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Oh what a night! The industry came together to celebrate many of its most illustrious stars at the glittering Rainbow Room in Manhattan for the 2023 installment of the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Media Awards. The evening saw friends reunite, points made, looks served, and the bar irrevocably raised for the next ten years of our favorite annual celebration.
Truly ringing in the first day of NYFW in style, guests arrived to the iconic venue at the top of the Rockefeller Center in their red carpet best before taking their seats for the ceremony, hosted by the inimitable emcee Alan Cumming.
The first award of the evening was bestowed on the perennially elegant Nina Garcia, who accepted Magazine of the Year on behalf of Elle and her team. The accolade was presented to her by actress Alexandra Daddario of The White Lotus fame, who spoke about Garcia’s steadfast commitment to sharing women’s stories.
Nina Garcia, Alexandra Daddario
Sitting beside Garcia in the front row was her longtime colleague Stephen Gan, who was proud to present the award to Creatives of the Year to Dutch photography duo Inez & Vinoodh. In a sweet moment, both parties recalled their three-decade long working relationship and how Gan welcomed the couple into his home to live with him in the mid-90s when they found themselves in New York.
Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
Stephen Gan
Vinoodh Matadin, Inez Van Lamsweerde, Law Roach, Stephen Gan
Speaking of Inez & Vinoodh, Jeremy Scott, who accepted the award for Fashion Visionary from his friend Winnie Harlow, talked about being starstruck meeting the image makers back when he was an intern at Moschino at the start of his career.
Jeremy Scott, Winnie Harlow
Stella Maxwell, Jeremy Scott, Winnie Harlow
It wasn’t the only full-circle moment either—as Laura Kim, co-creative director of Oscar de la Renta sweetly spoke about preparing a dress for Sarah Jessica Parker when she was an intern at the very same fashion label some twenty years ago. Kim and Fernando Garcia were on hand to present the actress with Shoe Brand of the Year for SJP Collection. Parker, in turn, shone a spotlight on the shoemakers and her team for helping her build the company into a globally-recognized shoe line that her on screen alter ego would be proud of.
Fernando Garcia, Sarah Jessica Parker
When it came time to thank people behind the scenes, Model of the Year Grace Elizabeth graciously thanked her husband for being the glue that holds her young family together, as she joked to her presenter, executive group president of Estée Lauder Companies Stephane de la Favier, that no, she won’t be going sky diving with him anytime soon as she once promised—she’s a mom, after all.
Stephane de la Favier and Grace Elizabeth
Grace Elizabeth
While not Lila Moss’ actual mom, Katie Grand is undoubtedly the young model’s fashion fairy godmother, having known her her whole life. The legendary editor proudly presented Breakthrough Model of the Year to mini Moss, who admitted she was entirely star struck to be surrounded by many of her idols.
Lila Moss, Katie Grand
Emily Ratajkowski, who’s no stranger to the Fashion Media Awards having previously been our Model of the Year, accepted the award for Best Podcast for her thought-provoking thrice-weekly pod, High Low with EmRata. In a pair of major Kiki Boots, her pal Ziwe presented the honor, warning people that there’s no shortage to what Ratajkowski is still yet to achieve.
Emily Ratjkowski, Ziwe
Ziwe, Emily Ratjkowski
Martha Stewart—or Martha F*cking Stewart, as Cumming would say—showed how it’s done as she commanded the room with her mesmerizing presence. You could almost hear a pin drop as she regaled the audience with stories from her lengthy career, while accepting the nod for Cover of the Year from Wes Gordon of Carolina Herrera. With over 100 billion impressions garnered for her Sports Illustrated moment earlier this year, she undoubtedly has it right: “Aging well is the best revenge.”
Martha Stewart, Wes Gordon
Pint-size muse Dove Cameron presented the award for Breakthrough Photographer of the Year to Elizaveta Porodina. Porodina had actually captured Cameron for a recent Carolina Herrera campaign, as well as lensed Grace Elizabeth’s stunning Vogue Spain editorial and cover…..are you getting a sense that the fashion industry isn’t as big as you think it is?!
Grace Elizabeth, Dove Cameron, Elizaveta Porodina
Jane Siskin of Cinq à Sept was presented with the Fashion Innovator award from supermodel Martha Hunt—resplendent in a red gown from the label, of course—recognizing her influential work building contemporary fashion brands over the last four decades.
Jane Siskin
Martha Hunt in Cinq a Sept and Jane Siskin
And then there was the Pam! Pamela Anderson received the major honor of Style Icon of the Year, celebrating her undeniable position as a prevailing 1990s and ’00s muse, as well as her triumphant return to the red carpet this year. The special award was poignantly presented by her adoring son and main hype man, Brandon Thomas Lee.
Brandon Thomas Lee, Pamela Anderson
Brandon Thomas Lee
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Many VIP attendees were dressed in the latest must-have jewelry styles from LAGOS—including Alan Cumming. Also in LAGOS were Dove Cameron, Andrew Matarazzo, Keke Lindgard, Igee Okafor, Greivy, Katya Tolstova, Afiya Bennett, CT Hedden, Ashley Haas, Marina Ingvarsson, Mary Leest, Sam Vartholomeos, Martha Hunt, Olivia Caputo, Sophie Elgort, Ty Gaskins, Tiffany Briseno, Faouzia, and more.
Attendees including Ashley Haas, Olivia Caputo, Lindsay Silberman, Olga Ferrara, and Lara Eurdolian were treated to pre-event glam with Kérastase stylists. Red carpet ready!
Olivia Caputo
On the red carpet, content creators and influencers showed off new-season styles from Sunglass Hut. Among the fashionable attendees wearing Sunglass Hut shades were Rocky Barnes, Uche Nwosu, Clinton Moxam, Allegra Paris, Joyjah Estrada, Raeann Langas, Kristina Zias, Jessica Andrews, Drew Jesus, Matt Cooper, Pandora Amoratis, and Camilla Strand, among others.
Rocky Barnes
Uche Nwosu and Clinton Moxam
Cinq à Sept outfitted guests including Olivia Palermo, Mary Lawless Lee, Sai de Silva, Tezza Barton, Beverly Nguyen,
Aqua Parios, Melany Rodriquez, Helena Glazer Hodne, Carmella Rose, Eva Gutkowski, Katya Talstova and Karina Bik.
During cocktail hour, guests sipped on a variety of wines from Daou, or hydrated with Fiji Water. Energy boosts came thanks to colorful cans of clean sparkling drink Gorgie (and oh, did we need the extra pep in our step!) while flavorsome spritz cocktails made with Jennifer Lopez’ lower-cal spritz Delola also went down a treat. On stage, Cumming could be seen swirling a Martini with Community Spirit vodka as he delivered sassy remarks in his inimitable manner. A gift bag for every guest to take home included goodies from Kérastase, Cinq à Sept, Gorgie, a voucher for fashion rental service Mod.Lux, the latest issue of the Daily to get them through NYFW, and more.
Alan Cumming
Also in attendance on the evening were Stella Maxwell, Maye Musk, Brooke Wall, Devon Windsor, Nadine Leopold, Sophia Bush, Coco Rocha, Victoria Brito, Jordyn Woods, Garrett Swann, Eric Rutherford, Melissa Roxburgh, Alex Lundqvist, Karolina Lundqvist, Tezza Barton,Shaun Ross, Evan Ross Katz, Cass Dimicco, Matthew Hoyle, Jessel Taank, Sai de Silva, Ubah Hassan, Cara Taylor, Jenny Cipoletti, Ellie Thumann, Elena Matei, Marta Pozzan, Mariah Strongin, Sophie Sumner, Lily Chee, Charlotte D’Alessio, R’Bonney Gabriel, Roze Traore, Christian Juul Nielsen, Severine Keimig, Lara Eurdolian, Ellie Zeiler, Chantal Monaghan, Andrew Matarazzo, Ebonee Davis, Chloe Flower, Daniela Braga, Dorinda Medley, Fern Mallis, Dougie Joseph, Tobias Sorenson, Madeleine White, Danielle Bernstein, and many, many more.
Until next year! Peruse the evening, below:
Sophia Bush
Marta Pozzan in Azazie
Jordyn Woods
Maye Musk
Nadine Leopold
Jamilla Strand
Cara Taylor
Cass Dimicco and Matthew Leonard Hoyle
Coco Rocha
Jessel Taank
Ubah Hassan
Lila Moss
Candace Bushnell
Charlotte D’Alessio
Marianne Fonseca
Brooke Wall
Alan Cumming
Devon Windsor
Eric Rutherford
Michelle Cordeiro Grant of Gorgie, Tezza Barton, Rocky Barnes, and Rebecca Minkoff
Diana Madison
Jenny Cipoletti
Carly Cardellino
Sam Vartholomeos, Karolina Lundqvist, Alex Lundqvist
CT Hedden
Ellie Thumann
Madhulika Sharma
Remi Bader
Emilia Silberg in Azazie
Emira D’Spain
Victoria Britto, Garrett Swann
Kaylin Shepherd in Azazie
Greivy
Lily Chee
Charley Jordan
Anna Cathcart
Olga Ferrara
Shaun Ross and Sessilee Lopez
Devon Windsor, Nadine Leopold
R’Bonney Gabriel, Miss Universe
Diana Madison, Lara Eurdolian
Severine Keimig
Sophie Sumner, Roze Traore
Aisha and Azra Mian
Christian Juul Nielsen
Max and Irina Eicke
Melissa Roxburgh, Sophie
Allegra Paris in Sunglass Hut
Jonathan Cheban
Mariah Strongin, Stephen
Taras Romanov
Ellie Zeiler
Carrie Berk
Elena Matei
Alexandra Daddario
Elizabeth Lake
Alison Toby
Chantal Monaghan
Danielle Bernstein
Dorinda Medley
Andrew Matarazzo
Daniela Braga
Chloe Flower
Law Roach, Mary Leest in LAGOS
Ebonee Davis
Joyjah Estrada
Fern Mallis, Joe Manghise
Wes Gordon, Martha Stewart
Stefanie Stein
Ella Grace Mendelsohn
Tobias Sorensen
Madeleine White
Dougie Joseph
Ruth O’Neill, Freya Drohan
Caroline Fiss, Ashley Haas
Raeann Langas
Kristina Zias
Fiji Water
Francesca Vuillemin
Martha Luna
Carolina Vazzana, Davis Burleson
Olay Noel
Jelena Weir, Amina Vassa and Karina Bik in Cinq a Sept
Gift bag
Delola
Daou
Images: Caroline Fiss/Getty Images/Jeff Easton
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