Met Gala 2025 Literal tailoring One way to approach this year’s Met Gala theme is to literally dress like a dandy, but another interpretation is to lean into “tailoring”. Some people chose to literally represent tailoring with garments referencing the production of clothing. For instance, Walton Goggins wore a custom Thom Browne skirt suit By Sarah • May 06, 2025 09:32 am
Music Cynthia and Janelle: Quincy Jones and Grammys for Oscars Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monae were two of the artists who performed at the Grammys last night as part of the Quincy Jones tribute. We’ll begin at the end, as it was Janelle who shut it all down with a performance of “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough” By Lainey • Feb 03, 2025 02:17 pm
Gorgessity Celebrating the Glam Squads The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Power Stylist issue has, over the last decade or so, become an entertainment industry standard, establishing the value of fashion and styling in the business and therefore the importance of stylists in the business. This is why Law Roach invented his job description: Image Architect. By Lainey • Oct 26, 2023 12:11 pm
Met Gala 2023 Met Gala Thom Browne(s) It was a big night for Thom Browne at the Met Gala. He dressed: Bella Ramsey, Olivia Rodrigo, Baz Luhrmann, Teyana Taylor, Jenna Ortega, and Janelle Monae. Good luck picking the “best”! It’s all down to a matter of personal taste. For example, for me the best Thom Browne By Sarah • May 02, 2023 03:35 pm
Oscars 2023 Janelle and Salma: Two Orange Oscar looks If we were just going by their outfits on a hanger, I would have preferred Janelle Monae’s Oscar look to Salma Hayek’s, no question. I may not even have noticed Salma Hayek’s dress on a hanger because on a hanger it’s just another sequin – among a By Lainey • Mar 13, 2023 12:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Glass Onion The devil is in the details in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to 2019’s whodunit, Knives Out. Rian Johnson is once again writing and directing, and Daniel Craig reprises his role as the gentleman sleuth, Benoit Blanc, but otherwise Glass Onion features a new cast of By Sarah • Sep 12, 2022 02:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Glass Onion peels back one layer Y’all know that I am excited for Glass Onion, aka Knives Out 2. I LOVE Knives Out, I have seen it at least ten times at this point, since it came out in 2019, it has been one of my go-to comfort movies (it got a lot of play By Sarah • Aug 24, 2022 02:05 pm
Equality Issues Janelle, Jazmine, and Latto for Reproductive Rights Best dressed for me at the BET Awards is Janelle Monae. Because before the show I would never have predicted that this would be her look. Not that it doesn’t suit her – look at her, of course it suits her. The bondage energy on top, the zigzag cut around By Lainey • Jun 27, 2022 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Janelle Monae has her Knives Out Knives Out, one of the most notable non-franchise blockbusters to hit theaters in the last few years, is now a franchise that will play on Netflix. The sequel is set to film later this summer in Greece—after the production design of a New England estate in the first movie, By Sarah • May 13, 2021 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Janelle Monae in Antebellum Holy hell, you guys. I thought I had seen the most bonkers twist of the year in Shadow in the Cloud, but then Antebellum came along and said, “Hold my ENTIRE KEG.” There will be SPOILERS because there is no way to discuss this film without getting into the big By Sarah • Sep 22, 2020 02:55 pm
TV Updates Homecoming Is For Right Now Every time I’m on a Zoom call, in an effort to counteract the general awkwardness that is people who are often having their only human interaction for the week, there’s some small talk about what people are watching – that happens regardless of whether it’s a TV industry By Duana • Jun 26, 2020 04:03 pm
TV Updates THR’s TV Drama Actresses Roundtable 2020 Voting for this year’s Emmy nominees starts July 2nd and that means the stars are (virtually) out campaigning. One of the big stops is always The Hollywood Reporter’s roundtable series; this year’s drama actress roundtable includes Janelle Monáe (Homecoming), Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Reese Witherspoon (The By Cody • Jun 26, 2020 01:15 pm
Equality Issues Beyoncé & Jay-Z call for action Beyoncé posted a video on Instagram this weekend encouraging her followers to sign one or all of the petitions being circulated demanding justice for George Floyd. The petitions can be accessed through her website. Beyoncé, as we know, has been supporting front line workers during the pandemic and has donated By Lainey • Jun 01, 2020 10:02 am
Equality Issues Entertainment Weekly’s Pride Cover June is Pride month. And while many of the parades and celebrations have been cancelled due to COVID-19 (and corporations can breathe a sigh of relief because they can stop pretending like they care), Entertainment Weekly’s June issue is dedicated to LGBTQ+ artists that have played a central role By Prem • May 14, 2020 12:58 pm
Style Janelle Monae: Oscars Best Dressed (Duana) Last year, at the Emmy Awards, Lainey and I made the difficult decision to retire Zendaya from competition in any sort of fashion capacity. It was this epic green dress that did it, but to be honest, she’d been problematically excellent for some time, and we risked a can’ By Duana • Feb 10, 2020 04:22 pm
Rita Ora Intro for January 16, 2020 Dear Gossips, Last week at the Golden Globes, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon ran out of “water” and asked Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the next table for a glass of Jay’s champagne – because, of course, as we know, he brought his own. And that became a viral moment when By Lainey • Jan 16, 2020 08:36 am
