Overview

• The form-fitting navy dress was built around Biles’s favorite Athleta Transcend Open Back Tee fabric and features a square neckline, open back and hundreds of light bugle beads.
• Gap Inc. creative director Zac Posen led months of prototyping to transform activewear material into Athleta’s first formal eveningwear gown.
• Harper’s Bazaar reports that 25 artisans spent over 1,000 hours hand-sewing the beaded embellishments on the custom design.
• Biles said the look “feels like the perfect blend of who I am — strong, bold, and always in motion,” emphasizing her athletic identity in couture form.
• Alongside her red carpet moment, Biles won ESPYs for Best Championship Performance and Best Athlete: Women’s Sports.