Michelle Pfeiffer Channels Her Inner Elvira Hancock in a Modern White Power Suit at the 2024 Environmental Media Awards
Leave it to Michelle Pfeiffer to deliver a masterclass in modernizing iconic fashion for the ages. The legendary actress seemed to channel the electric style of her legendary Scarface character, Elvira Hancock, while making a rare red carpet appearance at the 2024 Environmental Media Awards gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. Dressed to kill in an updated all-white power suit ensemble reminiscent of Elvira’s unforgettable aesthetic from the seminal 1983 crime drama, Pfeiffer proved she is still the reigning queen of strong, sexy, show-stopping style.
Glowing under the flashbulbs, Pfeiffer made jaws drop in a pristine white suit ensemble featuring a waist-cinching double-breasted blazer and fluid wide-leg pants that made walking the red carpet a dream. Taking a cue from Elvira’s beloved silk slips, Pfeiffer layered a white lace-trimmed camisole under her blazer, adding an element of sultry seduction to balance the sharp menswear influence. Skipping Elvira’s staple shoulder pads, Pfeiffer kept the monochromatic suit ultra modern with her signature tousled blonde waves, feline liquid liner and a punchy pink lip gloss that would make even Elvira proud.
Ever one to finish a look with thoughtful polish, Pfeiffer completed her homage outfit with of-the-moment touches – a black oversized leather clutch and sleek black pointed-toe stiletto pumps provided the perfect accents that pay subtle respect to the noir-ish aesthetic of Scarface while still curating a vision in white entirely her own. Effortless yet remarkable, timeless yet relevant – Pfeiffer in white at the Environmental Media Awards encapsulates everything we’ve come to love about the iconic style trailblazer through the decades.
The power suit choice marks a particular fashion predilection for Pfeiffer these days. The 64-year-old beauty has been favoring strong suiting silhouettes during recent appearances, perhaps signaling a new era where slinky disco glam makes way for boss lady polish. Back in November, Pfeiffer brought down the house in a fitted floral-embroidered black turtleneck tucked into belted, flared-leg blue denim jeans, with platform boots, for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. That killer Canadian tux interpretation has us giddy for more experimental style from the queen of reinvention. Months before that, while on the promotional tour for the 2023 film Turning Point, Michelle opted for another power suit iteration — this time in sleek black velvet, donning a plunging blazer and matching liquid-like maxi skirt. It seems power suiting in every inventive variation and fabric may be Pfeiffer’s go-to aesthetic for this next act in her ever-mesmerizing sartorial journey.
With her show-stopping white suit look at the Environmental Media Awards, Pfeiffer reminds us that icons not only endure but evolve – and that few do it with her brand of graceful, glamorous genius. No shocker that nearly four decades later, in her seventh decade no less, Michelle Pfeiffer continues to be what Elvira Hancock always was…the pinnacle of fearless high-voltage style and feminine strength. We’ll never stop worshipping everything this forever fashion icon does.
