Tyla and Law Roach are here to teach the kids their fashion history

When Nickelodeon announced that Tyla would be hosting this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards, the decision was met with some confusion. Don’t they know what all her songs are about?! cried hysterical corners of the internet, aghast at the idea that grade school children might listen to “Water”. But if there was any confusion about the South African superstar’s place at the ceremony, that was quelled during the awards this weekend as her role became clear: she was there to teach the kids their fashion history.

During the show, the singer raced through a number of different outfit changes, but there was one particular look that stood out: a sunset gradient satin minidress, with layered ruffles and a glittering, appliqué bow. Styled by none other than image architect Law Roach, the yellow and orange frock had been loaned straight from the Roberto Cavalli archive, first debuted on its SS06 catwalk. Unlike the catwalk, though, Roach completed the look with a jauntily placed captain’s hat in a complementary shade of burnt orange, designed by the Ukrainian accessories maker Ruslan Baginskiy.

We can always count on Law Roach to teach the kids what’s really important in life – and that’s fashion. The fact that most of them probably weren’t even alive when the dress first appeared on the runway is even more reason for them to witness it now, in all its gaudy, Italian glory. But if you had any worries that the gown was a victim of Nickelodeon’s infamous slime cannons, then fear not – it was another one of Tyla’s clearly less important outfits that got slathered. Archival Cavalli blasted by green slime? Law Roach would never.

Elsewhere at the awards show, the singer wore a cobalt polo dress from Berlin label Sia Arnika with the slogan ‘THE PEOPLE WANT MORE’ across its front, plus some classic Tyla looks, like camo cargos and a distressed tank top, plus some denim micro shorts of which she’s clearly a fan. This award ceremony also isn’t the first time the singer has worked with Roach – most recently, he styled her for the 2025 Met Gala, in burnt orange Tolu Coker for the night before the event, and pinstriped Jacquemus for the actual red carpet.

Scroll through the gallery below for Tyla’s best red carpet moments, and revisit her summer 2024 cover shoot above.