Tessa Thompson added kite tribe suede Tailored to her textured awards season lineup 2026 Sundance Film Festival Friday night in Park City.

“Celebrating the Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford” held at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley. “Header” star arrived at kite tribeSarafina jacket and clover pants Label resort 2026 collection in the toffee suede Colorway styled by Carla Welch. She posed with Hedda director Nia DaCosta at the festival’s first gala since Redford’s death in September 2025, where she presented the film with the Vanguard Award for Fiction.

The lambskin suede Sarafina jacket brought Kite’s sharp tailoring to the carpet. The jacket featured peaked lapels, welt pockets, and an elongated placket finished with dark buttons. Thompson wore it buttoned at the midsection, creating a straight line through the body before the hemline crossed the hips. Long sleeves and a notched collar keep structure defined against warm toffee tones.

Clover pants in the same suede completed the suit, resulting in a straight full-length leg that sat at the waist and covered most of the shoe. She wore black point-toe pumps made of scale-patterned leather with a glossy contrast to the matte fabric. The black Aureum Collective Cassandra clutch brought even tighter texture with an elongated croc-embossed style with a structured top handle and tassels.

For jewelry, Thompson chose Complete Works’ “The Depths of Time” earrings and stacked silver rings. Her hair was pulled back in a braid, leaving two curls in the front. Her makeup was kept neutral with a soft glossy lip.

Kite’s Resort 2026 CollectionThe article, written by Emily Mercer for WWD, reinforced Kathryn Holstein’s “exploration of playfulness and references to the fusion of ’90s bohemian and grunge,” leaning heavily toward surface and artificiality. The Sarafina Jacket and Clover Pant join this season’s range of suede pieces that balance precise tailoring with soft finishes. The jacket already has a celebrity fan base as well. Dakota Johnson wore the same toffee suede style in New York in June 2025, shortly after her runway show.

For Thompson, Khaite suits are a perfect fit for today’s fabric-heavy looks. In early January, she black tweed skirt suit with fringes From Chanel’s Spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection held in New York. Green Balenciaga dress with sequins At the Golden Globe Awards red carpet, she was nominated for her performance in “Hedda.” At Sundance’s Redford memorial event, toffee suede tailoring added a new entry to the sequence.