By World Licence 
Ariana Grande’s Good Witch World Tour has landed at the 2025 Oscars. The Wicked actor, dressed in an otherworldly, sculptural confection straight off the Parisian runway, defied gravity on the red carpet of the 97th annual Academy Awards.
Grande donned Look No. 3 from Schiaparelli’s Spring 2025 Haute Couture show for her big night in Los Angeles. A blush bustier transformed into an elegant peplum detail (a nod to an archival lamp by Swiss sculptor and frequent Elsa Schiaparelli collaborator Alberto Giacometti) before exploding into layers of shimmering tulle. Of course, Schiaparelli designer Daniel Roseberry’s masterful silhouettes often rival sculpture, and this satin-and-tulle princess look was no exception. Elegant De Beers jewels complemented the sweetheart neckline of her gown, which showcased a feminine take on the exposed-bra trend.
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Schiaparelli, by Roseberry, has always enchanted the internet, but with his latest collection, the designer set out to go beyond simply “breaking the internet.” Instead, he looked to the couture masters of the past. He studied the techniques of the 1920s and ’30s, influenced by Art Deco, as well as the Hollywood glamour of the 1950s. “Haute couture aspires to great heights; it promises to escape our complicated reality,” Roseberry wrote in his show notes. “It also reminds us that perfection comes at a price. How high can we couturiers go? As high as the sun—and the gods—will allow us.” Enough to please a Wicked star.
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Like many of her outfits throughout her Wicked press tour and the awards season that followed, Grande’s Schiaparelli outfit was very much Glinda. It wasn’t as overtly thematic as some of Grande’s more thematic outfits, but it’s hard to see this shade of pink and not immediately think of Grande and her role as Glinda the Good Witch. Some might even go so far as to call this shade “Ariana Pink.”
Grande earned her first Oscar nomination this year in the Best Supporting Actress category for what she described as her “dream role.” She and her Wicked co-star, Cynthia Erivo, who is nominated for Best Actress this year, are set to perform a selection of songs from Jon M. Chu’s blockbuster later in the evening. Erivo, for her part, also gave a nod to her Wicked role this Oscars Sunday. She hit the red carpet in a dark green Louis Vuitton Elphaba gown with significant structure. Expect something even more Ozian from the duo as they take the main stage at the Dolby Theatre.