On the historical Paramount lot Vogue World: Hollywood celebrated the ongoing dialogue between two dream factories: fashion and cinema. The event was organized into seven chapters representing different genres of film (Afrofuturism, historical, sci-fi) and aesthetics (Gothic, Western, etc.). To each chapter a world-acclaimed and award-winning costume designer was assigned and their work for film was displayed alongside pieces inspired by those costumes and made in collaboration with one of seven major fashion houses.
Costumes, couture, custom looks, archival, and current runway clothing was worn by models and stars. Mingling among them were some familiar iconic movie characters—from Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp to Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
One hundred percent of ticket proceeds—as well as Vogue’s proceeds from an exclusive eight-piece Vogue World: Hollywood capsule designed by Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo—will go to the Entertainment Community Fund, a charity that supports actors, workers, and other creatives in the film industry. There will be a special focus on helping costume professionals—especially those impacted by the LA wildfires. Paramount Pictures has also pledged a donation to the E.C.F.
Collected below are the backstories, historical references, and mood boards that went into the making of Vogue World: Hollywood.
A surprise musical number opening by Nicole Kidman as Gilda singing “Put the Blame on Mame” turned magical when the actress emerged onto the Paramount studios, walking down the street wearing custom Chanel and Chanel Fine Jewelry. Baz Luhrmann appeared, directing Kidman and then, the crowd gathered at large, asking for more energy from those on the front row; including a cheeky “will the featured actor playing Anna Wintour please give me more?” Then, he yelled “Action KJ!,” at which moment Kendall Jenner walked on the runway wearing an original costume from Moulin Rouge! designed by Catherine Martin, to the sound of Chris Isaak’s “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing.” This is why we come to Vogue World: Hollywood!
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
Nicholas 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 set an additional groovy-but-grounded-tone
Act 5
Avant-Garde
Sandy Powell, Costume Designer
Alessandro Michele, Valentino, Creative Director
Costumes from Sandy Powell’s period-hopping, gender-bending art-film masterpiece Orlando and Todd Hayne’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.
ICONIC CHARACTERS
Throughout the show, some of film history s most iconic and beloved characters strolled through the Paramount lot, a quick glimpse of their instantly recognizable visage sending guests through nostalgia-fuelled trips down memory lane. The costume designer Shirley Kurata, who was most recently nominated for an Academy Award for her work in Everything Everywhere All at Once, dressed all 53 of these legendary characters in a mix of vintage costumes and runway looks. Which one was your favorite?
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