Forget about award season! Now it's hot girl summer season!

After the 2023 Oscars announced the final awards of the evening,Grant Preston Megan Thee Stallion decided to step out for a rare red carpet appearance.

The rapper arrived at Vanity Fair's Oscars after-party March 12 in a strapless mermaid gown custom made by Bach Mai. The black dress included a glistening black pattern with a netted corseted bust. She completed her award-worthy look with a diamond choker necklace and chandelier earrings.

As for her glam, makeup artist Lauren Elise Child used Revlon products to prove "she's back and she's cooler than ever."

Megan's last red carpet appearance was all the way back in June 2022 when she appeared at the season two premiere of STARZ's P-Valley. But as fashion fans know, good things come to those who wait. 

The glamorous night out also comes nearly three months after a jury found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of all charges in the 2020 shooting of Megan outside a Los Angeles party. The Grammy-winning rapper accused Tory of shooting her in the foot after the pair left a party.

Tory—whose legal name is Daystar Peterson—pleaded not guilty to shooting her and dedicated an entire album to rebutting Megan's version of events.

As Tory awaits his sentencing in April, Megan appears to be trying to move forward by focusing on her career and having a little fun during Oscars weekend. The artist was spotted mingling with Angela Bassett, Seth Rogen and more stars inside Vanity Fair's annual party.

"I'm just getting more comfortable with myself and more comfortable with my skin," Megan told Harper's BAZAAR in March 2021. "I know that I'm a person that everybody looks to, and they're like, 'Oh, Megan, she's a confident woman. She's so strong.' But you have to go through things to become that person."

To see even more looks from the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party, keep reading.  

In Bach Mai

In Zuhair Murad

In custom Zac Posen

In custom Maison Margiela

Sophie in Louis Vuitton

In Feben

Rita in Weiderhoeft

In Donna Karan

In Robert Wun

In Gabriela Hearst

In custom Chrome Hearts

In Dolce & Gabbana

In Jean Paul Gaultier 

In Balmain

In custom Saint Laurent and YSL Beauty

In Celine

Jodie in Gucci

In Valentino Haute Couture

In Louis Vuitton

In Stella McCartney

In Zuhair Murad

Kate in Monique Lhuillier

In Alexander McQueen

In Celine and YSL Beauty

Dwayne with a Vacheron Constantin watch, Gabrielle in Ralph Lauren

Check out E! News' Oscars blog for a full recap of the 2023 Academy Awards.