Jamie Lee Curtis is paying tribute to her mother.
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The star’s mother, Janet Leigh, was a horror icon in her own right and was perhaps best known for appearing in Alfred Hitchock’s “movies” target=”_blank”>Psycho<
The actress donned a style” target=”_blank”>powder blue button-up dress<.
“Honoring my mother in ALL her gory…I meant glory!” she joked in the caption. “PREMIERE PARTY TIME!”
Several celebrities expressed their adoration for the tribute look.
“You’re a flipping genius!” Jennifer Grey wrote.
While the outfit was a tribute to her mother, it was Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of Leigh in ‘Hitchcock’ that taught Curtis that the dress was blue.
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“This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen,” added Amy Landecker.
Mariel Hemingway wrote: “So so so great.”
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“I am honoring my beautiful late mama, Janet Leigh, but… it’s a little more meta than that,” Curtis told Entertainment Tonight at the premiere. “I am actually going as scarlett-johansson” target=”_blank”>Scarlett Johansson<
“It’s actually quite sticky and it stains,” the actress said of the fake blood. “Here’s my secret for those who are interested: Dish soap. Like a good dish soap will actually get out fake blood.”
