Aubrey Plaza turns Chanel Coco Beach into maternity black tie at Tonys

Chanel’s Coco Beach 2026 capsule was built to “reframe summer dressing” with shell lace, silk dresses, jersey swimsuits, multicolored striped knits, and nautical jewelry. Aubrey Plaza took that beach-house vocabulary straight to Radio City Music Hall, wearing a black-and-white long dress from the collection to the 79th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Styled by Jessica Paster, the look gave pregnancy dressing a sharper, more editorial edge than the usual awards-season gown.

The effect worked because Plaza did not try to disguise the capsule’s resort roots. WWD noted that the lower half of the dress was more sheer than a conventional black-tie gown, which gave the silhouette air and movement instead of the heavy, sealed-off feel that often comes with formalwear. In black and white, the dress landed as elegant but not fussy, the kind of styling move that makes a beach capsule feel unexpectedly right for Broadway.

Plaza arrived with Christopher Abbott, and the appearance marked the couple’s red carpet debut. Abbott was nominated for Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Biff Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, a revival that earned nine Tony nominations. That awards-night context mattered. Plaza’s look did not just support a nominee; it reframed the couple’s first formal outing as a polished, high-stakes fashion moment.

Her maternity wardrobe has been relatively understated until now. In April 2026, Plaza’s representatives confirmed that she and Abbott were expecting their first child together, with reporting at the time saying the baby was due in the fall. Earlier that month, Plaza had worn a black Camilla and Marc minidress with Betsey Johnson pumps for a Late Night With Seth Meyers appearance, a far cleaner and more abbreviated take on pregnancy dressing than the Chanel look she wore to the Tonys.

The rest of the styling kept the focus on the dress. Rheanne White handled her hair, Fulvia Farolfi did her makeup, and Plaza wore restrained jewelry, including small drop earrings, a fine necklace, and rings, with red nails adding just enough punctuation. It was a reminder that the modern red carpet is no longer divided neatly into resort, formalwear, and maternity dressing. Plaza made all three categories meet in one look, and Chanel’s beach capsule suddenly felt built for a Broadway night.