Zendaya Recycles Couture in Gaultier, Danielle Brooks Goes for Gold in Hervé Léger Body-con Dress and More Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2024 Arrivals

Stars walked the red carpet on Thursday in Los Angeles for the 17th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards, honoring Black women in the entertainment industry.

Held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and hosted by rapper, actor and producer Method Man, the event featured an array of looks from guests. “Dune: Part Two” actress Zendaya arrived in a couture corseted Jean Paul Gaultier look, while Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks dazzled in a shimmering gold Hervé Léger dress.

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Ahead, see the designer fashion stars wore to the 2024 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards.

Zendaya

Zendaya, styled by Law Roach, fashioned a gray corseted top with intricate detailing, low-rise jeans cuffed at the hem and white heals. The look is from Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring 2020 couture collection.

WWD previously reported that the show, which marked Gaultier’s retirement at 67 years old, featured models in “more than 230 outfits made out of recycled old collections. There were sailor tops, corsets, tuxedos and trompe-l’oeil creations — all the signatures of the man known as the ‘enfant terrible’ of French fashion.”

Zendaya accessorized with Bulgari jewelry; she was named an ambassador to the brand in 2020.

Danielle Brooks

Brooks glittered in a gold Hervé Léger body-con dress featuring cutouts. Brooks was styled by Jennifer Austin.

Andra Day

Singer and actress Andra Day donned a two-piece Georges Hobeika miniskirt and cropped top set that featured sparkling and intricate detailing throughout. She was styled by Wouri Vice.

Tamera Mowry

Tamera Mowry wore a Galvan red dress with a small cutout detailing on the bodice. She was styled by Kelly Johnson.

Chloe Bailey

Singer Chloe Bailey opted for a white ensemble from the Christopher John Rogers resort 2024 collection, which featured a pair of trousers with pockets and a sleeveless turtleneck top with a flowing cape and cutout. She was styled by Timothy Luke Garcia.

Essence’s Black Women in Hollywood Awards honors Black women and their successes in the entertainment industry. The 2024 award recipients included Brooks, singer and actress Halle Bailey, screenwriter Nkechi Okoro Carroll and Kathryn Busby, president of original programming for Starz.

See more looks from the red carpet below.

Launch Gallery: Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards 2024 Red Carpet Arrivals: All the Looks

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