Meryl Streep Has the Final Word on Her Oscars 2017 Look in Elie Saab Couture

Vogue

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There’s no drama quite like dress drama. And this week, the battle was between designer Karl Lagerfeld and Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, with Lagerfeld taking to the trades to decry the fact that Streep had backed out of wearing Chanel at the last minute and wanted money in exchange for a red carpet moment—a comment he later rescinded—and Streep firing back with a terse statement.

Not one to take a non-apology lying down, Streep asserted that the claims were both false and hurtful. Though their back-and-forth has proved eventful, Streep’s best rebuttal may have been making a major statement at the ceremony in Elie Saab Couture.

Choosing pants beneath a lengthy skirt with train, Streep radiated the classic elegance she’s best known for. With its dark blue color, subtle beading, and off-the-shoulder neckline, Streep and her stylist Michaela Erlanger’s choice was arresting and unexpected. A look that would demand attention no matter the occasion, it put the focus back where it needed to be.

(Vogue)