7 Times 'White Lotus' Star Natasha Rothwell Was A Style Queen

Natasha Rothwell might play a caftan-loving reiki healing hippy on the HBO drama The White Lotus, but she prefers full glam in real life. The writer and actress stalks the red carpet in sexy suits, gilded gowns, and girlish poufs.  She rarely plays it safe by choosing dowdy, shapeless shifts or princessy columns. She chooses smart, modern options that give an abundance of main character energy.  Her red carpet looks have structure, whimsy, and tons of color. As someone who constantly calls out fatphobia by advocating for those in larger bodies, her sense of fashion feels like a public rebuke of the idea that you can not be stylish at any size. “The airplane seats aren’t going to fit everyone, and you walk into a store and it might not have plus-size clothing. The world is screaming at me constantly that I don’t belong or that I’m too much,” she told Forbes in September.

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She attended the season three premiere of The White Lotus in a lovely gown from Naeem Khan that complimented her skin tone perfectly. It was covered with beading that glowed against her body, leaping from the sheer overlay. Rothwell served in a ruby red gown from Safiyaa at the 74th Emmy Awards. The brand used the taffeta material in a sophisticated way that was worthy of the occasion. She told Vanity Fair that she was taped into the dress. The go-to stylist’s magic trick paid off. Rothwell looked flawless on TV’s biggest night as she usually does. See some of our favorite looks from the star and producer below.

1. Natasha Embraced Prints At The Premiere The How To Die Alone Premiere

Natasha loves a corset and we love to see her in one. She rocked a leather corset beneath a bold floral suit to the premiere of her tragically short-lived HULU comedy How To Die Alone. It had beautiful boning that popped against the cool colors. 

2. She Was Very Demure At The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment 2024 Event

She rocked a scoop neck suit with a wide leg to a Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment event in 2024. The look was super elegant. White heels and a red purse took it to the next level. 

3. She Brought The Sunshine To The ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3’ Premiere

Everybody knows that Black women invented yellow. Natasha, who played Rachel in Sonic The Hedgehog 3, popped out in a floor-length yellow dress with a dainty embroidered design. She paired the dress with a bedazzled clutch, bronze shoes, and coppery nails. 

4. She Beat The Heat At The 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture

Keeping it cute in the NOLA heat is not easy. The location for the annual ESSENCE Festival of Culture is known to melt makeup and ruin free hairstyles. Natasha found a way to keep things breezy in a persimmon short suit and a pair of braided mules. 

5. She Gave 40s Siren At The 2024 SAG Awards

She gave WWII era baddie at the SAG Awards in December. Natasha is frequently showing the versatility of protective styling. It was the right hairstyle for her vintage inspired dress. Jewel encrusted cuffs kept the look current. 

6. She Bossed Up At The Critics Choice Association's 7th Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema And Television

Natasha is one of the voices redefining who gets their story told in Hollywood and she looked every bit the part at the Critics Choice Association’s 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television. She wore a brown blazer gown from Christian Siriano with beautiful black buttons and a back collar. 

Cuup undergarments held the look together, peeking out from underneath the plunging neckline. 

7. She Made Us Rethink Our Stance On Mesh Sandals

The return of mesh sandals had us serving side eye, until Natasha showed up in them on a press run. They were a quick, easy way to elevate a patterned frock. She was clearly head of the textured flat trend that is popping up all over this year.