Vogue World: Hollywood—a sprawling celebration of fashion and film—took over the Paramount Studios lot with a parade of major models, major fashion, and lots of movie magic. For an act-by-act breakdown of the action, read the event’s program below.
Act 1: Hollywood Glamour
Catherine Martin, Costume Designer
Miuccia Prada, Prada, Creative Director
The period fondly known as the Golden Age of Hollywood was one of transformation, innovation, and discovery, stretching from the late 1920s—the dawn of the “talkie”—through the 1960s, when silvery black and white gave way to full-tilt color. Original costumes from Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby capture the era’s raucous, romantic spirit, while looks inspired by flappers, showgirls, and songbirds round out the scene.
Act 2: The Renegades
Colleen Atwood, Costume Designer
Seán McGirr, McQueen, Creative Director
A moment for the rebels and the rabble-rousers! Costumes from Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland make a case for the gleefully gothic and keenly off-kilter—while allusions to seismic talents like Charlie Chaplin and Marlon Brando; action films like The Matrix, Shaft, and Everything Everywhere All at Once; and quirky dramas like The Royal Tenenbaums and Desperately Seeking Susan let filmdom’s freak flag fly.
Act 3: Historical Heroines
Milena Canonero, Costume Designer
Nicolas Ghesquière, Louis Vuitton, Women’s Artistic Director
History has served as a source of cinematic inspiration since time immemorial, and here, costumes from two especially beloved period dramas—Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon and Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette—hold court. All around them, new approaches to corsetry and panniers touch antique styles of dress with a thoroughly modern sense of movement—and more than a little magic.
Act 4: Summer of Love
Arianne Phillips, Costume Designer
Marc Jacobs, Marc Jacobs, Creative Director
The heady sociopolitical climate of the 1960s and ’70s ushered in a new Hollywood aesthetic, defined by greater formal experimentation and a sharper focus on the issues of the day. One major influence in the vibe shift was the free love movement, represented here by characters from some of the most memorable romances ever made—among them Breathless, West Side Story, and Annie Hall. Original costumes from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood… and Walk the Line, moreover, set a groovy—but grounded—tone.
Act 5: Avant-Garde
Sandy Powell, Costume Designer
Alessandro Michele, Valentino, Creative Director
Costumes from Sally Potters period-hopping, gender-bending art-film masterpiece Orlando and Todd Haynes’s evocative musical drama Velvet Goldmine artfully reconcile the contemporary and the archaic, resulting in ensembles that still feel ahead of the curve. New and recent looks from Valentino, Gucci, Dior, Balmain, and Louis Vuitton, meanwhile, make their own strong claims on the future of fashion.
Act 6: Afrofuturism
Ruth E. Carter, Costume Designer
Olivier Rousteing, Balmain, Creative Director
From Spike Lee’s Malcolm X to Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther, stirring visions of Blackness abound in this section—one that features not only major stars and models, but also a fleet of Balmain-clad dancers. Elsewhere on the runway, richly worked fabrics in striking colorways and ingenious silhouettes speak volumes about power, presence, and permanence.
Act 7: New World
Jacqueline West, Costume Designer
Pieter Mulier, Maison Alaïa, Creative Director
Fortune and fashion both favor the bold—leading us to a section based on films about distant lands and the forging of new frontiers. Original pieces from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune franchise and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant balance the space-age and the earthbound, underscoring the vast potential of human enterprise—while designs by Alaïa, Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela Artisanal, and other houses plumb the outermost reaches of the fashion imagination.
Finale
Show Credits
Juan Costa Paz, Convoy, Creative Director
Alex Harrington, Fashion Director
Mark Guiducci, Executive Producer
Lisa Love, Los Angeles Creative Director
Marie Julie Craeymeersch, Mode and the Moon, Creative Producer
Jen Green, Genevieve Productions, Creative Producer
Jess Gonchor, Production Designer
Shirley Kurata, Costume designer for iconic characters
Jennifer Lee, Costumer
Simona Sabo, Costumer
Tina Pogosian, Costumer
Lorraine Mahru, Costumer
Amanda Hall, Costumer
Minnie Garcia, Assistant Costumer
Lindsey Hartman, Assistant Costumer
Virginia Smith, Vogue, Director of Global Fashion Network
Naomi Elizée-Blue, Vogue, Fashion Market Director
Michael Schmidt, Special Performance Designer
Luca Galasso, Fashion Director
Max Ortega, Fashion Editor
Leila Ali, Fashion Assistant
Pat McGrath, Pat McGrath Labs, Makeup
Jimmy Paul, Kérastase, Hair
Deborah Lippmann, Nails
Aron Forbes, Music Producer
Derek Renfroe, Music Producer
Fatima Robinson, Choreographer
Stephen Galloway, Movement Director
Liana Weston, Sergio Kletnoy, Ignacio Murillo, Morgan Senesi, Alison Ward Frank, Caitlin Brody, Keaton Bell, TTG, Casting Directors
Tallulah Bernard, Casting for iconic characters
Mark A. Ritchie, Southpaw Productions, Livestream
Pepe Avila Del Pino, Cinematography
Kenneth F. Wales, Cinematography
Rob Sinclair, Lighting
Admiration, Technical Production
David Rogers, Creative Decor
Joseph Free, Floral Decor
A curated selection of wardrobe and props were sourced from eBay, Vogue’s official pre-loved partner.
Pre-Show Credits
Baz Luhrmann, Creative Director
Rob Ashford, Director
Conor McIntyre, Producer
Kyle Hagemeier, Production Designer
Dion Beebe, Director of Photography
Dir Abergel, Hair
Kate Synnott, Makeup
Vogue
Events
Sue Bohlen, Jessica Rose, Sache Taylor, Rose Carlisle, Kathleen Maloney, Chloe Zoller, Chasten Elliott, Olivia Miller, Ben Peryer
Editorial
Christian Allaire, Margaux Anbouba, Taylor Anderson, Molly Barstein, Laird Borrelli-Persson, Anna Cafolla, Leah Faye Cooper, Jose Criales Unzueta, Bety Dereje, Alexa Deutsch, Lea Donenberg, Laia Garcia-Furtado, Cydney Gasthalter, Rahel Gebreyes, Linda Gittleson, Carolina Gonzalez, Thespi Guatieri, Kristen Helmick, Liam Hess, Hannah Jackson, Tanía Jones, Rashida Josiah, Anisa Kennar, Kameron Key, Irene Kim, Taylor Lashley, Chase Lewis, Gaetane Lewis, Nina Ljeti, Kylee McGuigan, Chloe Malle, Marley Marius, Florence O’Connor, Jaime Padilla, Louisa Parker Bowles, Nicole Phelps, Gabrielle Reich, Georgia Shepheard, Abby Sjoberg, Natasha Soto-Albors, Emma Specter, Sam Sussman, Sammi Tapper, Milly Tritton, Romy van den Broeke, Jasmine Vargas, Jill Weiskopf, Anna-Lisa Yabsley
Visuals
Greg Birkhofer, Kathryn Costigan, Kya George, Parker Hubbard, Olivia Horner, Andy Kang, Diego Portillo, Paige Viti, Hazel Zavala
Fashion
Mai Morsch, Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Michael Philouze, Justin Fernandez, Nicole Martini, Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki, Megan Rodrigues, Caitlyn Doherty, Samantha Solomon, Myron Hernandez, Miles Pope, Ali Marino, Sho Ishikura, Hailey DesJardins, Makayla Godden, Emma Cabana, Ava Deith, Lauren Marron, Dana Pich, Kyle Hammerdorfer, Mimoza Nela, Claire Matthews
Sponsorship
Katie Knoll, Camille Darby, Tara Mason, Michelle Fawbush, Kayse Ellis
Livestream
Lauren Brenner, John Callanta, Dennis Guilbault, Tara Homeri, Billy Keenly, Erika Kodera, Traci Oshiro, Mitchell Stewart, Daniel Taveras, Marco Viganò, Damon Yuhasz
Vogue World is made possible by presenting sponsors Chase Sapphire Reserve®, eBay, and Eli Lilly and Company.
Contributions were made by Quince and Starbucks.
With special thanks to American Airlines, Annie Hardt, Armand de Brignac Champagne, Diptyque, EmpireCLS, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Helena’s Wigs, Ingr8ion, Isaac Davidson, Wig Bar, Kérastase, the Lede Company, Nolan Yost, Pixie Pouf, Paramount Studios, Pat McGrath Labs, Provenir by Merria Dearman, Quixote, Runway Stylez, Sakara Life, Saratoga® Spring Water, Sayama Wig, True Indian Hair, Uber, Visit West Hollywood, Warner Bros., Western Costume Company, The Wig Shop
This article was originally published on Vogue.com.
