Naomi Campbell Rewears 1997 Chanel Gown at 2024 Cannes Film Festival

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Naomi Campbell proved that good design is timeless when she resurrected a decades-old Chanel robe on the Cannes Movie Pageant on Wednesday, Might 15. 

Campbell, 53, attended the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga premiere on the 77th annual occasion within the precise black sequin quantity she first wore on the runway in 1996. The look, which was unveiled as a part of Karl Lagerfeld’s 1997 fall/winter assortment, featured pearl straps and slits on the floor-length skirt that uncovered Campbell’s legs. 

On the Wednesday soirée, Campbell paired the piece — which appeared simply nearly as good because it did when it debuted — with pointed-toe pumps and dangling diamond earrings. She wore her hair in tight curls.

Campbell was styled by Legislation Roach for the event. The “picture architect” has garnered a repute for sifting by the archives of main trend homes. 

On the 2024 Met Gala, Roach, 45, dressed Zendaya in two totally different breathtaking robes. She first graced the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork on Might 6 in a Maison Margiela by John Galliano quantity that was primarily based on a 1999 Dior costume. The design featured a one-shoulder building with a strap geared up with billowing cloth that wrapped across the costume’ green-and-blue striped bodice. The look was completed with a mermaid skirt and fruit gildings. 

Naomi Campbell Rewears 1996 Dress at Cannes

Naomi Campbell and Legislation Roach.
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A couple of hours later, Zendaya reemerged on the pink carpet — making Met Gala historical past as the primary individual to stroll the steps twice — in a gothic black robe by John Galliano for Givenchy, which was made in 1996. The garment featured an off-the-shoulder corset bodice and a large skirt. Zendaya topped the look off with a bouquet of flowers on her head, completely nailing the “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Style” theme and “Backyard of Time” costume code.

Roach revealed to Additional earlier this month that he found the second costume at a classic retailer and that Zendaya was so in love with it that she purchased it on the spot. 

“Oh, we purchase,” Roach instructed Additional within the Might 7 interview. “As a result of how we have a look at it’s, we’re actually supporting small companies. And I feel it’s unfair to borrow from individuals who use these garments as their livelihood.”