Miranda Lambert shuts down the ACM Awards red carpet in a plunging electric blue gown
Lambert arrived at the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in a plunging Le Thanh Hoa gown the same night she earned a record-breaking 17th Female Artist of the Year nomination.
Miranda Lambert arrived on the red carpet of the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11, 2023, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, in a plunging electric blue gown by designer Le Thanh Hoa, according to Country Now's red carpet coverage of the event. The gown featured a crystallized geometric pattern across the plunging bodice and a thigh-high slit.
Lambert styled the look with Le Silla pumps and earrings and a ring by Gismondi 1754, with styling credited to Tiffany Gifford, per the same coverage. She attended alongside her husband, New York Police Department officer Brendan McLoughlin, who wore a classic suit and tie. The outlet's coverage did not report a stylist statement or designer comment beyond the credited looks.
The red carpet appearance came the same night Lambert earned her 17th nomination for Female Artist of the Year, a record that surpassed Reba McEntire's previous mark of 16 nominations in the category, according to Country Now. No other outlet's account of the nomination record was reviewed for this restoration, so the figure is reported as carried in that coverage.
The look, and the record, on the same night
Country Now's coverage tied the outfit directly to the awards-show milestone: Lambert's red carpet turn and her nomination record were reported as part of the same night's event coverage rather than as separate stories. The outlet described her hair as long, loose curls cascading down her chest, with a dewy complexion, a pop of blush and a soft smokey eye in purple.
What she performed
Lambert performed "Carousel," the closing track from her album Palomino, co-written with Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick, according to the same Country Now report. Discussing the song's emotional weight, Lambert was quoted saying, "If you write a song that makes your own self cry, I guess we did something right," in reference to how the track still affects her despite her familiarity with its story.
US In News compiled this archived account from contemporaneous coverage by Country Now. It restores a story originally published on this site in May 2023; figures are as reported at the time.