Lupita Nyong’owas one of the glitziest guests at the 2024Oscars— and she drew inspiration from her own style archives!

What we were most excited about, though, was the special meaning behind Nyong’o’s dazzling ensemble.

Lupita Nyong’o wears custom Armani Privé to the 2024 Oscars.Mike Coppola/Getty

Lupita Nyong’o attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

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According to E! correspondent Zanna Roberts Rassi, the presenter’s icy ensemble isa nod tothe fairytale light blue Prada gown she wore to the 2014 Oscars, when she won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in12 Years a Slave.

Lupita Nyong’o attends the 2024 Oscars in a Armani gown nodding to the dress she wore to the 2014 ceremony.Mike Coppola/Getty

Lupita Nyong’o attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

Nyong’o’s stylist, Micaela,reminisced over the original gown, worn 10 years ago, on Instagram.

Lupita Nyong’o poses with her Oscar, outfitted in Prada, at the 2014 Oscars.Paul Bersebach/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty

Lupita Nyong’o holds the Oscar after winning the Best Actress in a Supporting role for, “12 Years a Slave” during the 86th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, CA on March 2, 2014.

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Nyong’o’s present-day glam also included a hairstyle that had “a lot of shine and texture” and highlighted Nyong’o’s beauty, her hairstylist Vernon François shared in a press release.François' goal: to “enhance her natural coils and ensure that her look remained flawless throughout” the night using his go-to Matrix products.

Lupita Nyong’o at the 2023 Tony Awards.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

Lupita Nyong’o

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The following month, Nyong’owent for a head-to-toe pastel Chanel lookfor Paris Fashion Week. She paired a lavender tweed set — a vest embellished with silver buttons and a structured collar — with matching shorts.

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Lupita Nyong’o attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 04, 2023.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty

Lupita Nyong’o attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 04, 2023

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Nyong’o’s big night in Hollywood comes after arecent trip to Mexicowith new boyfriend,Joshua Jackson. The actors were photographed in Puerto Vallarta as they celebrated Nyong’o’s recent 41st birthday. Jackson, 45, and Nyong’o were first romantically linked in October 2023.

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