Jean-Antoine Watteau’s The Italian Comedians (probably 1720) has Pierrot, dressed in white, at its centre. An earlier work by Watteau, The Departure of the Italian Comedians, describes the ...

In “Pierrot Lunaire,” the clown-artist becomes a spokesman not for Giraud, but for Schoenberg. Just as Pierrot becomes disenchanted with his muse, the moon, ...

Ultimately, it was a combination of era-specific details and supermodel Twiggy’s groovy interpretation of Pierrot in the 1971 film The Boy Friend that informed Corrin’s makeup for the big night.

From the runways at Dior and Chanel to Harry Styles, the clown motif has reached its peak in fashion and beyond. Read about the clowncore trend for spring 2023.

Smith isn't the first celebrity to try a Pierrot-adjacent look. David Bowie famously donned a version of the clown's style in the video for his 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes."And while Smith's take is ...