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Hailey Bieber’s Time 100 Look Was a Custom Calvin Klein Modeled on a 1992 Runway

Calvin Klein’s confirmation sharpened a debate over homage to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy versus Bieber’s own vintage-led signature.

Overview

  • Hailey Bieber, who walked the Time 100 Gala red carpet on Thursday, wore a Calvin Klein gown the brand confirmed was custom and based on a Spring 1992 design.
  • The column dress read as silvery and sheer with a sculpted balconette bodice and a metallic floral lace overlay that fit like a second skin.
  • She kept styling restrained with Briony Raymond diamond earrings, a slim Cartier watch, dove-gray satin mules, a center-part blowout, and nude nails.
  • Vogue cast the look as updating Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s 1990s Calvin Klein minimalism, while Marie Claire argued it aligns more with Bieber’s own archival-focused taste.
  • The appearance followed recent vintage pulls like a late-’90s Dior slip at Coachella and reflects a wider red-carpet move toward archive-inspired pieces that brands now document with provenance notes.