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The Story Behind Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscars Dress: ‘Took 660 Hours to Make’


Micaela Erlanger, Lupita Nyong’o’s stylist, shared fascinating details on how the actress’ 2025 Oscars dress took 6 months and 600 hours to create

Classic Chanel codes were woven into the ivory charmeuse dress featuring crystal bugle beads, pearl tassels and straps that poked out from a tweed corset with a satin belt. Lupita Nyong’o’s 2025 Oscars updo by celebrity hairstylist Vernon François.Courtesy of Virgile GuinardNyong’o’s longtime makeup artist Nick Barose drew inspiration from the ’90 to give her eyes and lips a pop color with pearlescent highlights. He used Chanel beauty products, including the Ombre Essentielle eyeshadow in Menthe á L’eau (a seafoam green hue), the Le Rouge Duo Ultra Tenue liquid lipstick in Milky Blueberry and the Jeux de Lumières palette to lend her skin a lit-from-within glow.

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