Kylie Jenner at the BAFTAs: kylie jenner’s jeweled, low-key support for Timothée Chalamet
kylie jenner returned to the BAFTAs on Feb. 22 in an archival Mugler gown, choosing a private entrance over a red-carpet photo-op to support boyfriend and nominee Timothée Chalamet. The move extends a string of high-fashion, heavily accessorized appearances that have become a throughline of her awards-season presence.
Kylie Jenner's Mugler entrance and the Feb. 22 appearance
For the 2026 BAFTAs Jenner wore an archival Thierry Mugler creation—described as made of the darkest velvet, low-cut and figure-hugging—with a bodice covered in massive, sparkling crystals that were said to collectively amount to several hundred carats. She skipped a formal photo-op with Timothée Chalamet and instead sneaked into the ceremony for a second year running, an approach that mirrored last year when she secretly attended hand-in-hand with Chalamet.
Stylists and diamonds: the full look
Jenner's stylists, Mackenzie and Alexandra Grandquist, accessorized with teardrop diamond danglers that peeked from beneath her blowout and additional large teardrops at her ears. The dangling diamonds were noted as rivalling the sparklers sewn onto the dress itself, reinforcing the ‘10‑figure aesthetic’ her team leaned into for the evening.
From a traumatic winter ceremony to a return on a Mugler spring/summer 1999 number
The choice to return followed what was described as last year’s traumatic ceremony, when sub-zero temperatures forced celebrities into red-carpet puffers, Take That performed "Greatest Day", and presenter David Tennant compared Jenner to a lookalike. Despite that, she came back in a Mugler spring/summer 1999 number to support Chalamet’s bid for Best Actor.
The arc since the 2024 Golden Globes: repeated vintage moments
Her awards-season trajectory began with an inaugural appearance at the 2024 Golden Globes and has included a string of vintage and archival choices: a vintage Versace chainmail dress at the 2025 Globes worn beside Chalamet and his A Complete Unknown co-stars, a glittering Balenciaga pre-fall 2024 gown at the 2025 Berlinale, a custom Miu Miu body-con encrusted with black-caviar beads for the 2025 Oscars, and a spaghetti-strapped Schiaparelli for the couple’s red-carpet debut at the 2025 David di Donatello Awards.
Coordinations and standout pairs with Timothée Chalamet
Their coordinated moments have included his-and-hers tangerine Chrome Hearts at the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme in December 2025, and Jenner making an exception to walk that Marty Supreme red carpet at Chalamet's side in highlighter orange Chrome Hearts. She also wore a copper-sequined Ludovic de Saint Sernin dress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival soon after. More recent credits include autumn/winter 1996 Gianni Versace Couture gowns at the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards and a waist-whittling custom Ashi Studio creation for the 2026 Golden Globes.
Wing woman status and the evening’s nominations
Chalamet may be the one nominated for Best Actor this evening, but Jenner has been cast, in fashion terms, as the Best Wing Woman—an assessment that leans on her repeated choice to favor private support over full red-carpet visibility. The pattern—sneaking into the BAFTAs for a second straight year, skipping the photo-op, and arriving in an archival, gem-covered Mugler—frames her presence as deliberately understated in public moments yet maximal in sartorial investment.
Unclear in the provided context: any comment from Jenner, Chalamet, the stylists Mackenzie and Alexandra Grandquist, or BAFTA officials about the entrance choice or the jewels.
