Keke Palmer Matches Her Ginger Hair to a Donatella-Era Versace Dress

A new bombshell entered the villa: Keke Palmer! On Thursday—the same day that, yes, Megan Thee Stallion practically broke the internet with her Love Island cameo—Palmer stepped out herself. The actor’s outfit pulled from a key fashion history moment of Donatella’s reign at Versace.

Palmer stepped out in a Versace Couture dress from the Spring/Summer 2002 collection, during which Donatella was at the creative helm of the house. (Upon her 2025 exit from the role, demand seems to have shot up for pieces made in her era.) Palmer wore the fiery orange piece, sourced from Opulent Vintage, as if she was trying to match it to her ginger tresses. She completed the look, styled by Molly Dickson, with strappy gold heels, strutting her stuff in New York City after an appearance on the Tonight Show.

The best part of Palmer’s couture dress might be its illusion aspect. The frock, which hits just below Palmer’s knee, almost looks as if it’s another sheer dress at first glance in photos. However, a mix of embroidered sequins and embellishments create this lingerie-inspired illusion of a bra and a garter belt.

She came onto the Tonight Show to celebrate the release of her new album, Just Keke. On stage, she performed in a gold coat before ripping it off to reveal the Versace gown beneath. Though she might have seemed to focused on her acting more in recent years—spanning roles like One of Them Days and Nope—this move should be no surprise. Palmer is a multi-hyphenate, and she’s not new to the music game.