Tracee Ellis Ross Returns to the Runway After More Than 30 Years with Powerful Strut at Milan Fashion Week

Tracee Ellis Ross made her return to the runway like she never left at all.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the actress, 52, strutted down the catwalk with confidence at Milan Fashion Week during the presentation of the Marni Fall/Winter 2025 Vol. 2 Collection.

Ross smiled as she modeled a bright, satin yellow gown with an electric lighting bolt design in black and white running across it.

The long-sleeve dress had a furry trim at the cuffs, a pleated bottom and a high neckline. It was styled with multicolored heels.

Ross' makeup included a dark red lip, pink eyeshadow and slicked-back hair.

Over on her Instagram Stories, the Pattern Beauty founder shared a clip of herself being styled before the show and a clip of herself walking the runway with ease.

She included a throwback image of herself, writing, "Visibly reminding myself of little me. I love you little Tracee and I'm proud of you."

In an interview with Vogue, Ross said Marni creative director Francesco Risso told her she would be a great addition for the show because she is a "wolf," leading her to channel a "foxy wolf" on the runway.

“He said the show is about the strength of the pack, which we all need now," she said.

It was a milestone moment for Ross, who famously walked the spring 1991 Mugler show with her mother, Diana Ross, in 1990 and hit the same runway again on her own a year later.

'MEMORIES // walking for @muglerofficial in ‘90 with my mama @dianaross, and again, by myself, in ‘91… I don’t think I’ve been on a runway since! I have to say…..looking back, I’m amazed by my confidence the second time around...you betta werk 19 year old TER," Ross wrote while reflecting on the moment on Instagram next to throwback clips of her on the runway.

She told Vogue, "I don’t think I’ve walked for a designer since then."