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Home • Fashion

The Year in Style: Lupita Nyong'o

A run down of the actress' swoon-worthy red carpet looks we're still talking about.
By Celia L. Smith · Updated October 27, 2020
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In Ralph Lauren at the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.

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In Prada at the 86th Annual Academy Awards.

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In Gucci at the SAG Awards.

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In Christian Dior at the EE British Academy Film Awards.

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In Oscar de la Renta at the 100th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.

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In Calvin Klein at the 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.

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In Chanel Couture at the Glamour 2014 Women Of The Year Awards.

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In Chanel at the Museum of Modern Art 2013 Film benefit.

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In Elie Saab at the Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.

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In Peter Pilotto at the Dujour Magazine Winter 2013-2014 cover celebration.

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In Stella McCartney at the 25th annual Producers Guild Awards.

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In Peter Pilotto at the ‘2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch.’

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In Givenchy at the 45th NAACP Image Awards.

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In Stella McCartney while being honored by LoveGold.

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In Giambattista Valli at the 7th annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood luncheon.

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In Valentino at The Hollywood Reporter’s Annual Nominees Night party.

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In Stella McCartney at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

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In Miu Miu at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.

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In Antonio Berardi at the 25th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

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In Chanel at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.

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The beautiful and talented Academy Award winner attends Marie Claire Celebrates May Cover Stars on April 8, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.

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In Bibhu Mohapatra at the red carpet at Google/Netflix White House Correspondent’s Weekend Party.

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Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Netflix
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In Calvin Klein at the IFP, Calvin Klein Collection & euphoria Calvin Klein celebration of Women In Film.

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In Prada at the ‘Charles James: Beyond Fashion’ Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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In Giambattista Valli at the 2014 Annual Garden Brunch.

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In SUNO at the 2014 CFDA fashion awards.

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In Calvin Klein collection at the Opening Night Reception for the 2014 Maui Film Festival.

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In Miu Miu show at Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014-2015.

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