Darren Criss appears at the 2024 CFDA Awards in purple hybrid dress

Darren Criss made a dramatic appearance wearing a Christian Siriano dress at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York on Monday.

The “Glee” star wore a fluffy purple tulle skirt with black floral appliqués and paired it with a cropped tuxedo jacket. The actor went nude below and completed his look with a sprinkling of jewelry.

Siriano has been putting a new twist on ballet-inspired styles lately, with Kate Beckinsale wearing a balletcore dress from the designer's Spring 2024 collection at Variety's Power of Women event on Friday. The look featured a satin corset bodice with lace-up details and a theatrical puffball-style skirt.

The designer's romantic Spring 2025 show, where Criss sat front row, echoes many of the same themes of his ballet-inspired Spring 2024 show.

“I really wanted people to feel like they were transported into this kind of storybook dream world,” Siriano said behind the scenes of the Grimms fairy tale fantasy he created.

Full of voluminous silhouettes, tulle on tulle created a pink, cloud-like gown worthy of a fairytale princess.

When the show ended, WWD reportedly gave Criss a thumbs up. “It was beautiful. Beautiful,” he said.

Later that month, Siriano hosted an informal preview of the spring 2025 collection over cocktails in his new Paris apartment, which was also attended by Heidi Klum and Coco Rocha.

In addition to fashion, Siriano has a thriving interior decorating business, his Paris apartment decorated with modern art and contemporary “melting” light fixtures from flea markets across Europe, including Saint Ouen in Paris, he said.

At the awards show, WWD saw Criss and Siriano being stopped by Jeremy O. Harris as they walked through the entrance at 8 p.m. – the show's official start time. Cigarette break? Irish goodbye? We love a little secret.

The 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards took place on October 28 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, hosted by Cynthia Erivo. Honorees at this year's ceremony included Coach, Michael Kors, Annie Leibovitz and finally Erykah Badu, who received the coveted Fashion Icon Award.