Nicole Kidman, Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski lead LACMA Art + Film Gala red carpet

The gala

The 15th edition of the LACMA Art + Film Gala was held on Saturday, 7 November at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a charity evening that brings together figures from fashion, film, music and entertainment. Gucci sponsors the event, which was launched in 2011 with the brand's support and helps finance the museum's programmes, including its film-related exhibitions and educational activities. This year's honorees were the Latvian-American artist Vija Celmins and the director Denis Villeneuve, known for "Dune". Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, a member of the museum's board, again co-chaired the evening. Rosé, a member of Blackpink, gave an intimate performance.

Red carpet on the concrete

There was no traditional carpet. Guests posed on the concrete in front of Chris Burden's Urban Light installation at the Wilshire Boulevard entrance, a spot that has drawn thousands of selfies since the work went up in 2008. Among the people spotted were Nicole Kidman, Kylie Jenner, Paris Hilton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Emily Ratajkowski, Salma Hayek and Viola Davis, while Kim Kardashian, Candice Swanepoel, Sofia Vergara, Vittoria Ceretti and Iris Law were also named in coverage. Most guests wore Gucci, mostly in black and white and sequins. Several gowns featured slits cut almost to the waist, and Demna, Gucci's creative director, leads the brand's design direction.

Looks singled out

Kim Kardashian chose a fitted sequin Gucci dress with a high neck and cutouts. Nicole Kidman wore a beige and white Chanel gown from Matthieu Blazy's spring/summer 2027 collection. Anya Taylor-Joy wore a silver vintage Pierre Cardin dress, while Sofia Vergara chose a black lace dress with a sweetheart neckline by Celia Kritharioti. Kylie Jenner wore a halter-neck velvet dress by Ashi Studio with a print. Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as the Javis, attended the gala for the first time, both in black suits, and the artist Guitarricadelafuente wore a striped shirt, a knit jumper, a bomber jacket and straight-cut trousers.

Background and dating

The gala's timeline runs from the 2008 installation of Urban Light, through the launch of the gala with Gucci's support in 2011, to this year's 15th edition. One Spanish-language report gives the date as 7 October, but the other coverage places the gala on Saturday, 7 November.