The awards distributed $500,000 in grants across five categories. Stylist Law Roach, in a black Maison Margiela Artisanal look, announced the Ready-To-Wear Award winner, Rachel Scott, the force behind Diotima, whose crochet-laced tailoring is gaining cult status. Roach also made news of his own, telling the audience he was officially “un-retiring” from styling full-time.
The Graduate Award, presented by St. John alongside St. John president Lauren Parrish Walker, went to Patrick Taylor, a recent Parsons MFA graduate already on the radar of major editors and stylists.
The Accessories Award was delivered by Colman Domingo, a front-runner for best-dressed of the night in a custom Bode ensemble dripping with embellishment. “It’s the details that truly complete the picture,” he said, before announcing Dani Griffiths of CLYDE as the winner — a designer known for hand-sculpted hats and leather goods that lean poetic and modern.
Ciara, in a sheer black Dundas look layered over a custom LaQuan Smith bodysuit, awarded the Jewelry Prize to Beck, while Kate Hudson — a vision in a Harbison Studio white gown punctuated by architectural bows — presented the Sustainability Award to Kwame Adusei, the Ghanaian-born, L.A.-based designer making sculptural tailoring the talk of the West Coast.
The evening also introduced a new category: the Honorary Award, which went to Anthony Vaccarello of Saint Laurent. Presenting the award was longtime muse Hailey Bieber, in a custom Saint Laurent plum halter gown with a dramatic open back and a perfectly coordinated oxblood lip — a look that was very L.A. night glamour.
Beyond the winners, the red carpet was its own moment. Julia Fox turned heads (as she does) in a sculptural printed Marni Spring/Summer 2025 trumpet dress with an exaggerated mermaid hem and a matching hat that could’ve doubled as stage decor. Gabrielle Union shimmered in a sheer Celia Kritharioti Couture Spring 2025 rhinestone-covered gown. Lori Harvey brought a dash of drama in a leopard print drop-waist number, and Kerry Washington stunned in a gold sequin Burberry gown straight off the Spring/Summer 2025 runway.
Also spotted: Mandy Moore, in a nude Lapointe skirt set glittering with tonal crystal embroidery; Greta Lee in sculptural Loewe; and Amelia Gray Hamlin, continuing her It-girl reign in a see-through, body-skimming archival Versace look.
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