Elizabeth Debicki (32) will embody the late Princess Diana (1961-1997) in the fifth season of the Netflix series “The Crown” (start: November 9) about the British royal family. The actress will revive an iconic look of Lady Di: Diana wore the black dress by Christina Stambolian, which went down in history as the “Revenge Dress”, to the “Vanity Fair” party at the Serpentine Gallery in June 1994 and chose a daring one outfit.
“Royals are discouraged from wearing black. It’s too funeral-like. And the dress shows a lot of cleavage and bare shoulders. It was a sensation,” The Crown costume designer Amy Roberts told Vanity Fair magazine. , who exclusively published more photos of Debicki in the look in an Instagram post. But Diana is said to have chosen the chiffon robe for good reason. That evening, Prince Charles, now King Charles III, confessed. (73), his infidelity on national television and the princess quickly threw her outfit planning overboard again to make her very own statement.
The famous “Revenge” look also had an effect on “The Crown” set, recalls Amy Roberts. “Elizabeth got out of the car and there was an tangible ‘wow’ moment on set, like when Emma Corrin appeared in Diana’s wedding dress.” Movie sets are usually noisy and hectic, but at that point nobody had to say, “Quiet, action.” Both times “it was just quiet”. “It shows how important these two dresses are,” says the costume designer.
To recreate the form-fitting cocktail dress, Roberts’ team received permission from Stambolian. The dress could be reproduced almost completely and only had to be adapted to Debicki’s body shape. “Diana had a very toned physique, Elizabeth has a different shape. She’s tall and slim,” explains Roberts.
“It fascinated me how enchanted people were with this dress,” Debicki said recently in an interview with “Entertainment Weekly”. “It’s incredible that a dress would represent a moment in history or that that person’s life would represent so much and become so iconic. So that was a big day on set for me!”
