Greta Lee in Custom Dior at the Academy Museum Gala 2026

Greta Lee is a Dior ambassador and the house dressed her for the 2026 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles in custom Jonathan Anderson: a column embroidered and beaded end to end, with a single oversized flower sculpted at the hip. Dior posted the look itself, which is the embed below. It is the most worked dress of the night and the one with the fewest things on it. Below, why it works and the evening dresses on BranSpot that get you there.

The look

Dior's own post credits the gown as custom Dior by Jonathan Anderson, fully embroidered and beaded (Dior on X); Variety and Bustle ran the carpet (Variety, Bustle). The colour reads white in some photographs and pale blue in others, which is the embroidery catching the flashes; we are calling it ivory. The flower at the hip is the whole point: one sculptural gesture on a dress that is otherwise a straight line, so the eye has somewhere to land. Hair back, bare neck, pumps.

How to wear it

Dior is in our network but a custom gown is a custom gown. The look is an embroidered or beaded column in ivory, plus one flower. Mac Duggal's embroidered beaded bateau-neck gown has the all-over work; Dress the Population's Josie is the clean column for less; and COS makes a floral rosette brooch that gives you the flower at the hip for the price of a lunch. Silver sandal, no necklace.

Get the look

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  The dressMac DuggalMac Duggal Embroidered Beaded Boat Neck Gown with Illusion Puff Sleeves$898Embroidered and beaded end to end with a bateau neckline and sheer puff sleeves. The all-over work is what the Dior has, and this has it; the colour is ice blue, which is the other reading of the dress.Shop the piece
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  The columnDress The PopulationDress the Population Josie Off Shoulder Sequin Column Gown$458A sequin column for less. Pin the flower on it and you are there.Shop the piece
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  The flowerCOSFloral Rosette BroochCA$79A floral rosette brooch, worn at the hip. The one sculptural gesture that makes the Dior a Dior.Shop the piece
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  ShoesRoger VivierRoger Vivier Sleek Women's Sandals$496Roger Vivier's sleek sandal: the quiet shoe for a dress that is all light.Shop the piece

This look is part of our 2026 Academy Museum Gala coverage: Academy Museum Gala 2026: the red carpet looks worth copying. More red-carpet looks on the BranSpot blog.

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