Dominique Fishback is living in a fairy tale right now. “I’ve been feeling like Cinderella this whole time,” she tells ELLE.com. That’s thanks to the dream-like success of her latest film, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which dominated the box office opening weekend, and the shimmery shoes she’s currently wearing. They’re not glass slippers, but they’re crystal-covered Chanel boots—a modern upgrade.
“When we were in the Chanel office and I saw these shoes, these were the only ones that I wanted,” Fishback says. “It was meant to be. I also felt like Dorothy—I clicked them together and they sparkle in the light.” They’re comfortable, too. “They feel like slip-on socks.”
The lustrous footwear completed her fun and “youthful” ensemble for last night’s Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner, hosted by Chanel. The rest of her look consisted of a black, brown, and lilac tunic and shorts from the French house’s fall/winter 2023/2024 pre-collection. The hints of purple also nodded to Fishback’s princess theme—“that’s a royal color,” she says. And she accessorized like royalty in Chanel fine jewelry—Coco Crush rings in 18-karat yellow gold and diamonds, and a Coco Crush earring and ring in 18-karat yellow and white gold and diamonds—paired with a black quilted bag, naturally.
Her braided updo and ponytail were an apt substitute for a crown, with a ’90s-inspired look by her hairstylist Cynthia Alvarez. Because her Transformers film is set in the same decade, Fishback tapped into the nostalgia and paid homage to her idols from the era, like TLC and Aaliyah. She wanted to go “back to my youth in the early 2000s and ’90s when I used to wear my hair like this, and [bring] it back.”
Fishback was still fighting off some jet lag after returning from the European premiere of Transformers, and then presenting at the Tony Awards on Sunday, but her spirits were high heading into the dinner—she was looking forward to “seeing…
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