent leather pointed pumps. Her auburn hair was swept into an elegant updo, and bold sunglasses completed the ensemble. The Shakespeare coat had only recently debuted on the runway at New York Fashion Week, making her appearance doubly timely.
This fashion choice also ties into her current film tour for After the Hunt, where she plays a university professor caught in a fraught campus case. The look feels both theatrical and personal—a visual statement that literature, film, and style can converge in one striking moment.
At 57, Roberts continues to reimagine her public image, proving that she’s as comfortable making a sartorial argument as she is delivering a dramatic one.
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