Vogue World Hollywood raises $4.5M for costume pros

On Sunday evening, October 26, Vogue World Hollywood took over the Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles with a 30 minute live performance-meets-runway production that blended film history, high fashion and fundraising. The show, directed by Baz Luhrmann, featured celebrity runway appearances, musical performances and a multi-act program that culminated in an Afrofuturism tribute honoring costume designer Ruth E. Carter.

Organizers said the event raised about $4.5 million for the Entertainment Community Fund to aid costume professionals affected by recent Los Angeles wildfires. The production paired leading fashion houses with prominent film costume designers to reinterpret iconic movie looks and to underscore the contributions of behind-the-scenes creatives to cinematic storytelling.

Nicole Kidman opened the program, performing a stylized tribute to Rita Hayworth’s Gilda and walking the lot in a custom black Chanel gown. Kendall Jenner followed early in the show wearing the crystal-studded corset costume originally made for Kidman’s Satine in Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge. Acts across the program drew on screen history from different eras, with choreography and cinematic staging...