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Twenty years on, Kristin Cavallari remains the iconic “girl in white.”
The 39-year-old, best known for her role in “Laguna Beach,” sported a white strapless minidress paired with a black choker at the premiere of “The Reunion: Laguna Beach” on Thursday night. This choice was a nod to the MTV series’ inaugural episode.
In the 2004 debut titled “A Black & White Affair,” co-star Lo Bosworth criticized white dresses as “trashy and tacky” while preparing for a black-and-white party.
Nonetheless, a young Cavallari arrived in white, leading Lauren Conrad to sarcastically remark, “I like how we’re all wearing black and Kristin’s wearing white. How ironic.” This set the stage for their rivalry and cemented Cavallari’s reputation as the show’s rebellious figure.
Embracing this nostalgia, Cavallari shared insights into her outfit choice on Instagram Stories through her brand, Uncommon James, before gracing 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.”