Oversized blazers have long been a staple of the fashionista set, but Dakota Johnson just took the look to the next level in a Gucci jacket that could double as a dress.
The wore the camel-colored piece to the Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s 17th Annual HOPE Luncheon at The Plaza in New York City; her stylist Kate Young paired it with black leather pants and a white top for a daytime look that’s professional with a little edge. Johnson accessorized with a black bag, heeled boots, and a statement necklace.
Johnson often incorporates a masculine silhouette into her wardrobe, opting for simple, elevated basics that are the definition of quiet luxury.
Inside, Johnson took off the blazer, and you can see the oversized button-down billowing out of her pants.
Johnson was honored at the event with the Hope Award for Depression Advocacy and spoke about a somewhat unexpected sartorial symptom she’d recently experienced during her acceptance speech.
“A few weeks ago I was having a low day. My partner said to me so kindly, ‘Are you really struggling?’ I said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Baby, you’re wearing a Cats T-shirt.’ Like Cats, the musical. It turns out I was really struggling,” she recounted, per the . She continued, “I think most of the time I speak about depression or anxiety in a very self-deprecating way. Perhaps it is easier to look it in the eyes if I wear the mask of comedy. Covering my pain or anxiety in comedy is a lifelong tool, and I don’t think it’s a bad thing. It works. It helps me because sometimes if I don’»t laugh, I’ll cry…. The biggest thing I’ve learnt about depression is learning to become okay with there never really being an immediate answer, never really being an immediate end.”
Dakota Johnson has long been open about her experiences with depression and anxiety, which she says have affected her since she was a teenager. Thankfully, she has no shortage of coping skills, including exercise, meditation and therapy. “I’ve learned to find it beautiful because I feel the world,” she told in 2020. “I guess I have a lot of complexities, but they don’t pour out of me. I don’t make it anyone else’s problem.”
