10 Red Carpet Looks From the NAACP Image Awards That Won't Soon Be Forgotten
On Saturday, some of today's most prolific names in music, film, television, and sports met up in Pasadena, California, to celebrate the 54th NAACP Image Awards. And naturally, they didn't show up in just anything. Dressed by the most sought-after stylists and brands in the business—from Law Roach to Jason Bolden, Prada to Versace—the attendees at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards knew exactly what they were doing when they stepped onto the event's golden carpet, embedding their outfits in our minds forever.
Between Zendaya wearing not just vintage Versace from the Italian brand's S/S 02 couture collection but also a custom-made Prada set that was inspired by one from its S/S 93 collection, Tracee Ellis Ross donning a dress snatched right off of Brandon Maxwell's NYFW runway, and Gabrielle Union showing up in Gianni Versace's Circus gown from his 1989 couture collection, it's clear that no fashion stone was left unturned by the end of this particular award show. Below, see the 10 most memorable looks from the star-studded event for yourself.
WHO: Zendaya
WEAR: Atelier Versace S/S 02 couture dress; Bulgari jewelry
WHO: Janelle Monáe
WEAR: custom Cong Tri dress
WHO: Tracee Ellis Ross
WEAR: Brandon Maxwell dress and jewelry
WHO: Kerry Washington
WEAR: custom Fendi dress
WHO: Viola Davis
WEAR: custom Dior dress; Rodo clutch; DeBeers jewelry
WHO: Zendaya
WEAR: custom Prada set; Bulgari jewelry
WHO: Serena Williams
WEAR: custom Brandon Blackwood dress
WHO: Yara Shahidi
WEAR: Giambattista Valli S/S 17 couture dress; Cartier jewelry
WHO: Gabrielle Union
WEAR: Atelier Versace F/W 89 couture dress
WHO: Issa Rae
WEAR: custom Aknvas dress
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Eliza Huber is a New York City–based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and celebrity style. She joined Who What Wear in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.
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