Jodie Turner-smith Shares Antibes Style Notes at Zimmermann Summer Escape
jodie turner-smith spent Tuesday evening in Antibes talking about summer clothes, motherhood, and Zimmermann’s Autumn/Winter 2026 collection celebration. The 39-year-old actor said she prefers teeny-tiny swimwear and described the Riviera setting as part of the appeal of working the event.
Antibes With Zimmermann
“The smaller the better,” Turner-Smith said when asked about swimwear, then added, “This is the time to shed all the limits that clothing has put on you.” She spoke from Antibes to ELLE UK as Zimmermann staged its “Summer Escape” event at a waterfront sunset dinner in the French Riviera, where Suki Waterhouse performed and guests included Poppy Delevingne, Eiza González and Jessie Ware.
“It was a lot of fun,” she said of the night. “There's something really magical about this part of the world: the light, the sea, the pace of life… it all feels cinematic.”
Why Zimmermann Fit
“I always want to work with brands whose perspective I genuinely connect with, and for Zimmermann, it's very much that effortless point of view; while there's a femininity, it never feels like it's too precious. It's confident, sensual, and expressive,” Turner-Smith said. That gives the collaboration a clear commercial logic: she is not treating the appearance as a generic fashion stop, but as a brand fit built around shared taste.
She also tied that fit to daily life. “Especially if you're a mum like myself,” she said, adding, “You need something that's going to carry it all, but can still take you from the beach to the beach club, or to the lunch, or the boat situation.” Turner-Smith shares her six-year-old daughter Juno with ex-husband Joshua Jackson, so the beach-bag comment lands as more than styling copy; it is a working-parent brief.
Juno, Jeans and Mosquitoes
“As much as I'm that girl who never wants to wear any clothes when it's hot, I still think a great pair of jeans is an essential piece of your summer wardrobe,” Turner-Smith said, naming barrel silhouettes as her current favorite shape and adding, “I think the wedge is back.” She also said mosquito repellent is non-negotiable after arriving in the region without it: “Right now, I’ve got bites all over my face; I don’t know who I thought I was coming out here without it.”
Her summer moodboard stretches from Monica Bellucci and Cicely Tyson to anything Bob Mackie has made and Grace Jones, whom she met on a trip to Jamaica. Jones is from Spanish Town, the same part of Jamaica as Turner-Smith’s parents, and that connection fits the way she describes her style: “I think there's a legion of women living inside of me, and all of them would like to express themselves at one point or another, so it’s like, who wants to come out to play today?”
“And also, like, what phase of my cycle am I in?” she said. That kind of line is why the interview works: it turns a luxury-brand event into a sharper read on how she dresses, why she chooses certain labels, and how Juno sits inside her fashion choices rather than beside them.
