Here's a fun little fashion secret: Lupita Nyong'o can do no wrong. So when she showed up to the 2016 Met Gala red carpet (wearing Calvin Klein), the world was bound to take pause. But one look at her hair revealed the world's most epic updo — one which defied gravity and all the basic rules of hair styling. As the one and only André Leon Talley put it in his Instagram caption, she is "truly giving Nina Simone elegance."
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We could only assume that loads of hair extensions, backcombing, and hairspray were involved — and perhaps even a cleverly tucked instrument to keep it all sticking straight up. But it doesn't matter: This isn't exactly a look for you to try at home, is it? It's the perfect updo for tonight's tech-inspired Met Gala, and Lupita just dropped the mic.
