Vanessa Redgrave, 87, Makes Rare Appearance with Daughter Joely Richardson at London Fashion Week
The screen legend was photographed with daughter Joely Richardson and others at the Roksanda Spring 2025 ready-to-wear fashion show on Sept. 15
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Dame Vanessa Redgrave attends the Roksanda show on Sept. 15, 2024Vanessa Redgrave is stepping out in style!
On Sunday, Sept. 15, the screen legend attended the Roksanda Spring 2025 ready-to-wear fashion show at London's Space House. For the runway outing, the 87-year-old Oscar winner wore a cream-colored peacoat and black trousers, as she and her daughter Joely Richardson, 59, posed for a few photos.
Richardson wore a pink coat-and-skirt combo as she stood next to her mother for what marked a rare public outing for Redgrave — who has previously taken part in London Fashion Week festivities throughout the years.
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Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi, Dame Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson on Sept. 15, 2024Redgrave was also photographed posing for photos with actress Zawe Ashton, musician Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi and others.
The latest Roksanda collection, per WWD, was inspired by environmental artist Agnes Denes who planted a a field of wheat in Manhattan in 1982. Designer Roksanda Ilincic said that, with the looks, she "wanted to give a sense of romance — and optimism," per the outlet.
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Redgrave previously attended the Roksanda show in September 2023, when she was also joined by her daughter. Since then, she's attended a few other events including a Celebration Of Shakespeare at Grosvenor House, where she sat next to Queen Camilla in February. She also accepted the 2024 Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award at the Shakespeare Birthday lunch in at Avonbank Gardens in April.
Redgrave shares Richardson with ex Tony Richardson, with whom she also welcomed late daughter Natasha Richardson. She's also mom to Carlo Gabriel Nero, who she shares with husband Franco Nero.
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Vanessa Redgrave, Zawe Ashton and Joely Richardson attend the Roksanda show on Sept. 15, 2024Earlier this month, documentary filmmaker Stephen Soucy spoke with PEOPLE about his new film, Merchant Ivory — which shares the story of American film maker James Ivory and his late producing and life partner Ismail Merchant's work through Merchant Ivory Productions. During her interview in the film, Redgrave chides Soucy after he asked her about her reportedly tumultuous time making 1984's The Bostonians. "Darling, films are not family effects. Please don't let's go down that road. Come on," she told the director.
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As Soucy later shared with PEOPLE, his "name is in a long list of people that have been scolded by Vanessa Redgrave. Jim included and Ismail included." While he felt Redgrave didn't "care" for the director's questions, he said he still managed to get "great footage from her and we turned it around." Other stars who spoke on-camera for the project included Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves.
"Stephen, I really enjoyed that," he remembered Redgrave telling him after their conversation. "I really enjoyed talking about Merchant Ivory. Those years were so important to me."
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