Emily Alyn Lind’s We Were Liars Premiere Look Is Gothic, Glamorous, and So Good

When We Were Liars, the best-selling novel by means of E. Lockhart, hit cabinets in 2018, it temporarily become a cultural phenomenon—handed between pals, dissected in ebook golf equipment, and shared throughout social feeds. Now, seven years later, the obsession is poised for a revival. The Prime Video adaptation debuts on June 18, and if the reaction at its Tribeca Festival premiere is any indication, the fandom is alive and neatly.

“Last night, at the premiere, we were doing a Q&A, and when they asked everyone in the audience who had read the book, everyone raised their hands,” Emily Alyn Lind stocks over the telephone. “It was really cool to see that energy, before the show has even come out.”

Lind, who has carved out a gentle trail in Hollywood with roles in The Secret Life of Bees, Revenge, Code Black, and maximum lately, the Gossip Girl reboot, now takes heart level as Cadence Sinclair Eastman, the protagonist and narrator of We Were Liars. Cadence is emotionally layered and inherently complicated—an adolescent who spends her summers on a family-owned island, grappling with reminiscence, trauma, and fact.

Lind approached Tuesday night time’s premiere with pleasure moderately than nerves. “I was really excited for everyone to see it [the show] and celebrate with the people I’ve worked so long with,” she tells us. That sense of ease carried over into the method of opting for her glance, which she took the time to curate along longtime stylist Elizabeth Saltzman. After attempting on a couple of choices, she in the end gravitated towards a Patou cropped black jacket with gold buttons and epaulet detailing. The matching lengthy A-line skirt balanced the silhouette with subtle grace. For completing touches, she selected Jimmy Choo’s shiny black platform pumps with gold chain accents, a Jennifer Behr black hair bow, and a Gianvito Rossi leather-based bag—a Chanel-meets-Gossip Girl glance. “I tried on a lot of options,” Lind says. “However, the skirt set really stood out to me because I loved its structure. It felt gothic classical. I thought it would be sweet to add a bow because it gave the look a little something extra.”