Celebrities in Giorgio Armani & Armani Privé for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala
The house of Giorgio Armani dressed eight female celebrity guests for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. As part of the brand’s 50th anniversary celebration, Armani launched ARMANI / Archivio, a comprehensive archival project honouring the house’s legacy — and many of the night’s looks paid tribute to its timeless codes of glamour, tailoring, and quiet confidence.
Velvet Precision
Selena Gomez wore a custom Giorgio Armani Privé black velvet strapless gown. I would have loved to see this look without the velvet evening jacket, but she looks stunning nonetheless. The gown’s sleek structure and asymmetrical crystal details struck the perfect balance between restraint and opulence. De Beers Arpeggia five-line diamond earrings and rings completed her look.
Archive Sparkle
Olivia Rodrigo continued her sophisticated evolution with an archive Armani Privé Spring 2005 look that perfectly merged youth and legacy. This was Armani through and through — confident in its restraint, with just enough vintage flair to remind us that the house’s archive remains unrivalled.
Cut-Out Comeback
Sydney Sweeney hasn’t had the best run on the red carpet of late (her McQueen look from Friday’s London Film Festival is the most recent example), but you can’t go wrong with Giorgio Armani. This custom cut-out — unsurprisingly — black velvet halter gown proves simplicity can be her greatest weapon.
Silver Siren
Who knew Armani Privé could do bombshell glamour? Then again, this is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Her custom black velvet halter gown, featuring a bodice embroidered with silver Swarovski crystals, oozes red carpet confidence distilled to its purest form — a masterclass in sculpted glamour without an ounce of excess.
The Return To Form
I’m sure you’re all joining me in breathing a sigh of relief seeing Elizabeth Debicki back at the house of Giorgio Armani. Frankly, I don’t ever want to see her in the Dior Spring 2026 collection. This Armani Privé black satin gown with a gilet-style bodice accented by silver beading from Fall 2025 reminds us why she will be a perfect Armani muse.
Green Revival
I know what you’re thinking — Kerry Washington’s Giorgio Armani Spring 2013 gown is a rerun. That green, blue, and black beaded bodice is too distinctive to forget, and you’d be right: Olivia Munn wore it first to the 2013 Golden Globes. But a great gown always deserves an encore, and I adore her styling with those complementary David Webb earrings.
Floral Nostalgia
Dakota Fanning wore a Giorgio Armani Spring 1996 black and white embroidered floral bustier and skirt. It isn’t my favourite, but it’s quintessentially Dakota — romantic, nostalgic, and subtly whimsical, with a touch of youthful vintage charm.
Blue Elegance
Carolyn Murphy also broke away from the unofficial black dress code wearing a royal blue Giorgio Armani chiffon off-the-shoulder gown from the early 2000s. The fluid draping and serene tone were pure Armani elegance — soft elegance at its finest.
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