Tiffany Haddish Eritrean Dress Stuns At The Oscars 2018

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Tiffany Haddish is having one hell of a weekend. On Friday, there was speculation Beyoncé referenced her in her latest single with DJ Khaled, “Top Off.” On Saturday, Haddish lost her Fendi bag, only to have a “magical soul” return it with everything inside (including her maxi pad). And on Sunday, the Girls Trip star attended the 90th annual Oscars wearing a glamorous nod to her heritage.

She arrived on the E! News red carpet, announcing that “the princess of Eritrea has arrived.” She chose an authentic Eritrean dress to honor her late father. “My father is from Eritrea and he passed away last year, and he said I’d end up here. And if I ever end up at the #Oscars, [he said to] to honor my people” she told E! News’ Ryan Seacrest. “So, I’m honoring my fellow Eritreans.”

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The habesha kemis is an ankle-length dress typically worn by Ethiopian and Eritrean women to formal events. Habesha women usually wear a a shawl, called a netela, with the gown. The actress looked stunning in her cream habesha kemis, complimented with black accents and a coordinating black netela. The look was a big hit on Twitter with users sounding off about how much this act of representation for Eritrean meant.

Keep reading to see various (and much warranted) reactions.

ELELELELELELELE THIS IS NOT A DRILL @TiffanyHaddish is gowing to the #oscars in a full blown Eritrean Zuria with werki ???????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/21WkSperUA
— Stella? (@BazandBougie) March 4, 2018

Okay actually Tiffany Haddish in traditional Eritrean dress is also good, bc the elderly doorman watching the red carpet with me LIT UP when he saw it, and left his desk to explain to me that this style of dress is from his home country and he finds the embroidery so beautiful... pic.twitter.com/3bNTlnrwvp
— Christine Emba (@ChristineEmba) March 5, 2018

@TiffanyHaddish my eritrean mama can't contain herself while watching you SLAAAY on the red carpet. Congratulations + do your thang boo! pic.twitter.com/60TxVz4Ss0
— ኤመርካዊት (@Ariam_Alula) March 5, 2018

She brought out the kemis/zuria to the #Oscars @TiffanyHaddish is representing my country, my roots on the red carpet!! I AM CRYING!!! ?????????? pic.twitter.com/h07Plq7l95
— Senait Gebregiorgis (@SenaitTV) March 5, 2018