Penélope Cruz Blossoms in Floral Chanel at the ‘Bunker’ Premiere

Penélope Cruz attended the Bunker premiere at the Royal Festival Hall during the 2026 BFI London Film Festival this evening, continuing a busy run of red carpet appearances as her two projects overlap in the final quarter of the year.

Following her archival, menswear-inspired Ralph Lauren archival look on Thursday, Penélope switched direction in a custom Chanel gown crafted from pale yellow iridescent floral Chantilly lace, embroidered with cotton crochet flowers, spinning tops, semi-drilled beads and crystal pearls.

We’ve rarely seen Penélope venture beyond black, navy and white over the years, but recently she’s been embracing more colour. Red was always going to be a winner, as we saw in Venice, but pale yellow? That’s a shade I wouldn’t necessarily have chosen for her, yet I’m finding it incredibly pretty.

I’m also happy to see her back to her darker hair colour. I don’t think this dress would have been nearly as successful with the summer blonde she was sporting a few months ago. The contrast makes all the difference.

I particularly love how the floral embellishments add a playful touch to the fitted silhouette.

Chanel High Jewellery Ruban earrings and a matching ring completed her look.

Stylist: Anna Castan.

Via: Red Carpet Fashion Awards