LOS ANGELES — At the Glamour Women of the Year awards on Monday night, the elephant in the room quickly took center stage.
“We all thought we would be standing here under very different circumstances,” said Tracee Ellis Ross, the night’s host, who encouraged guests to “let out a primal sound” in reaction to last week’s shocking election results. Ms. Ross, dressed in a silk Fendi nightgown to reflect her “vulnerability,” screeched, rolled her eyes and gagged like a poisoned Shakespearean heroine.
Trace Ellis Ross in Fendi
Cara Delevingne in Elie Saab
Chanel Iman in KaufmanFranco
No doubt, the lost chance to celebrate the first female president had to be acknowledged early on at the annual event, held this year for the first time in Los Angeles. (Especially considering that Hillary Clinton won 61.5 percent of the vote in California.) But the ceremony at NeueHouse Hollywood for 400 chic attendees, most of them women, didn’t dwell on defeat.
Chelsea Handler
Laura Dern in Bottega Veneta
“What happened in our country on Tuesday is something that we can fix,” said Alicia Garza, a founder of Black Lives Matter, who was among the honorees. “This is a time to build a movement in the millions. We are winning.”
Shonda Rhimes
Freida Pinto in Reem Acra
Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics.
The diverse lineup of honorees also included the anti-ISIS activist Nadia Murad, Gwen Stefani, Zendaya and the Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. When Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, took the stage to accept her award, she said: “No matter what sorrow, sadness and frustration we feel, we must continue that fight.”
Gwen Stefani in Marchesa
Zendaya in Reem Acra
Christine Lagarde
In another first this year, Glamour added a daylong summit, where 350 young professional women gathered to hear panelists including Lena Dunham, Issa Rae, Marissa Mayer and Jenna Lyons chat about career strategies, struggles and the election.
Jenna Lyons
Rachel Zoe
“Of course, the expectation was that there would be more of a sense of confetti tonight,” said Cindi Leive, the editor in chief of Glamour. “But I notice, especially among our younger readers, that this is an electric moment and women are feeling galvanized.”
Cindi Leive and Anna Wintour both in Prada
Elizabeth Banks in Elie Saab
The evening had its share of laughs, too. Ms. Biles admitted that she debated a “fake pass out” to avoid public speaking. In introducing Miuccia Prada, another honoree, Anna Wintour deftly acknowledged “The Devil Wears Prada.” “Miuccia and I never discussed it,” she said. “Finally, at one of our lunches, she leaned across the table and she said, ‘Anna, that book? It’s good for both of us.’”
Simone Biles
Anna Wintour and Glamour Woman of the year Miuccia Prada
Before presenting Glamour’s first-ever Man of the Year award, to Bono, Amy Poehler smirked and said: “What an exciting time for men. Finally!” In turn, Bono poked fun at himself by reading a few mean tweets in reaction to his honor. “‘It’s so important that our daughters understand that they can grow up to be Bono,’” he said with a smile.
Bono named the first Man of the year with Amy Poehler
After the last award, guests took over the nearby restaurant Paley for a late-night candlelit dinner. Ms. Leive dined alongside Ms. Stefani and her beau, Blake Shelton, but already had her sights on next year’s event.
“I know of two honorees we want,” she said. Would there be another Man of the Year? “I think so. But that assumes that guys go on to do great things.”
Article originally published by the NY Times
