Style Icon: Sofia Coppola

Sofia’s movie wardrobes may be lavish and outrageous, but her personal style is more understated and effortlessly chic. This pinstripe button down shirt-and-shorts ensemble is the perfect example of the director’s preference for a minimalist look with a slightly kooky twist.

Sofia chose this black Louis Vuitton sheath dress for the Venice Film Festival premiere of Somewhere.

In a modest short-sleeve knit T-shirt dress and cat’s-eye sunglasses, the director could pass for one of the innocent heroines of The Virgin Suicides.

As designer Marc Jacobs’s date and longtime muse, it’s only fitting that Sofia attended the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in 2008 in one of his casual-cool creations.

Another fête, another custom gown. This dress was also designed by Sofia’s longtime friend Marc Jacobs.

We’re swooning over this luxurious and cozy coat.

In keeping with her low-key style, Sofia wore a sequin tank and cropped black pants to a recent screening of Somewhere.

This glittery sequin shift dress hits the most universally flattering length: to the knee.

This chic black-and-white ensemble is perfectly accented by a shimmering silver belt and strappy sandals.

This charming Louis Vuitton watercolor print dress is an ode to 1950s style and perfectly suits the director’s personal style.

We love everything about this head-to-toe champagne-toned outfit, from the jewels to the dress to the satin shoes.

A pregnant Sofia flaunts her baby bump in a stylish, loose-fitting ruffled dress.

Black-and-white dots or stripes always create a casual-cool look.