Courtney Love had all eyes on her as she unveiled a scene-stealing metallic dress at the National Portrait Gallery during the Portrait Gala in London on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old musician dazzled in a voluminous silver dress that contrasted with her usual punk style.
Although Courtney was one of the guests at the all-star UK event, she also got the chance to take over the music when she performed a DJ set.
It was an encore for her as she attended the National Portrait Gallery’s 2023 gala, which celebrated its reopening after a three-year renovation.
Courtney’s dress featured a sleek, ruffled bodice that highlighted her age-defying figure, while featuring a busty, plunging neckline.
Courtney Love had all eyes on her as she unveiled a scene-stealing metallic dress at the National Portrait Gallery during the Portrait Gala in London on Tuesday.
The 59-year-old musician dazzled in a voluminous silver dress that contrasted with her usual punk style
Her chest was adorned with silver jewel patterns for an extra touch of elegance, and the ensemble had a sheer black layer underneath to shape her short sleeves.
Kurt Cobain’s widow had an embellished silver cross across her midriff, with extra layers of silver fabric coming out of it.
The dress included a wide, slightly rumpled skirt that reached the floor.
Courtney kept with the theme with several sleek silver and diamond necklaces, as well as Marguerite 18kt white gold diamond earrings from Annoushka Jewelery.
She styled her blonde hair with long bangs and wore it pulled back in a braid.
Later in the evening, Courtney took a seat near one of the galleries with a makeshift DJ booth where she kept the tunes going for other guests.
It was a performance in the hometown of the influential rocker, as she has lived in London for several years, even though she was born in San Francisco and rose to fame in the US.
In February, the Hole singer made headlines when she hinted at a reunion of her iconic grunge band during a surprise performance with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
During one of his shows in London at a small venue with his cover band side project, Courtney took the mic to sing lead on several power pop songs, including the Cheap Trick classics Surrender and He’s A Whore, as well as the Tom Petty song Even The Losers.
The rocker also referenced her long time away from the stage when she first joined the band.
“My name is Courtney Love. Maybe you don’t remember me,” she joked. ‘I’ve been living in a cave in Birmingham for about nine years. We’ll try the damn thing, right?’
Courtney’s dress featured a sleek, ruffled bodice that highlighted her age-defying figure, while featuring a busty, plunging neckline. Her chest was decorated with silver jewel patterns, and the ensemble had a sheer black layer underneath to shape her short sleeves
Kurt Cobain’s widow had an embellished silver cross across her midriff, with extra layers of silver fabric coming out of it.
The dress included a wide, slightly rumpled skirt that reached the floor
Courtney stayed with the theme with several sleek silver and diamond necklaces, as well as lavish dangling diamond earrings
Later in the evening, Courtney took a seat near one of the galleries with a makeshift DJ booth where she kept the tunes going for other guests.
The guitarist styled her blonde hair with long bangs and wore it braided in the back; seen with Bella Freud
It was a performance in the influential rocker’s hometown, as she has lived in London for several years, even though she has become famous in the US; pictured with André Balazs and Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark
As she was about to leave the stage, Courtney shouted: “Later – I’ll be back in Hole,” according to one fan shot video.
Courtney co-founded Hole in 1989 with guitarist Eric Erlandson, and the band released the critically acclaimed albums Pretty On The Inside (1991), Live Through This (1994) and Celebrity Skin (1998) before disbanding in 2002.
In 2010, she brought back a new lineup of Hole without Erlandson to release the album Nobody’s Daughter. That version of the band folded in 2012.
Although Courtney has hinted at reunions in the past and shared her desire to work again with Erland’s original quartet, drummer Patty Schemel and bassist Melissa Auf der Mauoften, she has recently dismissed the idea, though she may tone will change. now.