Saoirse Ronan channels workwear chic at film Q&A

After what has already been a show stopping press tour, Saoirse Ronan continued her run of standout fashion moments at a recent preview of her newest film, Blitz.

The Irishwoman dazzled at a BAFTA film preview of the World War II film by Steve McQueen, which was held at BAFTA's London headquarters. Ronan plays a woman whose son is evacuated from London during the Blitz, who then sets out to return to his mother at home.

Ronan appeared on a panel to discuss the film with her co-stars, Peter Sciberras, Naomi Dunne, Jacqueline Durran, Nina Gold and Elliott Heffernan.

The star seemed to channel workwear or utilitarian chic at the event, in a sleek and modern outfit.

She wore a short sleeved blue shirt, buttoned to the neck and tucked into a form-fitting black maxi skirt. To add some edge to her look, she paired it with thigh-high black leather boots, and kept her accessories minimal, choosing just a pair of drop earrings.

Ronan has gone viral in recent days thanks to her comments on violence against women, which she made during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show.

Ronan was a guest on the show alongside fellow actors Paul Mescal, Eddie Redmayne and Denzel Washington. Redmayne, who is starring in the new series The Day of the Jackal in which he plays an assassin, was explaining the kinds of self-defence technique he learned from experts while preparing for the show. One method, he said, was to use your mobile phone as a weapon to fight back against an attacker.

Mescal joked that he wouldn't immediately think of using his phone in this way, saying, "Who is actually going to think about that? If someone actually attacked me, I'm not going to go 'phone.''

Ronan responded, "That's what girls have to think about all the time", followed by, "Am I right ladies?". The silence was quickly interrupted by rounds of applause from the audience.