Selena Gomez has worn every permutation of the little black dress while promoting her film Emilia Perez, from a Saint Laurent gown at the Cannes Film Festival to a satin blazer mini in New York. photo in London on October 10. call, she wore her LBD in a velvet Schiaparelli gown.

Styled by Erin Walsh, Gomez's column gown features cutouts in the bodice that serve as style puns. The circular window on the sternum is commonly referred to as a “keyhole” cutout. The opening in Schiaparelli's dress is shaped like an actual Victorian keyhole. According to the designer's website, this is made of hammered brass. This makes it easy to go from Gomez's dress to the threshold of her immediate townhouse in London.

Under creative director Daniel Rosebery, Schiaparelli has recently returned to its surrealist glam roots. Highlights of the latest collection include sandals with brass trompe l'oeil toes and bags with abstract faces that would make Picasso jealous. (Rosebery is also the man behind Kylie Jenner's viral lion headdress and Taylor Swift's white gown at the 2024 Grammy Awards.) The designs are both intelligent and a bit cheeky. For example, the gown's construction makes a pun. In the original runway collection, the “keyhole” dress was styled with a velvet head wrap and layered gold bangles. Gomez paired the gown with a simple mid-part blowout and a fresh white manicure, plus a few gold rings on her fingers and $48 BaubleBar earrings.

Her latest dress may be more whimsical, but its classic column shape and rich black velvet are consistent with Gomez's months-long LBD sequence. As if to tell the world that she is officially an adult star (and a billionaire), Selena Gomez wears black exclusively on the red carpet and on the big stage. Even when dressed more casually, she stays true to her black and white palette. Such as when she wore white jeans, a Khaite bodysuit, and a Khaite viral studded belt this week. [No punchlines, just a chic look.