Vogue World: Hollywood - When Fashion Met Film

Kendall Jenner opened the show in the Satin costume from Moulin Rouge. Photo: Heute.at

Miley Cyrus and Hailey Bieber.

The viral video of the two celebs greeting each other is all I'd been served about the Vogue World: Hollywood event on 26 October 2025. Nevertheless, I was soon to find out from the livestream that when Anna Wintour and the rest of the Vogue team take on Hollywood, they do it to the max.

The one-night-only show celebrated the harmony between fashion and film, paying homage to timeless Hollywood characters including Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Charlie Chaplin’s Little Champ. Of course, it would only make sense to host the tribute at Paramount Pictures Studios - a veteran of the film industry and one of the few studios still waving the flag for Los Angeles. Additionally, the fashion show fundraised for the Entertainment Community Fund, supporting costume professionals affected by the Los Angeles Wildfires. 

Vogue World: Hollywood had a different aura to it. The spectacle was split into seven acts representing different film genres and aesthetics including Avant-Garde, Historical Heroines and Hollywood Glamour. Unlike a stereotypical fashion show, the models were more than just walking advertisements of fashion designers’ blood, sweat and tears. They were actors. 

Anok Yai was the true epitome of showbiz. She commanded the runway in her Edward Scissorhand costume - a goth set encapsulated in straps, designed by Seán McGirr from McQueen in collaboration with Colleen Atwood. The symbiotic relationship between fashion and film was clear from the way Yai used her scissorblades, intimidating eyes and awkward movements to bring her character to life - one guest didn’t expect to get a (fake) haircut that night! Even Cynthia Arivo found it wicked - probably due to the long nails. 

Speaking of dignitaries, Vogue World: Hollywood didn’t hold back on the VIP list. Because what is Hollywood without its stars? Watching from the sidelines were Camilla Cabello, Machine Gun Kelly, Alex Earle, Sofia Richie Grainge, Hilary Duff, Chance the Rapper and Viola Davis, to name a few. On stage, Angela Bassett looked at home in her Queen Ramonda costume from Black Panther, designed by the legendary Ruth E. Carter. Elsewhere, Julia Garner wowed in a beautiful Marionne Antoinette costume designed by the incredible Milena Canonero. And just because Vogue can, performances from Gracie Abrams and Doja Cat were sprinkled into the show because every good film needs a major soundtrack.      

As the curtain draws on yet another effortless Vogue fashion show, Vogue World: Hollywood will definitely stand out from the rest. Why? Because it put the onus of Hollywood back on the costume designers whose names get buried in the credits beneath the actors and actresses. This celebration of cinema history reminded the world that fashion and film are not separate entities but two parts of a whole. That, my friends, is a tale worth telling.