A recap and the very best seems from the 2025 Trend Belief U.S. Awards

The Trend Belief U.S. Awards? You type of needed to be there. After the purpose within the ceremony when Natasha Beddingfield sang “Unwritten” on the high of her lungs, your entire room overtaken by euphoric nostalgia, transferring and singing in her reflection, host Keke Palmer appropriately retorted: “Why will we all go up for that music?”

One: As a result of it’s a traditional. Two: As a result of it’s crammed with hope, pointing us to what’s subsequent.

The identical could possibly be mentioned in regards to the third annual Trend Belief U.S. Awards, a superbly additional affair celebrating rising designers on Wednesday night. The gown code cryptically learn “Trend.” However the task was understood, and L.A., it appeared, was grateful for the chance to decorate up. Artists, designers, stylists, actors and musicians got here out from all corners of the business, posing on the crimson carpet and dancing to the sounds of Star Amerasu, the night’s DJ. Julia Fox was there in Marni. Laverne Cox in archival Jean Paul Gaultier. Michaela Jaé Rodriguez wore Willy Chavarria. Gabrielle Union, Taraji P. Henson, Kimora Lee Simmons, Kerry Washington, Fergie, Kehlani and lots of others made an look as nicely.

The sit-down dinner consisted, brilliantly, of cheeseburgers, hen nuggets with caviar, truffle fries and Caesar salad, earlier than the ceremony kicked off with remarks from the Trend Belief U.S. founder Tania Fares and the board. Trend editor, stylist and board member Carlos Nazario gave a transferring speech in regards to the methods trend not solely modified his life however is his life. “I’m a child from Queens, New York,” he mentioned to a roaring applause. “Not Ray Romano-Fran Drescher Queens. I imply, like, Mobb Deep-Nas-50 Cent Queens. … I typically questioned if the success I imagined was ever attainable for somebody like me. And but, by way of a f— load of laborious work and perhaps a bit little bit of luck, trend and the sense of goal it gave me has allowed me to not solely occupy rooms like these however really feel at house in them, really feel invaluable in them and really feel seen in them.”

The Prepared-to-Put on Award was offered by Stephanie Horton of Google Purchasing and Legislation Roach — who introduced with a hair flip that he was un-retiring and taking on styling once more full-time. The award went to Rachel Scott of Diotima, the model drawing from handmade methods and Scott’s Jamaican roots. Lauren Parrish and Mandy West of St. John offered the Graduate Award to Patrick Taylor, whose whimsical knitwear model is impressed by the designer’s classic household pictures. Actor Colman Domingo, in a glittering turquoise swimsuit, offered the Equipment Award to Dani Griffiths of hat model Clyde. Musician and mononymous icon Ciara offered the Jewellery Award to Rebecca Zeijdel-Paz of Beck.

Kate Hudson offered Nana Kwame Adusei of Kwame Adusei with the Sustainability Award, and in his speech Adusei talked in regards to the significance of working your method up from the underside on this business. Because the grand finale, Hailey Bieber offered Saint Laurent inventive director Anthony Vaccarello with the inaugural Honorary Award.

What’s subsequent for these designers? To begin, a complete of $500,000 divided among the many award winners and mentorship alternatives from Google Purchasing and Trend Belief U.S. members. However as Beddingfield may say, the remainder remains to be unwritten.