CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: AMSALE & ESE AZENABOR

Tonya Lewis Lee stepped onto the 2025 Met Gala carpet in a custom AMSALE gown that paid homage to founder, Amsale Aberra. Handcrafted in THE NYC atelier, the cornflower blue silhouette was inspired by soleil’s tuxedo tailoring and adorned with rosettes—a nod to a101, the dress Amsale launched in her first collection nearly four decades ago.

Broadway star Jasmine Amy Rogers, nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for "BOOP!," stunNED at the Tony Awards in a ESÉ AZÉNABOR strapless emerald green gown featuring a dramatic asymmetrical overskirt with voluminous train and a multicolored sequin column underlay.

Actress, writer & composer Natasha Hodgson, nominated for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for "Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical," dazzleD at the Tony Awards in a ESÉ AZÉNABOR strapless silver gown featuring a deep plunging neckline and high-slit with metallic fringe embellishments cascading down the skirt.