Doja Cat introduced loads of sparkle to the 2025 Oscars, sporting hundreds of thousands of microbeads, Swarovski crystals, and sequins.
For the Oscars pink carpet, Olivier Rousteing original the singer a leopard print gown impressed by a classic Pierre Balmain look from 1953. (And who higher to carry the leopard print revival to the Oscars than Doja Cat?) The body-hugging strapless gown was outfitted with a deep sweetheart neckline and a flared mermaid practice. It was solely hand-embroidered over the course of 5,600 hours by a staff of 46 artisans, who sewed every microbead into an ornate leopard sample. Past the meticulous beading effort, the Balmain atelier labored over two days to make sure that the seams aligned completely and no leopard spots have been lower off.
Doja added yellow pear-shaped drop earrings and an identical necklace with a pendant that emerged from beneath her backward scarf.
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A devoted fan of leopard print, Rousteing has used the motif all through his tenure at Balmain, from pre-fall 2014 by means of his most up-to-date pre-fall 2025. This additionally isn’t the French designer’s first collaboration with Doja Cat. In 2022, the singer carried out at Balmain’s music competition, which celebrated Rousteing’s tenth anniversary as inventive director, and final night time the 2 reunited for this purr-fect pink carpet look.
That wasn’t the top of the highway for Doja Cat, who hit the stage in an ode to James Bond, the place she carried out alongside Lisa and Raye. She wore a customized Swarovski gown designed in collaboration along with her stylist Brett Alan Nelson. Dripping in diamonds, the gown was lined in over a million crystals.
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