{"id":321209,"date":"2026-03-09T20:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/321209\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:14:08","slug":"elizabeth-hurley-rewears-her-1999-met-gala-dress-27-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/321209\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Hurley Rewears Her 1999 Met Gala Dress 27 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Hurley rewore her plunging Versace gown almost 30 years after its first outing.She debuted the dress at the 1999 Met Gala.The actor reprised the look again on a recent trip to India, styled with a $49,400 Bulgari necklace.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/elizabeth-hurley-red-string-bikini-11718241\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elizabeth Hurley<\/a> just proved that, sometimes, your own closet really is the best place to shop. On a recent trip to India, the actress brought out an almost-30-year-old dress from her own archives\u2014and it looked good as new.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The black gown\u2014which was custom made for Hurley by Donatella Versace\u2014first debuted at the 1999 Met Gala, themed &#8220;Rock Style.&#8221; The satin number featured a plunging halter neckline, a thigh-high slit, and a floral embellishment on the bodice made of pink and orange jewels.\n<\/p>\n<p> Elizabeth Hurley at the 1999 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Originally, Hurley went for a more minimal styling, allowing the glimmering floral piece to stand on its own. For its latest outing, however, she chose to pair the dress with a silver cuff bracelet, glitzy chandelier earrings, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bulgari.com\/en-us\/jewelry\/necklaces\/serpenti-seduttori-necklace-white-gold-blue-353529\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$49,400 Serpenti pendant necklace from Bulgari<\/a> in their signature snake motif. The five-figure serpent&#8217;s head is encrusted with 2.07 carats of diamonds and has sapphires for eyes.\n<\/p>\n<p> Almost 30 years later, Hurley wore the dress again in India.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Hurley\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p> This time, she paired the dress with silver chandelier earrings.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Hurley\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Save for a few silvery additions, Hurley looked almost indistinguishable from her 1999 Met Gala photos. She wore her hair in a similar fashion, styling her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/elizabeth-hurley-debuts-latest-hair-transformation-going-nearly-blonde-11917765\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chestnut curls<\/a> in relaxed waves. The only sign that time had passed was her part\u2014she went with a modern center part, as opposed to her Y2K-era side bangs.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> It may be almost 30 years later, but, honestly, you&#8217;d never know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Hurley rewore her plunging Versace gown almost 30 years after its first outing.She debuted the dress at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,156,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-321209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/321210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}