Phoebe Bridgers sparked a buzz at the Venice Film Festival after her unshaven legs caught fans’ attention. The 32-year-old singer attended the festival on September 5 to promote her first acting role in A24’s upcoming movie Primetime, which will hit theaters on September 25.
Phoebe Bridgers shows off unshaven legs during her Venice Film Festival debut
The singer-songwriter made appearances at two festival events, including a press conference and the red carpet premiere of Primetime. According to Just Jared, she walked the red carpet in a sheer, floor-length Alexander McQueen gown. Later, she wore a Gucci skirt suit to the photo call, where her visible leg hair caught attention.
Bridgers’ decision to leave her body hair visible struck a chord with fans, who saw it as a bold move against the long-standing expectation that women should remove their body hair. A fan wrote on X, “Sorry, I actually might cry this is the first time I’ve seen a favourite artist of mine with her leg hair out while wearing feminine clothing like it’s the most normal thing in the world (which it should be!!) Phoebe Bridgers, you are so important to me.” Another commented, “Phoebe Bridgers, I may have misjudged you. Even many real lesbians won’t go out with unshaven legs.” One more wrote, “Business chic with hairy legs is the hottest thing I have ever seen.”
Nearly three decades ago, Julia Roberts sparked a beauty conversation of her own. At the 1999 London premiere of Notting Hill, her unshaven armpits quickly became one of the most talked-about details of the event. Speaking to Vogue in 2024, she looked back and said, “I waved and people saw I had armpit hair. It was a scandal.” She said she was simply being herself.
The comparison drew attention to Bridgers’ own decision to embrace visible body hair, with Vogue also applauding her look. The outlet wrote, “These are deeply feminine clothes, but worn without subscribing wholesale to a fraught idea of what feminine presentation is supposed to entail. There is romance but also abrasion, and prettiness without preciousness.”
Originally reported by Meenakshi Sengupta for Reality Tea
