Ever since Anna Wintour was recruited by costume designer William Ivey Long in 2015 to make the Tony Awards red carpet less of a — in her words — "disaster," the annual ceremony has become increasingly more style-minded.
This was evident in two ways. First with (not exactly American theatre adjacent) celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Jordan Dunn and Emily Ratajkowski populating the red carpet. And secondly (and perhaps more sensibly), with the increased access to designers gowns (many of which were provided via Vogue): Laura Michelle Kelly in Zac Posen, Patina Miller in J. Mendel, Phillipa Soo in a Prabal Gurung, Heather Headley in Badgley Mischka, etc.
At Sunday night's 2017 Tony Awards (at which Ms. Wintour was once again present, sunglasses never off), the theatre community was far from any disaster. Bette Midler in Michael Kors Collection, Laurie Metcalf in Christian Siriano, Sarah Paulson in Rodarte, Denee Benton in Oscar de la Renta — the looks were on point.
Let's present the evidence.
Anna Wintour and Bee Shaffer
Bee Shaffer and Anna Wintour attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall Source: Jenny Anderson/Getty Images
Bette Midler
Bette Midler attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia Erivo attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jenny Anderson/Getty Images
Stephanie J. Block
Stephanie J. Block attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Josh Groban
Josh Groban attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jenny Anderson /Getty Images
Sally Field
Sally Field attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Ben Platt
Ben Platt attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Eva Noblezada
Eva Noblezada attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Allison Janney
Allison Janney attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Rachel Bay Jones
Rachel Bay Jones attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Bryan Bedder /Getty Images
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Groff attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess /Getty Images
Jenna Lyons
Jenna Lyons attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Laura Linney
Laura Linney attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess /Getty Images
Condola Rashad
Condola Rashad attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Gavin Creel
Gavin Creel attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Glenn Close
Glenn Close attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Denee Benton
Denee Benton attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Lucas Steele
Lucas Steele attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess /Getty Images
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Mike Coppola/Getty Images
Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Tina Fey
Tina Fey attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Patina Miller
Patina Miller attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Jemal Countess/Getty Images
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick attend the 2017 Tony Awards - Red Carpet at Radio City Music Hall.Source: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
