Vic Carmen Sonne gives a behind-the-scenes view of the darkly romantic look for her first Golden Globes

When one is invited to the Golden Globes for the very first time – as the star of a nominated film, no less – it is not the moment to hold back in the look department. Luckily, 30-year-old Danish actor Vic Carmen Sonne already had Louis Vuitton on speed dial; the iconic French house was behind the mermaid-esque custom gown she wore when her film, The Girl With the Needle, made its world premiere at Cannes last spring. With the Danish period drama nominated for Best Non-English Language Film at Sunday’s awards, it was time to up the ante. “At this point, we have a pretty good sense of each other,” says Carmen Sonne of her relationship with Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière and his team. “So it was about trying to find a subtle nod to the film.”

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The look she ultimately wore was a romantic gothic fantasy, a reference to both the bygone era in which The Girl With The Needle is set (it takes place in post-WWI Copenhagen) and its underlying darkness (it centres around a woman who finds herself pregnant and unemployed with few viable options). Working with stylist Rose Forde, Carmen Sonne opted for a pale pink satin bustier gown with an intricate black lace overlay, which extended into a dramatic train. “I felt like it was a very couture version of something that was slightly Victoria’s Secret sexy,” says Carmen Sonne.

Though Carmen Sonne isn’t necessarily prone to wearing pink in her private life, this wasn’t the first time the actor wore pink to a pivotal event. “I wore this pink vintage dress with a sexy lace strip in the back to the Danish Holiday premiere,” she says, referencing the celebrated 2018 indie that was arguably her breakout. Funnily enough, she re-wore the very same dress to a dinner hosted by indie streaming platform and production company Mubi, which acquired the distribution rights to The Girl With the Needle ahead of a previous Golden Globes. “I didn’t put too much thought into it when I picked the dress,” says Carmen Sonne. “But it feels like a full-circle moment.”