by Jasmin Malik Chua, Source: Ecouterre
Even the acid-tongued Dowager Countess would find little fault with Elizabeth McGovern’s Cannes attire. The actress, who plays Lady Cora Crawley on Downton Abbey, feted the remastered version of Once Upon a Time in America in an ivory certified-organic silk gown by Gucci, which funded the 1984 film’s restoration with Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation. A two-time veteran of Livia Firth’s Green Carpet Challenge—she’s worn outfits by Henrietta Ludgate to both the Royal Television Awards in 2011 and a Golden Globes party earlier this year—McGovern was squired by none other than Firth herself, who played counterpoint in a Gothic black version with an open back and neck ruffle.
