Noble lace in Manhattan. Naomi Watts shines in an Oscar de la Renta wedding dress

This Saturday, June 10, Naomi Watts joined the list of Oscar de la Renta’s fabulous brides. Like Amal Clooney, Paris Hilton or Alison Williams before her, the 54-year-old actress also turned to the label of American high society to marry actor Billy Crudup. A couple since 2017, the two actors sealed their union in a small ceremony in Manhattan.

If there were few of them on the guest bench, the bride nevertheless celebrated the occasion in a spectacular embroidered dress made entirely of guipure, including ribbons. The piece was signed by Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia, the pair who took over the helm of the American brand two years after the designer’s death in 2014.

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Past tense

Featuring floral guipure lace, a sweetheart neckline, and a flared skirt, Naomi Watts’ wedding dress has a touch of custom design. He is not, however. From the Spring 2023 collection, it is available on MyTheresa for €5,480. Translating this couture spirit into luxurious ready-to-wear collections is the expertise of Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia. Both trained by Oscar de la Renta himself, a decade for Kim and six years for Garcia, they left home when the latter died to create their own brand, Monse. It’s only goodbye.

When Peter Copping (appointed artistic director a week before Oscar de la Renta’s death) bows out after two years of loyal service, the duo returns to this position. Those who then vowed to “apply all the lessons of their personal adventure” to a “fixed home” dusted off the fancy ball gowns and refreshed the legendary couture splendours coached by Cristobal Balenciaga. The touch that seduced Jackie Kennedy in the 1960s, and many First Ladies since, finds its modern echo. And, like Naomi Watts’ wedding dress, it subtly but surely continues to push a certain idea of ​​American elegance.