South African superstar Tyla stunned at her first appearance during Monday night’s 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion.
The annual black tie gala, which honours outstanding trailblazers from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, took place in the iconic American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Although the 22-year-old singer and style trendsetter was one of the last to arrive on the champagne carpet, her megawatt smile and daring dress brought excitement and cheers from photographers.
Tyla wore a black micro-mini lace dress with a plunging neckline from Gucci’s Spring/Summer 1996 collection, paired with neon green hot pants underneath and strappy high stilettos in black. Her hair was in a soft curled up-do framed with singular dreadlocks, along with makeup featuring teal eyeshadow and mauve lipliner.
CFDA chair Thom Browne welcomed honorees, nominees and 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards guests at the start of the ceremony. Host of the evening was Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner and Academy Award-nominated Cynthia Erivo.
Johannesburg-born actor/singer Troye Sivan was impeccably dressed in a black pinstripe suit with zip and chain detail and black leather gloves by Tanner Fletcher, paired with a white ribbed undershirt with lace trim and black lace mesh crisscross accents.
Other celebrities in attendance included Kylie Jenner, Blake Lively, Angel Reese, Anna Wintour, Paris Hilton, Winnie Harlow, Ciara and Erykah Badu, who won the CFDA Fashion Icon award. The 53-year-old singer-songwriter wore a black and white dress with an elaborate beaded headdress of jewels, crystals and chains with her signature statement face jewellery.
The annual fashion industry gala celebrated emerging and established designers in several award categories, including Daniel Roseberry for Schiaparelli, who won International Designer of the Year, Stephen Burrows, who received the Geoffrey Been Lifetime Achievement Award, Michael Kors, who was presented with the Positive Change Award, and Hamish Bowles, who was presented with the Founder’s Award by Marc Jacobs.
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