Jenna Ortega recreated Carrie Bradshaw's iconic Sex And The City look from 2000

Jenna Ortega arrived at the world premiere of her new movie Hurry Up Tomorrow in New York on Tuesday, May, 13. Her newest sartorial choice has both the worlds of fashion and pop culture in a chokehold. She revived an archival Dior piece that has made history multiple times in its 25 years of existence, as she wore an archival newspaper-print dress by Dior. She paired the dress with a dainty silver necklace having a round pendant and a pair of gold strap heels as she posed for pictures with her co-star Barry Keoghan and The Weeknd. Her outfit was the scene-stealer the at red carpet, the form-fitting black and white dress designed by the French luxury house belongs to John Galliano's infamous 'hobo chic' couture from the 2000 autumn/winter collection. The printed dress with a cowl neck worn by the Wednesday star was the scene stealer last night. For many, it also brought back a wave of nostalgia. 

If the ultra-chic dress looked familiar to you, then chances are, like us, you have also obsessively binge-watched all the seasons of Sarah Jessica Parker's TV show Sex and the City. Parker, who plays the main character Carrie Bradshaw, in the show, wore the rare piece from Galiano's collection in season 3, which took place in October 2000. She later re-wore it a decade later in 2010. She paired it with a clover-leaf necklace, quintessentially 2010s peep-toe black pumps and a white and silver clutch bag.

A longer version of the original newspaper dress hails from a rather controversial collection designed by John Galliano that debuted in Paris as he drew inspiration from homeless people living on the streets of Paris. Galliano was accused of glamourising poverty, leading to negative publicity from fashion critics. That didn't stop Galliano from reworking the newspaper-print dress in his ready-to-wear collection. This dress gained widespread fame when Sarah Jessica Parker wore it in SATC, making the controversial piece an identifiable couture piece for all the 2000s fashionistas. 

Ortega, the 22-year-old actress who became the ambassador of the Dior house in 2023, arrived at the movie premiere last night, reviving the retro craze for the iconic newspaper print dress from the house's collection. The newspaper print has been a big hit with other designers as well, namely Emilia Wickstead and Bottega Veneta in the recent past, as both designers have featured the similarly-inspired designs in their collections from 2025 and 2024, respectively. This led to many other celebrities wearing the iconic print as well. 

Most recently, Kareena Kapoor opted for a newspaper print-inspired blazer and skirt set from John Galliano's Y2K collection for a press conference for IIFA held in Jaipur. She paired her outfit with knee-high leather boots and a black Birkin bag by Hermès.

Taking inspiration from the original dress, Emily Ratajkowski wore a similar dress by French fashion house Miaou in April 2023. Known as the 'Karina' dress, the halter neck number worn by Ratajkowski has an open back and has the words 'signal ahead' printed all over. She paired the dress with tan-coloured knee-high boots, a small black bag and a sleek pair of sunglasses.

In July of the same year, Ashley Graham also donned a newspaper-print dress by Clio Peppiatt while attending a party in New York City. This time, it came in a mini version of the iconic dress which also included a sparkling Swarovski necklace.

Ortega has revived the newspaper dress craze and how. The internet has been set ablaze since she stepped out in the archival Dior couture; one can only hope to see more renditions of this iconic print.