{"id":352192,"date":"2025-12-16T14:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352192\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:17:07","slug":"sydney-sweeney-evokes-her-inner-marilyn-monroe-at-the-housemaid-l-a-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352192\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney Evokes Her Inner Marilyn Monroe at &#8216;The Housemaid&#8217; L.A. Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<br \/>\nSydney Sweeney attended the premiere of The Housemaid at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 15The actress, 28, evoked Marilyn Monroe&#8217;s classic white dress in a custom gown by bridal designer Galia LahavThe red carpet appearance came after she shut down any speculation that she has \u201cgotten work done&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/person\/sydney-sweeney\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney Sweeney<\/a> is evoking the golden age of Hollywood.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On Monday, Dec. 15, the actress, 28, attended the premiere of <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-housemaid-first-photos-sydney-sweeney-amanda-seyfried-exclusive-11806423\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Housemaid<\/a> at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. She wore a custom white halter-neck dress by the bridal designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/galialahav\/3788605174328497678\/?hl=en\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Galia Lahav<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The gown had a waist-cinching bodice and a sweeping skirt with a feathered hem \u2014 similar to the dress <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/marilyn-monroe\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marilyn Monroe<\/a> famously wore in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch.\n<\/p>\n<p> Sydney Sweeney at the L.A. premiere of &#8216;The Housemaid&#8217; on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Kopaloff\/Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/euphoria-season-3-everything-to-know\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Euphoria<\/a> star, who stars in The Housemaid alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/amanda-seyfried\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Seyfried<\/a>, wore her hair in loose waves and completed her look with a shimmery eye and bold red lipstick \u2014\u00a0also in ode to Monroe\u2019s unforgettable look in the classic film.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Housemaid is based on the 2022 psychological thriller novel by Freida McFadden. In the film, Millie (played by Sweeney) is tormented at her dream job by the increasingly volatile Nina (Seyfried).\n<\/p>\n<p> Marilyn Monroe in the 1955 film &#8216;The Seven Year Itch&#8217;.<br \/>\n20th Century-Fox\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Sweeney was joined on the red carpet by her costar Seyfried, 40, who wore a shimmering red dress from Monse\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/fashion-shows\/pre-fall-2026\/monse\/slideshow\/collection#1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-Fall 2026 collection<\/a>. The actress paired the look with gold heeled sandals.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> For the premiere afterparty, Sweeney changed into another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSUN2tKjaNF\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">white dress<\/a> \u2014 a strapless mini with floral appliques, paired with white pumps.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n<p> Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney and Brandon Sklenar attend the L.A. premiere of &#8216;The Housemaid&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Kopaloff\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Sweeney\u2019s latest red carpet appearance comes after she recently shut down rumors of her having had <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sydney-sweeney-says-shes-never-had-work-done-everybody-on-social-medias-insane-11863833\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plastic surgery<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Housemaid star said in a video interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allure.com\/video\/watch\/truth-serum-amanda-seyfried-and-sydney-sweeney-spill-secrets-after-sipping-the-truth-serum\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Allure<\/a>, \u201cLet\u2019s debunk [the rumors]. I mean, I have never gotten work done. I am so scared of needles, you have no idea.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The former child actress also addressed critics online who post side-by-side comparison photos of her next to her younger self.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cYou cannot compare a photo of me from when I was 12 to a photo of me at 26 with professional makeup and lighting! Of course I&#8217;m going to look different,\u201d said Sweeney, adding, \u201cEverybody on social media\u2019s insane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Housemaid\u00a0hits theaters on Friday, Dec. 19.\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Sydney Sweeney attended the premiere of The Housemaid at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206],"class_list":{"0":"post-352192","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}