Tommy Dorfman attends Swarovski’s Fifth Ave. flagship store opening in New York City.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/GettyTommy Dorfmanchanneled her inner Madonna — and embraced her love of pink — as she stepped out in full sparkle in New York City Tuesday night.The actress, 31, wore a radiant, head-to-toe pink look at launch event for the new Swarovski x SKIMS collection at Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store, and told PEOPLE what inspired her to choose the monochrome ensemble.“I just felt like I had such a plethora of options with Swarovski [and] when I saw this pink and this dress came through with my stylist, I was like, ‘I think we’re just going to go — even down to the shoes — it’s all pink,’' she shared.Dorfman wore a floor-length pink AREA gown featuring a bustier-style bodice allover crystals. She completed the look with several pink Swarovski pieces including earrings, two bracelets and a large ring, as well as a pair of sparkly pink stilettos.Tommy Dorfman wears an all-pink ensemble to the grand opening of Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City.Gotham/FilmMagicThe look was also a subtle nod to one of pop music’s icons:Madonna.Dorfman shared with PEOPLE that she feels most “powerful” and confident when wearing something “fitted” and Tuesday night’s gown with its “amazing Madonna-esque construction” did just that.“I feel like I’m just reflecting light in a way that does make me feel really powerful," she said.The13 Reasons Whyalum added that she was slightly worried about the all-pink look after it becoming the color of the summer following the release of Greta Gerwig’sBarbie, but she didn’t let that stop her.“I thought about that, I was like, ‘Am I too Barbie?’ But I was like you know what? Barbie is everything,” Dorfman said. “My kitchen is pink. I’m just a pink girl.“Tommy Dorfman wears head-to-toe pink in an AREA floor-length gown at the grand opening of Swarovski’s NYC flagship store.Gotham/FilmMagicDorfman catapulted into the spotlight with her breakout role in the hit Netflix series13 Reasons Whyin 2017. After the show concluded, she reintroduced herself as a trans woman in July 2021 revealing thatshe had been waiting for the series’ end to transition.“I think if I hadn’t booked that job, I would’ve started transitioning a lot sooner,” she toldRachel Bilsonon Bilson’sBroad Ideaspodcast last year.She played cisgender male Ryan Shaver on the show, and while it launched her career, she said it had other, less positive effects on her identity.“I think because my work being so tied to my body and like face and like identity, and whatever I’d been identified as, it delayed some of my growth and maturation in my mid-20s,” Dorfman said. “I also think I made decisions that were just not aligned with how I really was or what I wanted — but out of fear.“Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sheannounced her transition publiclyin July 2021, tellingTIMEthat she had been “privately identifying and living as a woman — a trans woman” for a year.“It’s funny to think about coming out, because I haven’t gone anywhere,” she shared. “I view today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a transition medically. Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out. Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy.”
Tommy Dorfman attends Swarovski’s Fifth Ave. flagship store opening in New York City.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Tommy Dorfmanchanneled her inner Madonna — and embraced her love of pink — as she stepped out in full sparkle in New York City Tuesday night.The actress, 31, wore a radiant, head-to-toe pink look at launch event for the new Swarovski x SKIMS collection at Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store, and told PEOPLE what inspired her to choose the monochrome ensemble.“I just felt like I had such a plethora of options with Swarovski [and] when I saw this pink and this dress came through with my stylist, I was like, ‘I think we’re just going to go — even down to the shoes — it’s all pink,’' she shared.Dorfman wore a floor-length pink AREA gown featuring a bustier-style bodice allover crystals. She completed the look with several pink Swarovski pieces including earrings, two bracelets and a large ring, as well as a pair of sparkly pink stilettos.Tommy Dorfman wears an all-pink ensemble to the grand opening of Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City.Gotham/FilmMagicThe look was also a subtle nod to one of pop music’s icons:Madonna.Dorfman shared with PEOPLE that she feels most “powerful” and confident when wearing something “fitted” and Tuesday night’s gown with its “amazing Madonna-esque construction” did just that.“I feel like I’m just reflecting light in a way that does make me feel really powerful,” she said.The13 Reasons Whyalum added that she was slightly worried about the all-pink look after it becoming the color of the summer following the release of Greta Gerwig’sBarbie, but she didn’t let that stop her.“I thought about that, I was like, ‘Am I too Barbie?’ But I was like you know what? Barbie is everything,” Dorfman said. “My kitchen is pink. I’m just a pink girl.“Tommy Dorfman wears head-to-toe pink in an AREA floor-length gown at the grand opening of Swarovski’s NYC flagship store.Gotham/FilmMagicDorfman catapulted into the spotlight with her breakout role in the hit Netflix series13 Reasons Whyin 2017. After the show concluded, she reintroduced herself as a trans woman in July 2021 revealing thatshe had been waiting for the series’ end to transition.“I think if I hadn’t booked that job, I would’ve started transitioning a lot sooner,” she toldRachel Bilsonon Bilson’sBroad Ideaspodcast last year.She played cisgender male Ryan Shaver on the show, and while it launched her career, she said it had other, less positive effects on her identity.“I think because my work being so tied to my body and like face and like identity, and whatever I’d been identified as, it delayed some of my growth and maturation in my mid-20s,” Dorfman said. “I also think I made decisions that were just not aligned with how I really was or what I wanted — but out of fear.“Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Sheannounced her transition publiclyin July 2021, tellingTIMEthat she had been “privately identifying and living as a woman — a trans woman” for a year.“It’s funny to think about coming out, because I haven’t gone anywhere,” she shared. “I view today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a transition medically. Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out. Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy.”
Tommy Dorfmanchanneled her inner Madonna — and embraced her love of pink — as she stepped out in full sparkle in New York City Tuesday night.
The actress, 31, wore a radiant, head-to-toe pink look at launch event for the new Swarovski x SKIMS collection at Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store, and told PEOPLE what inspired her to choose the monochrome ensemble.
“I just felt like I had such a plethora of options with Swarovski [and] when I saw this pink and this dress came through with my stylist, I was like, ‘I think we’re just going to go — even down to the shoes — it’s all pink,’' she shared.
Dorfman wore a floor-length pink AREA gown featuring a bustier-style bodice allover crystals. She completed the look with several pink Swarovski pieces including earrings, two bracelets and a large ring, as well as a pair of sparkly pink stilettos.
Tommy Dorfman wears an all-pink ensemble to the grand opening of Swarovski’s Fifth Avenue flagship store in New York City.Gotham/FilmMagic
Gotham/FilmMagic
The look was also a subtle nod to one of pop music’s icons:Madonna.
Dorfman shared with PEOPLE that she feels most “powerful” and confident when wearing something “fitted” and Tuesday night’s gown with its “amazing Madonna-esque construction” did just that.
“I feel like I’m just reflecting light in a way that does make me feel really powerful,” she said.
The13 Reasons Whyalum added that she was slightly worried about the all-pink look after it becoming the color of the summer following the release of Greta Gerwig’sBarbie, but she didn’t let that stop her.
“I thought about that, I was like, ‘Am I too Barbie?’ But I was like you know what? Barbie is everything,” Dorfman said. “My kitchen is pink. I’m just a pink girl.”
Tommy Dorfman wears head-to-toe pink in an AREA floor-length gown at the grand opening of Swarovski’s NYC flagship store.Gotham/FilmMagic
Dorfman catapulted into the spotlight with her breakout role in the hit Netflix series13 Reasons Whyin 2017. After the show concluded, she reintroduced herself as a trans woman in July 2021 revealing thatshe had been waiting for the series’ end to transition.
“I think if I hadn’t booked that job, I would’ve started transitioning a lot sooner,” she toldRachel Bilsonon Bilson’sBroad Ideaspodcast last year.
She played cisgender male Ryan Shaver on the show, and while it launched her career, she said it had other, less positive effects on her identity.
“I think because my work being so tied to my body and like face and like identity, and whatever I’d been identified as, it delayed some of my growth and maturation in my mid-20s,” Dorfman said. “I also think I made decisions that were just not aligned with how I really was or what I wanted — but out of fear.”
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Sheannounced her transition publiclyin July 2021, tellingTIMEthat she had been “privately identifying and living as a woman — a trans woman” for a year.
“It’s funny to think about coming out, because I haven’t gone anywhere,” she shared. “I view today as a reintroduction to me as a woman, having made a transition medically. Coming out is always viewed as this grand reveal, but I was never not out. Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy.”
source: people.com
