At that moment, model Betsy Gaghan appeared on the runway, dressed in a wide-brimmed black hat, white button-up shirt, brown corduroy waistcoat, pleated chinos, and a blue necktie with neat white polka dots—all by Ralph Lauren—that directly quoted a look of Keaton’s in the film.
Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)
Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection
As Victoria Moss explained for British Vogue earlier this month, the look was effectively of Keaton’s own invention: Allen wanted her to dress like herself. “Many of the clothes she wore in the film were famously thrifted by Keaton from Goodwill stores, with a few pieces from Ralph Lauren thrown in too. She helped to put the now storied New York designer on the fashion map.”
Given the night’s focus on Hollywood’s long love affair with fashion, Sunday’s tribute to Keaton—a style icon nonpareil in her own right—couldn’t have felt more apropos. La-di-da…