The star studded show at Paramount Studios raised $4.5m for wildfire-affected designers
The fourth edition of Vogue World transformed Paramount Studios into a cinematic spectacle on Sunday night, as Hollywood’s biggest stars and designers joined forces to raise funds for victims of California’s devastating wildfires.
Helmed by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the 2025 gala raised $4.5 million for a charity supporting costume designers and craftspeople affected by the fires that swept through Los Angeles earlier this year. The event drew an audience packed with A-list celebrities, industry icons, and creative luminaries from across fashion, film, and music.
The immersive show, titled Vogue World: Hollywood, unfolded in seven themed acts celebrating a century of film and costume design. The evening opened with a tribute to the golden age of Hollywood, where Kendall Jenner dazzled in a glittering showgirl ensemble originally worn by Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film Moulin Rouge!.
Kidman herself later took to the runway in a black satin Chanel gown inspired by Rita Hayworth’s iconic look from the 1946 classic Gilda, accompanied by Luhrmann, who playfully pretended to film her before a star-studded front row.
Other standout moments included Twin Peaks actor Kyle MacLachlan appearing in a baby blue Tom Ford robe and Ozark star Julia Garner gliding down the catwalk in a ruffled gown modelled on the dress worn by Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette.
A highlight of the night was a collaboration between Oscar-winning costume designers and leading fashion houses. Milena Canonero, Colleen Atwood, and Sandy Powell reinterpreted some of cinema’s most memorable looks alongside Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière, McQueen’s Seán McGirr, and Valentino’s Alessandro Michele.
Speaking to The Guardian, Atwood said she had to rebuild the Edward Scissorhands costume from scratch because the original was too fragile. “I used the same patterns from the original, and I worked with the same people who made the earliest versions of the scissors and metal hardware,” she said. “The character was created by Johnny [Depp], but I feel it can have another life and meaning beyond that.”
In one of the evening’s most powerful sequences, act six honoured Afrofuturism through the work of Ruth E Carter, who made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Black Panther. Danai Gurira and Teyana Taylor walked the runway in Carter’s reimagined Dora Milaje warrior costumes, while Angela Bassett reprised her regal look as Queen Ramonda, wearing the original purple gown from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Elsewhere, model Alex Consani wore a sculptural gold look designed by Valentino’s Alessandro Michele and inspired by Sandy Powell’s creations for the 1992 film Orlando. Dior muse Greta Lee added a playful moment when she clutched her oversized hat while skipping down the runway during act three.
The front row included Jennifer Connelly, Baz Luhrmann, and Catherine Martin, alongside Ayo Edebiri, who wore a look from Matthieu Blazy’s debut collection for Bottega Veneta. Models Lauren Huyskens and Amelia Gray also appeared on the catwalk, embodying the event’s mix of nostalgia and modern glamour.
Backstage, a group of legendary costume designers — including Mona May, Sandy Powell, Catherine Martin, Ruth E Carter, Arianne Phillips, Milena Canonero, Jacqueline West, and Shirley Kurata — gathered with Wintour for a rare photo that underscored the evening’s message: celebrating creativity while supporting those rebuilding their lives and careers.
As Wintour later told guests, Vogue World: Hollywood was designed not only as a love letter to film and fashion, but as “a reminder that beauty and art can also be a force for healing.”