The stars are showing out in Miami during the NBA Finals.
Dwyane Wade, Chris Tucker, Neymar, Lil Wayne, A'ja Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Conor McGregor... the list goes on and on, as one might expect in South Beach.
And yet none of them —‚ and I mean none of them — steal the show quite like Radmila Lolly.
Take for instance, the show-stopping fit for Game 3.
The ultimate Miami Heat dress 😳🔥
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The Heat superfan and fashion icon attends many of Miami's home games, and she always manages to stand out with her eclectic outfits for each game. Once again during the NBA Finals, she's stepped up her game once again.
Most notably, Lolly wears Heat-themed dresses. She doesn't just match the team colors but actually pays tribute to the team's logos and players as well.
But who exactly is the woman in the Heat dress? Here's what to know about Lolly and how she became a staple at Heat games.
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Who is the woman in the Heat dress?
The woman in the Heat dress at the Miami game is Radmila Lolly. She is an opera singer and fashion designer who owns courtside season tickets for the Heat.
Lolly was born in Moscow and became interested in opera in her youth. She has since made a career in music, producing two of her own studio albums — "IV Stories at the Standard Hotel" (2016) and "Wonderland" (2018) — and got to premiere both at Carnegie Hall. Her songs "U R Moving Me" and "Tonight" reached Billboard's list of the top 40 Dance Club Songs upon release.
As for her fashion career, Lolly began making her own outfits for her performances and eventually launched her own design label, Eltara Casata.
According to Eltara Casata's website, Lolly "learned to sketch outfits by observing her mother, an artist, create paintings. Her grandmother was a seamstress by trade, and this skill was passed down to Radmila through her mother, which enabled Radmila to create the designs she had been sketching."
Lolly's fashion label has enjoyed success, and celebrities like Nicole Ari Parker, Natti Natasha, Carla Morrison, Gayle King, Bebe Rexha and Mya have worn her outfits.
But Lolly's collection of Heat dresses appears limited to herself.
How Radmila Lolly's Heat dresses were made
Lolly first became a Heat season ticket holder during the 2019-20 season. She originally would attend the games in fashionable garb that she would select. However, as she became more familiar with the team, she wanted to show support for the Heat in a manner similar to the other fans on hand.
"I take fashion very seriously, and I think that it adds to the ambiance to have fans dress in their own style," she told Sports Illustrated.
So, Lolly bought "about 14-15" triple extra large jerseys and crafted her first dress.
As Lolly told NBA.com, she wasn't able to wear the dress right away because of the COVID pandemic. She waited until the 2021-22 NBA season to unveil it and did so just before the 2022 NBA playoffs.
Below is a look at some of the dresses Lolly has created and worn, via her Instagram account. Also included is a Marlins gown she wore to Miami's baseball opener in 2023.
Lolly expects that the dresses will remain her go-to look for each game, and she is planning on being in attendance for most of the Heat's games moving forward.
"Being a part of Heat Nation helps relax me and balance my life; it represents a fun escape," Lolly told Sports Illustrated.
As such, fans can expect to see her in another gown when the 2023 NBA Finals head to Miami for Game 3.
