Micaela Erlanger walked us by way of 13 Met Gala appears to be like she's styled, from a denim robe to a glowing costume she chopped in half after the occasion

When Nyong’o returned to the Met Gala in 2017, she donned a vibrant orange robe.

The night time’s theme was “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Artwork of the In-Between,” and Nyong’o wore Prada. However the costume she donned on the purple carpet wasn’t their unique selection.

“We had designed a distinct costume, after which within the becoming, we modified our minds! Typically that occurs,” Erlanger stated, explaining that they solely had a number of days to create a brand new one. “She went with this, and it was actually all in regards to the neckline and the make-up.”

Make-up artist Nick Barose had “pulled references of birds of paradise,” she added, they usually agreed that “the colours had been superb.”

Collectively, the make-up and costume made for a vibrant second that Erlanger nonetheless thinks is “actually stunning.”

“I do not suppose she had worn orange earlier than — and orange on the purple carpet is sort of an announcement,” she stated.