Mindy Kaling swapped her Oscars red-carpet look for the exact same dress in a different color during the awards show

• Mindy Kaling attended the 2023 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. 
• Kaling wore a white gown on the red carpet before changing into a black version during the show. 
• E! News reported that the gown was designed in both colors, but Kaling requested white.

Mindy Kaling arrived at the 2023 Oscars red carpet in a white gown but changed into the exact same dress in different color during the show.

The ceremony took place on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Kaling, whose series "Velma" hit HBO Max in January, arrived on the red carpet in a daring white Vera Wang haute couture gown. The floor-length dress featured a bralette, a peplum waist, off-the-shoulder sleeves, and mesh cutouts across the torso.

Kaling completed the look with dangling earrings and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, according to E! News. 

Later in the night, however, Kaling appeared onstage next to John Cho to present the best original score in the same dress — but in black. Her new onstage outfit also featured a new pair of earrings and bright-red lipstick.

"Live From E! "correspondent Zanna Roberts Rassi revealed ahead of the show that Vera Wang designed two versions of the gown, black and white, but Kaling requested to wear the white version on the red carpet. 

Ahead of the event, Kaling teased her Oscars ensemble on her Instagram story, writing "getting Oscars ready" alongside a photo of herself in a hair and makeup chair.