Lights! Camera! Vogue Hollywood! : An Ode to Film Through The Fashion Lens

From Chanel to Clueless, Vogue World 2025 blurred the lines between cinema and couture.

Fashion has always been a performance but at Vogue World Hollywood, it became a full-blown cinematic act. The lights of Paramount Studios flickered not just for clothes, but for the stories behind them. Watching this edition of Vogue World felt like witnessing fashion take its final step into cinema, where every gown and suit carried decades of visual memory from *Clueless* to *Marie Antoinette*, from *Dune* to *Black Panther*. It wasn’t just a show; it was a redefinition of costume, glamour, and creative legacy. What I found most beautiful wasn’t the grandeur or the celebrity it was the harmony between disciplines. Costume designers, models, performers, and storytellers all shared the same stage, blurring what separates art from industry. This is what the future of fashion looks like not fabric alone, but narrative. -*Mo Sabra, Editor-in-Chief*

What is Vogue World?

A celebration that came as a post-pandemic hurrah, Vogue World aims to connect fashion and culture through beautiful and diverse productions held in cities all over the world that highlight designers and local communities through elaborate runway shows and musical performances. The first year’s celebration was held in Manhattan, New York, (the fashion capital of the United States), but cities such as London and Paris have been gracious hosts to the phenomenon as well.

To give you a better taste of what this event is like: Paris was last year’s host, where Vogue World 2024 celebrated 100 years of Parisian fashion and its intersection with sports. Global superstar Bad Bunny performed while models like Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid rode down the runway (yes, rode) on horses. The looks intertwined the fashion of a specific decade with sportswear; for example, French fashion darling Jacequemus was in charge of the 1940’s aquatic looks (and killed it, dare I say).

All About Vogue World 2025

While last year’s celebration focused on fusing the fashion and sports worlds, this year cinema is the new Vogue (pun intended!). The event took place at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Hollywood, where iconic films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Psycho were filmed. A star studded list of names was in attendance: internet darling Emma Chamberlain, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Miley Cyrus— should I go on? Many familiar faces walked the runway, too. The likes of Sombr, Hunter Schaefer, and Nicole Kidman (who opened the show in a stunning custom black Chanel gown) took on the Hollywood-themed catwalk.

The star power doesn’t end there, though; a who’s who of the entertainment world came together to bring this event to life. Renowned industry professionals like choreographer Fatima Robinson, set designer Jess Gonchor, Dame Pat McGrath, among an impressive list of others were on set. And of course, Anna Wintour was in the director’s chair.

The biggest names in costume design (Colleen Atwood [Edward Scissorhands], Catherine Martin [Moulin Rouge!], Jacqueline West [Dune], to name a few) were collaborators for the night, showcasing their talent in the production. Looks fashioned for cult classics such as the yellow and black and white two piece skirt suits worn by Clueless heroine Cher and her best friend Dionne walked the runway with alongside beautifully elaborate frilly gowns from Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, while “assistants” ran around with props and racks to fully flesh out the cinematic fantasy. A beautiful green dress worn by Keira Knightley in Atonement made an appearance as well. Angela Bassett walked as Black Panther’s Queen Ramonda in a design by Ruth E. Carter.

Behind the Glitter, Nothing Changed

From Spiral Corner’s point of view, *Vogue World: Hollywood* was both brilliant and predictable a spectacle so perfectly curated that it almost felt afraid to breathe. Yes, the merging of cinema and couture was historic, but it also revealed how tightly fashion still clings to its icons, its nostalgia, its safety. The show celebrated transformation, yet the faces and brands remained the same. It raised a question we can’t ignore: can fashion ever reinvent itself while recycling its own mythology? The production was flawless, the message inspiring but perhaps the next evolution of fashion won’t come from Hollywood’s soundstage. Maybe it’ll come from the chaos, from the streets, from the artists who don’t need a spotlight to create their own world.

**Written by:** Ingrid Mariela **Editor’s Note:** Mo Sabra ***Spiral Journal*** **by Spiral Corner**