Anok Yai’s Best Fashion Moments Are So Much More Than the Runway

The model went full Y2K princess at a Swarovski event in Los Angeles when she wore a teensy skirt set and piles of silver jewels.

Following the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Yai traded her Angel wings for this cut-out black dress from the It Girl-loved label, Fancí Club.

Leave it to Yai to make men’s tighty-whities into a street style statement.

Forget the “pop of red” trick—the model styled a knit dress from George Trochopoulos, done in a striking blue shade, with white heels.

This more casual street style moment from Yai still had interest—her shoes were lined with faux fur.

Channeling the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” Met Gala theme, Yai wore a Thom Browne “suit” dress.

She went the sheer route for Gigi Hadid’s 30th birthday in a sheer skirt, thong, and skin-baring fur top.

For her first-ever Oscars red carpet in 2025, Yai went for full Hollywood glamour in Marni and Bulgari jewels.

While Yai is usually the one on the runway, she was a front row guest at Balenciaga’s spring 2025 show. Naturally, she wore one of the brand’s hero pieces—the City Bag—with jean leggings and a fur coat.

The model was brave enough to wear nothing but a long maxi coat, denim cut-offs, and Loewe boots in between the February NYFW shows.

At the Fashion Awards in London, Yai turned to designer Maximillian Davis for this custom Ferragamo number.

For the 2023 Met Gala, Yai paid homage to Karl Lagerfeld in this pannier-shaped Prabal Gurung confection.

If anyone can make tube socks and gladiator sandals work, it’s Yai.

Yai styled this avant-garde skirt with a simple Henley top and a white Loewe bag.

The model channeled the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" Met theme in 2022 with this bold Michael Kors ball gown.

No pants were required for Yai at the 2021 CFDA Awards—this Michael Kors Collection suit jacket was enough.

She glistened in an Oscar de la Renta gown and a feathered coat at the 2021 Met Gala.

At The Matrix Resurrections premiere, Yai did her version of themed dressing in a head-to-toe ensemble that nodded to the film’s “little red pill.” It was from one of Rihanna’s favorite designers, Jawaya Alleyne.

Forget just one belt, Yai stepped out to a NYFW party in an outfit made entirely out of the accessory.

For one of her first red carpets in 2018, Yai wore a full look from London designer Mary Katrantzou.