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Stepping high and in sync on the red carpet, celebrities brought the lights, the flash, and the glamour to the 2025 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards, held April 8 in Los Angeles. Some of our fashion favorites were in attendance—and many were not. But those who showed up brought the light. From the red carpet outside to the fashion museum ambiance inside, the night was flowing with persona, fashioned and captured inside extravagance on display and full-on fashion lass energy.
The Fashion Trust U.S. is all about showcasing and supporting the next wave of design talent. The nonprofit awards program introduces and highlights up-and-coming designers, providing them with funding and one-year mentorships to help turn their labels into thriving global brands.
This year’s awards were held at The Lot at Formosa in West Hollywood, where the industrial venue was transformed with a pink carpet and Fiji-sponsored activations. The 2025 edition was hosted by the ever-effervescent Keke Palmer, who stunned in a vintage Oscar de la Renta black silk gown from Spring 2013, dripping in sequins and feathers. She kept the vibe high and the energy flowing as the night celebrated emerging visionaries in the fashion world.
The big winners included Rachel Scott of Diotima for Ready-To-Wear, Patrick Taylor for the Graduate Award, Dani Griffiths of CLYDE for Accessories, Beck for Jewelry, and Kwame Adusei for Sustainability. A new Honorary Award was also introduced this year and presented by Hailey Bieber to none other than Anthony Vaccarello of Saint Laurent.
The red carpet? Absolutely delivered. Gabrielle Union shimmered in a sheer, rhinestone-covered Celia Kritharioti Couture gown from Spring 2025—of course, we have to sidebar here and mention her long-running collection with New York & Company, which she’s helmed since 2017. It’s tight, colorful, fresh—and so now. Other red carpet head-turners included Julia Fox in a sculptural trumpet gown from Marni’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection and Kerry Washington in a showstopping gold sequin Burberry dress, straight off the runway.
Fashion-conscious celebrities including Taraji P. Henson, Hailey Bieber, Ciara, Kate Hudson, and Lori Harvey also made bold statements on the carpet, making the scene a visual feast for the style-obsessed.
The night wrapped with a surprise performance by Natasha Bedingfield, whose live set brought the whole event to a joyous close, uniting everyone in a celebration of creativity, craft, and community.