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Nearly twenty years later, Kristin Cavallari remains the quintessential girl in white.
The 39-year-old former star of “Laguna Beach” donned a white strapless minidress paired with a black choker for the premiere of “The Reunion: Laguna Beach” on Thursday night. Her ensemble was a nostalgic nod to the inaugural episode of the iconic MTV series.
Back in 2004, during the pilot titled “A Black & White Affair,” co-star Lo Bosworth had labeled white dresses as “trashy and tacky” while preparing for a party themed around those colors.
Despite this, a teenage Cavallari boldly chose to wear white, prompting Lauren Conrad to remark, “I like how we’re all wearing black and Kristin’s wearing white. How ironic.” This comment underscored their rivalry and cemented Cavallari’s reputation as the show’s rebellious figure.
Embracing the nostalgia, Cavallari shared the inspiration behind her outfit on her brand Uncommon James’ Instagram Stories before stepping onto the red carpet at Shutters On The Beach in Santa Monica, California.
“Tonight I was like, I have to wear a white dress, and it has to be similar. So it’s like an elevated dress from the original,” she said.
She accessorized with the Uncommon James Laguna black choker ($45), beige lace-up sandals and a black clutch.
“Someone said Laguna Beach is back….and that means the black choker is too,” she wrote on Instagram.
This time around, Cavallari wasn’t alone in her color choice: co-stars Lauren Conrad and Morgan Smith (née Olsen) also wore white dresses to the premiere.
The premiere celebrated “The Reunion: Laguna Beach,” a two-hour Roku special premiering April 10 that brings the original cast — including Stephen Colletti, Bosworth and Talan Torriero — together on screen for the first time in 20 years. Cavallari, Conrad and Colletti also serve as executive producers.
In the reunion’s trailer, which dropped earlier this week, Cavallari addresses her former rival directly. “We have never had a conversation on camera just the two of us. Are you ready?” she asks Conrad.
The mom of three has said filming was “very therapeutic” and that she and Conrad are now friends. “Everyone can put away their team Lauren and team Kristin shirts now,” she wrote on Instagram last year.
“Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” debuted on MTV in September 2004 and ran for three seasons. Inspired by the teen drama “The O.C.,” the series followed a group of teens in the wealthy coastal California town and launched Conrad, Cavallari and Colletti into stardom — along with spin-offs “The Hills” and “The City.”