22 Times Lupita Nyong'o Proved She's A Flawless Fashion Genius
So many perfect red-carpet moments. So. Many.
1. The time she wore a kelly green Dior gown to the BAFTAs and looked radiant.
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Kelly green, people! On the red carpet!
She's like, "I know, crazy, right?"
2. The time she sat next to Anna Wintour at a Calvin Klein fashion show and actually got her to smile.*
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*This never happens!
3. The time she wore a vintage-inspired Dior day dress (with pockets!) to the 86th Oscars Nominees Luncheon.
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Hello! Pockets!
4. The time she wore a taupe Stella McCartney frock to the Producers Guild of America Awards and paired it with a bold aubergine lip and snakeskin clutch.
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Psst…here's the coat she wore with it.
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And here she is being totally chill meeting Leo DiCaprio like it's NBD.
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(See, coolest.)
5. The time she wore this stupidly hot Gucci gown to the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Yaaaaaassss
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Benedict Cumberbatch approves.
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6. The time she redefined amazing cutouts in this white Calvin Klein column gown at the Critics' Choice Awards.
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Even Adele Exarchopoulos from Blue Is the Warmest Color is like, Whaaaaa?
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7. Oh, and who can forget this lil' Ralph Lauren column dress?
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Magic.
She wore it to the Golden Globes and everybody was like:
8. The time she wore the deepest deep-V ever.
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And paired it with blue eye shadow, and it somehow magically worked.
9. The time she wore this vintage-inspired gold-brocaded Elie Saab cocktail dress.
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10. The time she somehow upstaged Jared Leto's unreal ombré locks.
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Cutest couple everrrrrr.
11. The time she reinvented cutouts with this Cushnie et Ochs dress.
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12. When she wore a super-cool color-blocked Lanvin dress to the Brittania Awards.
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Love the silver belt.
13. When she twirled like a champ for Vanity Fair.
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14. When she surprised us with this gorgeously bold J. Mendel gown.
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Nobody could handle it.
15. The time she went for schoolgirl chic and totally owned it.
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16. The time she managed to make knee-high athletic socks look glamorous.
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How did she do that?
17. The time she wore a totally bonkers off-the-runway Miu Miu number to a Directors Guild of America screening.
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And kept her beauty game on lock too.
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18. The time she and Michelle Dockery had the best sunglasses game in town.
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P.S. Clutch + shift dress + coat = magic.
19. Do you love this jumpsuit? YOU LOVE THIS JUMPSUIT.
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And what about these polka-dot shoes? Too much awesomeness!
20. How about these boss shorts?
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"My shorts, you love them." —LN
21. Or the time she wore this elegant white silk jersey Prada gown to the Toronto International Film Festival?
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Magic.
22. Basically, Lupita looks like pure perfection in everything.
We can't wait to see what she wears next!