Alicia Keys’s Tony Awards Look Honors the Concrete Jungle That Raised Her

The superstar’s Gucci gown was all about celebrating the magic of New York City

When it came time to choose what she would wear to the 77th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, Alicia Keys wanted to honor the city that has given her everything.

To celebrate her first Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, being nominated for a whopping 13 awards, including Best Musical, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter wore a custom oxblood-red gown courtesy of Gucci. She paired the look with matching evening gloves and white gold Diamante earrings from Roberto Coin with guidance of her stylist Jason Bolden. According to Keys herself, the ensemble was meant to evoke the essence of New York City. That same ethos applied to her other look of the night: a logo-printed Gucci puffer and matching trousers, which she wore for her surprise performance of “Empire State of Mind” with Jay-Z and Hell’s Kitchen’s company at the show, held at Manhattan’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

“I wanted to have something that celebrates the elegance of the evening,” Keys tells Harper’s Bazaar. “And also something that reflects the boldness and style of Hell’s Kitchen!”