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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has sent Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron down the red carpet in draped couture dresses. Get the same goddess silhouettes in fabrics you can actually trace.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hits theaters today, and its press tour has done nearly as much for goddess dressing as it has for Homer. Zendaya, who plays Athena, has spent the run in a steady rotation of Greek-goddess dressing that fashion desks have tracked stop by stop, from her Grecian gowns across the press circuit to her arrival at the New York premiere as a winged Greek goddess in a sculpted white gown. Anne Hathaway, playing Penelope, wore custom Prada; Charlize Theron, as Calypso, chose Dior; Lupita Nyong’o went gold in Nicholas Oakwell Couture. The carpet went fully Aegean, and the column-and-drape silhouette that has been building for a few seasons now has its blockbuster.
Those premiere looks are couture, but a handful of eco-luxe labels have been cutting those silhouettes all along, in pleats and bias drapes and clean columns that were designed to be worn on repeat. So the more useful question, for anyone who wants to own the silhouette rather than borrow it for a carpet, is who makes it responsibly. The eight labels below are doing just that.
The eco-luxe labels doing drapy, pleated and statuesque
Each of these brands works the fluid, columnar register the film has revived, and each backs it with sustainability credentials that hold up to a second look. The range runs from accessible-contemporary to runway, so the look scales to most budgets.
Chloé Pleated Silk-Georgette Midi
Chloé became the first luxury house to earn B Corp certification in 2021, and under Chemena Kamali it has settled into its signature soft, romantic draping. The house’s pleated silk-georgette midi moves the way the film’s costumes do, in fabric that catches the light and follows the body. Shop it secondhand to make it even more sustainable.
Gabriela Hearst Navi Puff Sleeve Maxi Dress in Ivory Aloe Linen
Hearst, who preceded Kamali at Chloé, sourced 97 percent of the wovens for her Spring 2025 show from deadstock and staged one of fashion’s first carbon-neutral runway shows back in 2019. Her Navi puff-sleeve dress is the most literal Odyssey piece on this list: a full-length maxi in ivory aloe linen, cut in a spiral the house traces to the Le Chariot tarot card, with sculpted puff sleeves and a bateau neckline that give it architectural volume. It reads as a goddess dress by construction, and the aloe linen keeps it in a natural fiber rather than a blend.
Stella McCartney Satin Wrapped Short-Sleeve Maxi Dress
A vegetarian house since its founding, McCartney uses no leather, fur or feathers and forest-friendly viscose verified through Rainforest Alliance audits, and has been PVC-free since 2010. This satin maxi dress works the goddess silhouette through a wrap-over torso, an open back and an ankle-length drape. Its Light Envers satin is woven in Italy from acetate and viscose the house says is fully traceable and verified by the CanopyStyle Audit.
Marine Serre Satin Slip Dress
The French house builds its collections from regenerated materials — half its Fall 2025 show was upcycled and the other half certified and recycled fibers, with upcycled and deadstock fabrics at the center of the design process. This sexy slip dress falls close to the body in a draped, open-back column, the avant-garde end of goddess dressing.
Maria McManus Lace V-Neck Dress in Black
The New York minimalist works in recycled, organic and biodegradable fibers sourced from Europe and Japan, with traceable production and fair wages. This lacey v-neck is cut on the bias for a very flattering fit you can wear long after the film buzz dies down.
Esse Studios Solina Cape Dress
The Australian label makes 98% of its garments locally in Sydney, uses 95% certified fabrics, and is pursuing B Corp certification, releasing limited volumes twice a year rather than pre-producing inventory. The cape dress draws soft jersey into a high neck and a flowing cape back, statuesque by construction rather than embellishment.
Zero + Maria Cornejo
Maria Cornejo built her label on curved-seam, architectural draping, and has produced in the same downtown studio for decades, keeping the supply chain short enough to see end to end. The Long Miu Dress is as goddess-worthy as it gets.
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