Scarlett Johansson’s Colorful Cannes Dress Is Plucked From 2011

There’s already been a handful of striking vintage fashion moments at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. On the red carpets, stars like Lily-Rose Depp and Kirsten Dunst have unearthed archival Chanel designs from the ’90s; Natalie Portman went a different route when she sported a recreation of a Christian Dior’s scalloped Junon gown from 1949. Everything old feels new again. At a photocall for Asteroid City today, however, Scarlett Johansson opted for a much more recent throwback.

Johansson sported a bold, striped dress from Prada’s spring 2011 collection in pink, black, and tangerine. At the time, color-blocking was all the rage in fashion, and Prada’s ultra-bright collection played a crucial part in kicking off the movement. More than a decade later, the tank-style silhouette—complete with a ruffled hemline at the skirt—still feels fresh and modern, especially when styled with black Prada platforms, as Johansson did. 

In a way, plucking a frock from the 2010s and making it feel current is trickier than pulling from the ’90s or beyond. Not much time has passed since the decade, for one, and many of the 2010s fads (like business casual!) still feel somewhat dated. But leave it to Johansson to still make a dress from the era feel totally new. The takeaway: Keep everything, and re-wear it!