Fashion legacy of Israeli icon on display in new exhibit
Israelis are remembering celebrated screen legend Ronit Elkabetz through an exhibit of her distinctive and daring couture.
A new Israeli design exhibition explores the fashion and creativity of one of the nation’s most beloved screen stars.
Ronit Elkabetz, the award-winning, boundary-pushing screenwriter and actress with her trademark jet-black hair and eyes, was an icon of both Israeli and European cinema before her tragic death from cancer in 2016.
Known for tackling roles that probed the most complex aspects of womanhood, Elkabetz was regarded as the Meryl Streep of Israel. The final role of her 27-year career was a woman desperate for a Jewish divorce in the 2014 film “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem.” The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015.
When she died at the age of 51, she left behind closets stuffed with designer dresses and shoes. Her clothes, said her husband Avner Yashar at a Nov. 27 press conference, are more than garments. They are pieces of the personality of one of Israel’s most renowned creative masters.
