Fashion became political in the ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday evening in Los Angeles.
The audience went silent as Alinejad listed the names of women killed in Iran. She wore their faces on her T-shirt, giving a voice to people like Mahsa Amini — the young woman who died in police custody after being detained in Tehran for reportedly not wearing her hijab appropriately. Iranian women have been burning their hijabs and cutting their hair in protests over her death.
It was back to laughter — which is how the night began with a speech from Emmy winner Quinta Brunson. Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett — up for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars on Sunday for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — came next, taking on a more serious tone: “I have been asked throughout this award season, just what having this Oscar nomination 29 years since my last means to me.” It was in 1994 that she was nominated for portraying Tina Turner in “What’s Love Got to Do with It.”
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