This Is Lily James’s Most Dramatic Hair Transformation to Date

Pam and Tommy might have faded in the cultural psyche, but Lily James’s “smoke show” transformation still lives on. “Lily is the epitome of an English rose, but there is so much more to her than just that,” James’s stylist Rebecca Corbin-Murray told Vogue of her metamorphosis from British beauty to bonafide bombshell at the time. Her new Versace campaign proves Corbin-Murray is right.

The rebellious photographs celebrating the new Greca Goddess handbag line see James embody a “mythological deity” in front of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott’s lens. Key to her otherworldly makeover? A killer jet-black hairstyle, featuring a blunt-cut micro fringe. Styled by Karim Belghiran, with a matching deep black lip painted by make-up artist Porsche Poon, James’s glossy Versace moment shows she really can embody any character.

Donatella can vouch for this: “Wearing the collection unlocked her own personal attitude and she took on a new energy and power. That’s exactly how you should feel when wearing Versace!” said the head of the house.

James’s CV, which spans both Disney princesses and  pin-ups, chimes with the multi-faceted nature of the headstrong Versace woman, who currently moves through life in hyper-cinched corsetry and Latex—black, of course.