is back from , but it’s not her new that are creating column inches. Rather, the fluid green slip she wore as the headstrong Cecilia Tallis in has made a surprising appearance at London’s Serpentine summer party. Instead of Knightley, who is doing the , adopted the aristocratic style of Tallis by way of Nensi Dojaka.
“Alexa came to us with the picture of Keira in the film as an inspiration,” says the Albanian-born, London-based designer, who just skipped a show season to hone her lingerie-meets-tailoring proposition. “We share the love for this movie and that dress. It felt right for the event.
” For Chung’s part, she had Dojaka on the brain after wearing one of the Fashion East alumni’s signature spliced-and-diced dresses as part of her . “I liked the idea of wearing the same dress, which is very special to me, but in a colour I’ve always adored yet rarely seen replicated,” she says of the vivid, jewel-toned shade that was the hardest part of the commission to nail. To echo the depth of that arresting hue, but still invoke the lightness synonymous with , Dojaka landed on a satin – a rarity for the brand – and played with both the shiny and matte sides of the fabric to accentuate the panel-like finish of the original.
Using the cherry-red look Mariacarla Boscono wore to close the as the blueprint, Chung’s wisp of a dress features the same underwear-inspired straps that hold the drapes and twists on the body. “We chose this specific design because .
