Kaia Gerber did not walk the Emmys red carpet this year, since "The Shards" was not part of the 2026 awards circuit, but she made her presence known at the ceremony's after-parties instead. On September 14 in Los Angeles, Gerber attended The Walt Disney Company's Emmy Awards celebration wearing a stark white bra top paired with a matching asymmetrical, low-rise midi skirt and black peep-toe mules, an outfit confirmed by multiple outlets including Marie Claire and coverage citing Getty Images.
The top was structured with thin shoulder straps and a sculptural underwire silhouette, worn with a skirt in the same white tone that featured a dramatic waistband and asymmetrical hemline. Gerber styled her hair in a side-parted updo and wore makeup built around taupe eyeshadow, black eyeliner and a stained terracotta lip. She was photographed at the party alongside her "The Shards" co-star Igby Rigney. One outlet identified the top and skirt as Alaïa; that designer credit has not yet been independently confirmed by a second source, though Gerber has a documented history with the house, having appeared in its Spring/Summer 2023 campaign and worn Alaïa for past red carpet moments, including the Academy Museum Gala.
Kaia Gerber runs errands in downtown New York in an off-duty look. pic.twitter.com/OxiiCAHibr
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The look stands out for how directly it departs from the soft, minimalist off-duty pieces Gerber tends to favor day to day, trench coats, simple dresses, ballet flats, in favor of a more architectural, body-conscious silhouette built around structured tailoring rather than draping. It is a pairing she has returned to before: her bra-top-and-skirt combinations have shown up at other recent events this year, including a sheer Loewe moment at an earlier Emmys dinner party, suggesting a deliberate styling choice for this particular awards season rather than an isolated wardrobe pick.
The bigger context for the outfit is Gerber's ongoing press cycle for "The Shards," Ryan Murphy's Disney+ adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, which has kept her visible at premieres and industry events throughout the summer and into September. While the series itself was not nominated this awards cycle, Disney's after-party functions as a gathering point for talent across the studio's slate, which explains Gerber's attendance alongside a co-star rather than a red carpet appearance tied to a specific nomination.
Gerber's Emmys week look adds to a broader pattern this year of stars using after-parties, rather than the main red carpet, as the setting for their more experimental fashion choices, since the events tend to carry less formal dress expectations than the ceremony itself. For Gerber specifically, known for a personal style that swings between pared-back off-duty basics and sharply tailored red carpet moments, the structured white two-piece reads as a continuation of her willingness to use evening events for bolder silhouettes than her daytime wardrobe typically allows.
