Yaniv Persy
Dress Designed for Ronit Elkabetz for the Golden Globe Awards
Nylon, nylon mesh, metal
Ronit Elkabetz Collection, Courtesy of the Yashar and Elkabetz families and the Design Museum Holon
In 2015 the film Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem was nominated for a Golden
Globe in the Best Foreign Film category. Written and directed by the siblings Shlomi
and Ronit Elkabetz, the latter also starred in the leading role. The dress was designed
according to Elkabetz’s specifications and vision.
Must Know
Ronit Elkabetz (1964-2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and director who achieved recognition in Israel and abroad. her work united art forms, East and West, periphery and center, and Israel and the world. Some of the roles she enacted captured the Israeli cultural imagination, for example Dina, the female lead in The Band’s Visit (2007) which was also adapted into a successful Broadway musical.
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