Malia Obama stepped out at the 50th annual Deauville American Film Festival to promote her directorial debut, short film “The Heart.”
The former first daughter glammed up in an outfit designed by Vivienne Westwood as she walked the red carpet for the festival’s opening ceremony hosted in Deauville, France, on Friday.
She donned a plaid outfit, consisting of an off-the-shoulder red, white and gray corset top and a high-low blue-and-white skirt.
Obama paired her street-style look with knee-length leather boots. She styled her brown locks down.
“It’s cool,” the 26-year-old said about her outfit, per a video posted by Pop Base. “I don’t know as much about fashion, but I’m happy to be wearing it.”
She also referred to Westwood as a “queen” for the chic design.
The daughter of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama also gushed over her red carpet appearance, telling reporters, “I’m so excited.
“I’ve never done anything like this, so [I’m] like a little bit terrified but mostly just excited.”
Earlier this year, Malia’s project made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
She made her red carpet debut, wearing a gray coat over a pinstriped button-down top, black pants, a thin gray scarf wrapped around her neck and burgundy boots.
The Harvard alum’s short film is about a man who grieves the loss of his mother as he navigates her last request.
“The film is about lost objects and lonely people and forgiveness and regret,” she said in a “Meet the Artist” video. “But I also think it works hard to uncover where tenderness and closeness can exist in those things.”
Malia added that she hopes the movie will help audience members “feel a bit less lonely, or at least reminds you not to forget about the people who are.”
The first-time director also chose to drop her famous last name from the movie’s credits, going only by Malia Ann.
Malia’s decision to ditch her surname in her professional endeavors caught a lot of criticism, though she received support from the “View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg.
