As Selma Blair walked the carpet at Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party, she was overcome with emotion.

During the 46-year-old’s first high profile appearance since revealing her multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year, she told reporters “It took a lot to come out here.”

She looked incredible in a pastel chiffon Ralph & Russo gown. The dress featured a flowing cape and she complimented it with an embellished necklace, but her cane – a necessity, for Blair – was the greatest accessory of the night.

Image: Getty.

Image: Getty.

It had been pimped out with patent leather, a pink diamond and her monogram.

She wrote on Instagram that she had wanted a special cane for the Vanity Fair party and after receiving help from her friends and her partner David Lyons to customise it, she "burst into tears".

In another Instagram post after the event, Blair shared a photo of her walking the carpet holding hands with her manager Troy Nankin.

In her caption she thanked him and the rest of her support group for supporting her and for wanting her to "shine brightly in a time that can be so challenging".

"[Nankin] knew I wanted to be able to stand proudly as the woman I have become and hope to be. To be a part of something so special when my body won’t move clearly yet.

"And then I felt the love from the photographers who have watched me goof around on red carpets since I was in my twenties. I felt the warmth of the bulbs. The strength of my gown. His attentive touch.

"And still I hoped my brain could send signals for the remainder of my time there. And I sobbed. And I appreciated every single second. Every surprising tear, he was there. As he has always been. And that is the reason I could. Thank you Troy. We got me just where I wanted to be. For a night."

Blair shared her diagnosis publicly in October after being diagnosed in August.

Multiple sclerosis in an incurable condition, interfering with nerve impulses within the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.

"I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things," she wrote on Instagram.

Seeing disability represented and visible at such a high profile event was extremely important, especially for those living with disability.

As a young person who uses a walking stick every day and might have to use it to help me down the aisle in April.... this is so important to me. @SelmaBlair, thank you. You look gorgeous and strong and amazing. pic.twitter.com/4wxW1oD2Pq

— Jase Cordova (@jasecordova) February 25, 2019

Absolute QUEEN. I have so much respect for this woman, walking proudly with her cane and looking sensational doing it. THANK YOU @SelmaBlair for supporting all of us who have MS and raising awareness across the globe ????????????????????????❤️❤️❤️ #ms #multiplesclerosis #selmablair pic.twitter.com/GYOIHYlTDB

— Rhian (@rhiangibson_) February 25, 2019

I'm in tears. Someone rocking the red carpet WITH A PERSONALISED WALKING STICK!!! Where can I get one? Selma Blair, I will be in love with you forever for this, for your bravery and for making disabilities visible. #NoMoreHiding pic.twitter.com/TFAK47Gs2V

— Beabella213 (@beabella213) February 25, 2019