At the 2024 Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, Elizabeth Debicki took home the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series trophy for portraying Princess Diana in the final season of Netflix's The Crown. Accepting her award onstage and walking the Emmys red carpet hardly an hour before, everyone from online commentators to TV correspondents said her square-neck, black velvet Dior gown could have been pulled from the late royal's wardrobe.
The dress's square neckline and weighty black fabric did seem somewhat reminiscent of a floral-embroidered gown Princess Diana wore for a charity event at London’s Bridgewater House back in November 1995; her glossy, minimal makeup by Misha Shahzada, bubble bath nails by Yoko Sakakura, and swept-back layered bun by DJ Quintero seemed equally Lady Di-coded. And when Elizabeth Debicki was preparing for her Emmy moment, she admitted she had her iconic character's energy in mind.
