There isn't a personal style Academy Award handed out at the annual Academy Women's Luncheon hosted by Chanel each December. But as power lunch attendees (and Golden Globe nominees) Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande took their seats side-by-side at the event on Dec. 10, I thought they deserved a statuette for their clever, Chanel-ified twists on the method dressing trend.
Gomez and Grande have both spent the past several months promoting their immersive, awards-bait musicals projects: the Spanish-language epic Emilia Pérez for the former, the film adaptation of Broadway's Wicked for the latter. They've also worn outfits to channel their characters. With stylist Erin Walsh, Selena Gomez has adopted her crimelord widow persona's penchant for dramatic silhouettes and slinky LBDs. Grande, meanwhile, and stylist Mimi Cuttrell have gone full good witch with floaty tulle skirts and every shade of pink imaginable. Both stars have made their uniforms work for talk shows, step-and-repeats, premiere, and now, even an insider event where the dress code is head-to-toe Chanel.
