Every year awards season mints a new fashion darling thanks to the plethora of red carpet opportunities for emerging artists (and their stylists) to flex their fashion chops. Last year saw Past Lives star Greta Lee explode onto the fashion scene thanks to her best-dressed appearances with the help of celebrity stylist Danielle Goldberg, which landed her brand partnerships with the likes of Loewe. Needless to say, how a rising star fares on the carpet can open up doors to a world of future high fashion relationships—or shut them firmly in their faces.
This year, as awards season kicked off (albeit to a more sombre mood) and nominations began rolling in, it has slowly become clear who the new It girl is on the scene. Anora star Mikey Madison, who has been nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, has been quietly turning heads in the run-up to film’s biggest night. The 25-year-old has also been in Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood, Scream, and Better Things but it’s her turn in Anora as Ani, a sex worker who gets entangled with a family of Russian oligarchs, that has cemented her as this year’s breakout star.
Attending the Virtuosos Award ceremony during the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival at The Arlington Theatre on February 09, 2025 in Santa Barbara, CaliforniaChelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images
For her growing list of red-carpet appearances, Mikey has enlisted stylist Jamie Mizrahi, whose other celebrity clients include Jennifer Lawrence, Riley Keogh, and Jeremy Allen White, and her bet has clearly paid off. From making headlines for her custom gold Bottega Veneta dress at the Golden Globes to a sexy Schiaparelli set at the Gotham Awards, Mikey has officially become this year’s red carpet darling. At yesterday’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival, a relatively low-key affair compared to the known press stops, Mikey still stunned in a red Proenza Schouler number, proving her commitment to every red carpet event she attends.
