Nicole Kidman Signs the First Page of Pieter Mulier's Versace Story

Nicole Kidman arrived at the "Practical Magic 2" premiere in Los Angeles wearing an asymmetrical, laced Atelier Versace dress — the first look the public has seen from Pieter Mulier since he took the reins at the house. It made the red carpet doubling as a preview: a debut for the designer staged on one of the industry's most closely watched dressers. Versace's move from one creative vision to the next found its opening moment not on a runway, but on Kidman, at a premiere built for exactly this kind of entrance. For a house this steeped in archive and reputation, the choice of who wears the first look says as much as the look itself.

With reporting from WWD.