After a high-octane awards season filled with trophy and best dressed wins alike, Ayo Edebiri has proven herself a bona fide fashion star. Last night she sealed the deal with her debut at the 2024 Met Gala.
With such a strong selection of looks under her belt—ranging from a custom red Prada column dress to an homage to Whoopi Goldberg in The Row—the actor had a lot to live up to. But it seemed that she more than met her match with Loewe, the Met Gala’s sponsor, who dressed her to perfection in a floral, backless column dress. The halter-neck dress was covered in a hand-painted, hand-embroidered floral guipure lace and adorned with 3D appliqué flowers to create the illusion of blossoming.
“That was the one that spoke to me the most, but then Danielle [Goldberg, my stylist] was like, ‘This is the one that Jonathan [Anderson] is also the most excited about,’” Edebiri tells Vogue. “That really locked that in for me, in my heart.”
Edebiri was brimming with excitement ahead of her inaugural Met Gala. A big reason she was so thrilled is because of the creative collaboration that the night entails. “The level of craftsmanship that it took to make this dress is so beyond,” she says. “Looking into those details, taking that into consideration, it just amplifies that feeling for me.” The same feeling applied to her glam team. “I know I’m in such good hands because everybody’s so excited and they’re so thorough, and I think they love collaboration, and they love being thoughtful,” she says.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Ayo Edebiri attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images