On Tuesday, April 14, the pool and ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel will once again turn into a peacock parade of influencers, models, actors, designers and stylists for the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Los Angeles Awards, one of the Hollywood style crowd’s favorite excuses to play dress-up. This year’s ceremony, the 10th annual, comes with an added attraction: Tiffany Haddish as host.
That should help keep things lively. Haddish is not just funny, she’s also a genuine fashion obsessive. “I love love love clothes,” she’s admitted to The Hollywood Reporter. “I change as often as possible! Beyonce’ has an entire house full of clothes – that’s what I want. That’s what I aspire to.”
This year’s honorees include models Brooks Nader (Breakthrough Fashion Talent award) and Carolyn Murphy (Beauty Icon); Kelsey Deenihan (Makeup Artist of the Year); Sam Woolf (Breakthrough Music Stylist of the Year); Mara Roszak (Hair Artist of the Year); Mark Holmes (Men’s Stylist of the Year); Courtney Mays (Sports Stylist of the Year); and Andrea Lieberman’s A.L.C. label (Powerhouse Brand). Lieberman, of course, is the stylist behind Jennifer Lopez’s plunging green Versace dress at the 2000 Grammys, and her brand has since become a go-to for actresses and plenty of the professional women around them.
But the big prize goes to costume and fashion designer Zaldy, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known to mainstream audiences as the man behind many of RuPaul’s most memorable looks, his work stretches far beyond one icon, with credits that include Michael Jackson, Beyonce’, Mick Jagger, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry and Rufus Wainwright.
Presenters are set to include Chris Paul, Hilary Duff, Noah Wyle and RuPaul. The event is sponsored by Moroccanoil, LAGOS, Lavazza, Nicole Miller and DAOU Vineyards.
At last year’s FLAs, the crowd included Hailey Bieber, Chappell Roan, Lizzo, Ashley Park, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Selma Blair, Brad Goreski and Betsey Johnson. This year’s installment should be no less camera-ready.
