DUBAI: Actress Sofia Boutella and model Shanina Shaik attended this week’s 2025 Fashion Trust US Awards in Los Angeles, which gathered designers, celebrities, and business leaders to honor and promote up-and-coming fashion talent.
Shaik, whose roots are in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Lithuania, and Australia, showed up wearing a chic white gown designed by Cult Gaia.
The silk dress was form-fitting and floor-length, with a cowl neckline. The shoulders had tulle ties that ran down the front and back and were embellished with appliques that looked like petals. The dress featured an open back, and the flower adornments extended to the hem along sheer strands.
Simple accessories like a slicked-back haircut, neutral platform sandals, and gold hoops completed the ensemble.
Boutella, a French Algerian, on the other hand, wore a beautiful red floor-length gown with soft, gathered pleats down the bodice and a high neckline. The dress had a tight waist that slid into a flared skirt and sleeves that were loose and elbow length. She accessorized the ensemble with a silver metallic purse.
Google Shopping presents the Fashion Trust US Awards, which honor up-and-coming designers in a range of fields, such as jewelry, accessories, and ready-to-wear.
Actress and musician Keke Palmer presented this year’s event.
In addition to Rachel Scott of Diotima for ready-to-wear, Dani Griffiths of Clyde for accessories, and Rebecca Zeijdel-Paz of Beck for jewels, Anthony Vaccarello was given the Honorary Award. Patrick Taylor, a student at Parsons, received the Graduate Award, while Nana Kwame Adusei won the Sustainability Award.
In addition to mentorship opportunities through Fashion Trust US and Google Shopping, the winners earned scholarships ranging from $100,000 to $200,000.
Industry leaders like Jonathan Simkhai, Brandon Blackwood, Willy Chavarria, Jeremy Scott, Laurie Lynn Stark, Bob Mackie, Gaia Repossi, Francesco Risso, Chriselle Lim, Monique Lhuillier, Ugo Mozie, Bethann Hardison, and Fernando Garcia were among the members of the Fashion Trust US board and advisory panel that chose them.
Celebrities including Lucy Hale, Becky G, Julia Fox, Maddie Ziegler, Kate Hudson, Heidi Klum, Hailey Bieber, Ciara, Julia Fox, and Mandy Moore attended the ceremony.
Natasha Bedingfield, a vocalist, also performed that evening.
