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Lupita Nyong'o

Actress Lupita Nyong’o joked that her Oscars dress was made of “vibranium,” the fictional metal made famous in her hit film Black Panther.

The gold dress does resemble the fictitious metal from the movie, making Nyong’o look as if she were dripping in gold. The single-strapped dress also featured a glittering black accents throughout, as well as a high leg slit that went up to her upper thigh.

She also paired the dress with a matching Versace geometric clutch and Niwaka earrings and rings. Nyong’o also wore a custom pair of black single-strapped by Alexandre Birman.

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Nyong’o was similar to her co-star Danai Gurira where their hairstyle was their best accessory. She explains in an Instagram post that the inspiration for her crown came from Amasunzu hairstyles of Rwanda, then shared a video that showed a comparison between the two. Her hairstylist Vernon François integrated more gold into her outfit by having gold strands wrap throughout her crown, giving her traditional hairstyle a modern twist.

Her makeup artist Nick Barose also included African inspiration to Nyong’o’s Oscars look. He said that the inspiration for her blue eye makeup look came from the “Egyptian goddess of war Sekhmet lioness eyes.” Barose also shared on his Instagram that he used Lancome products to produce this look. 

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