Dakota Johnson says it’s time to go one step further than matching your nails to your toes, your lipstick, or a gown. Instead, the Verity star has something more intimate in mind—matching your manicure to your exposed undies!
Stay with us here. Johnson is a noted fan of the sheer or naked dress; she often wears peekaboo styles on the red carpet and once told Vogue Germany that she pays no mind to criticism of her love of sheer gowns. “I really don’t care. I’ve been able to wear some of the most beautiful dresses, and I feel beautiful in them, so I wear them,” she said last year. For the London premiere of the Colleen Hoover thriller, Johnson chose a cream lace down by Colleen Allen, under which her black bra and underwear could clearly, intentionally be seen. And because the beauty is in the details, Johnson also opted for an inky black manicure in the exact same shade as her undergarments.
There are a few elements at play here. Not only do Johnson’s medium-length noir nails match her underwear, but like the undies themselves, they serve as a grounding force for the entire look, adding a dose of edge and punk rock, unbothered cool to the delicate, sheer lace dress. Oh, and they also look great against her darker brunette hair color, which is currently more espresso than chocolate. (And as for those shorter, choppier bangs, Johnson’s stylist Mark Townsend tells Allure: “With Dakota’s shorter bangs, I’ve been super inspired by pics of Christy Turlington from the early ’90s when she had short fringe with full hair.”)
In addition, the gothic manicure is a nod to the seasonand the thrilling, twisty, moody plotline of her new movie, in which she plays Lowen, a writer hired to finish the work of the famous Verity, who suffered an accident and can no longer write her bestselling books. And make no mistake—this is a true black manicure, not a blackened red, purple, or burgundy. It’s so dark and shiny it almost looks like latex on Johnson’s fingertips, proving that a black manicure is just as versatile as a neutral or a crimson red. Why not match your mani to your undies, after all?
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