The stakes get higher every year, Toronto, and it isn’t always the biggest stars that shine brightest on the crimson carpet.
This year, Lupita Nyong’o leapt far ahead, as far as I’m concerned. The actor/producer, in town for her portrayal of Patsey in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, consistently wowed with her eclectic choices and unique spin on what can often be a prescribed stroll.
But then again, how could we expect any less from a woman with such an interesting background – Nyong’o was born in Mexico, raised in Kenya and educated at Yale. She is leaps ahead, indeed – and in printed stilts, at that.
More best of the Fest…and well, the rest…to come.
See all TIFF 2013 posts so far.
Photo Credits: 1. Larry Busacca; 2, 3. Jason Merritt; 4. Michael Buckner; 5, 6. Alberto E. Rodriguez; 7. Aaron Harris – all Getty Images North America.
