Anne Hathaway is officially the hot girl again. The actress has regained the title of style icon that she achieved with her role as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada thanks to her alliance with Donatella Versace, which has made her her new muse.
The protagonist of Les Miserables has been one of the great stylistic surprises of the long-awaited Met gala with her spectacular look signed by her new leading designer. Hathaway has captured all eyes on her when she arrived at the most important event in the industry with a version of one of the dresses that revolutionized the red carpet in the 90s.
The actress wore an impressive white design reminiscent of the That Dress, the black dress with safety pins worn by Elizabeth Hurley at the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994. The British woman, who was Hugh Grant’s partner at the time, donned a sultry Gianni Versace creation with striking gold safety pins, a look that went down in fashion history.
Almost thirty years later, Anne has stepped on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with a powerful outfit that was a tribute to Chanel’s star fabric, the firm that Karl Lagerfeld -the designer honored in this edition of the gala- directed during several years. “With this dress you want to break it. Just break it. With this dress, his music plays in your head and you want to give it your all,” said the actress when she arrived at the event.
Hathaway was radiant in a white tweed gown with gold filaments and Swarovski crystals, highlighted by daring slits decorated with gold safety pins and encrusted pearls. A proposal that also incorporated some camellias, the most characteristic flower of the maison, on her chest, and that the Oscar-winning actress combined with a matching jacket and gloves.
“For Anne, I wanted to create a dress to celebrate a conversation between Karl and Versace,” Donatella Versace explained to Vogue magazine. A design that for the Italian had a very special meaning and with which she wanted to pay her particular tribute to the German designer. “I remember hearing Gianni and Karl talking and laughing over dinner one night and this dress reminds me of that moment. The dress is a tribute to our shared experience in the ’90s,” she added in the interview.
Anne completed the look with a Victorian-inspired necklace from Bvlgari and a striking semi-updo with a lot of volume and, again, with camellia as the protagonist.
