But of course the big focus of the night was fashion.
Here are the five worst looks from the British Fashion Awards 2024.
The look, perVogue, was from Christian Lacroix’s 2002 autumn/winter collection.
Side note: Award recipient A$AP Rocky looked much sharper in Bottega Veneta.
Clearly the couple didn’t discuss coordinating their looks for the night.
Perhaps that’s where the logic behind this look came from?
To keep Ellie Goulding warm?
(And we use the term gown lightly; this is basically a very long belted puffer jacket.)
It’s no surprise that Brit-based stylist Nathan Klein helped create the look.
Give us the glam and not the practical or experimental for events like this.
So where did the wheels fall off with this look?
How did someone who can go from looking so tailored and polished go to this?
Because the shoes suggest the latter.
This, however, goes beyond revealing.
In theory, the look had some merit.
The classic combination of black and white always works.
The pointy-toe slingbacks were on trend.
But the top didn’t work.
But she has plenty of years to grow into her signature style.
But we’ll persevere and start with the Christian Dior outfit.
A thicker belt would have helped, or not belting fabric this stiff to begin with.
Contrasting super-glam opera-length gloves with a sporty baseball hat and shorts misses the mark.
For a red carpet?
At a retirement village in Palm Beach, Florida?
And we’ll finish with the lip liner.
After all, there are more award shows around the corner for them to dominate.
