Beanie Feldstein Wore Her Prom Dress to the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Like a Boss

The red carpet at Sunday night’s 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards featured a slew of spectacular looks. One dress on the carpet, however, came from a somewhat unexpected source. Pulling an extreme power move, Lady Bird star Beanie Feldstein decided to forgo a conventional designer gown in favor of her high school prom dress.

“I put it on and it fit, surprisingly maybe better than it did in high school,” she told The Cut. “I looked at myself, and I was like, WHAT!? and my mom and her best friend were just laughing so hard, like, ‘You have to wear it! There’s just no other dress that would be better.’”

Indeed, Feldstein looked extremely elegant in the black Kay Unger gown on the red carpet—a dress that, to be honest, didn't look a bit out of place among, say, costar Saoirse Ronan’s pink Louis Vuitton gown or Danielle Brooks'’ showstopping sequined Marc Bouwer ensemble.

Feldstein told The Cut that the prom dress felt especially fitting for the Screen Actors Guild Awards—the first time she’ll attend an awards show as a nominee (Lady Bird received a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture)—due to her character Julie’s storyline in the film. “It’s just a gorgeous dress, and I love how my character’s story ends at the prom,” she said. “So like, for the first time I’m going to an awards show as a nominee with the cast, it’s like, ‘You gotta wear your prom dress, girl, and honor Julie.’”