The 2025 Golden Globes kicked off the award season for the year last evening and the stars showed up and showed out, giving us a legion of looks for brides and wedding guests alike to glean from and use as inspo when attempting to craft their looks for the big day. We’ve gathered our top trends from the night below.
Tell us in the comments, who was your favorite look and what was YOUR favorite trend from the evening?
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When crafting a look, having a reference to lean on can truly aid in helping you have a great style moment. Whether it’s a particular look from your favorite style star or an specific era you’re trying to emulate, having a pin on your mood board that you can use as inspiration for your outfit helps you stand out and look like you navigate your style and fashion choices with intention for your big day. Actresses Zendaya, Ayo Edebiri and Ariana Grande all understood this principle last night at the Globes. Zendaya’s longtime stylist and collaborator Law Roach confirmed that the starlet’s look was inspired by and in tribute to Joyce Bryant, the iconic nightclub singer who rose to prominence in the 40s and 50s with her signature silver hair and love for opulent nightgowns. Ayo and Edebiri seemingly had more silent but obvious nods to iconic looks. Ariana’s look seemed to be inspired by the grace and delicacy of Audrey Hepburn’s iconic Old Hollywood style (very My Fair Lady-esque) while Ayo evidently paid homage to Julia Roberts’ legendary suited look from her appearance at the 1990 Golden Globes ceremony, down to the all gray suit and clunky, oversized brown shoe.
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When looking for something to wear, particularly for a major occasion like an award show or a wedding, it can be difficult to decide what color to go for but there’s one true statement that should always be considered when in your search: red and gold are flattering on everybody. The versatility found in both of these hues creates for the ideal color for brides looking to dress a wide range of skin tones for their big day. As far as golds go, Mindy Kaling went bright and saturated while Rachel Smith went the more subdued, foiled shade range with each benefiting their skin tones perfectly. On the other end, red saw a variety of shade ranges last night as singer Maren Morris and Morris Chestnut went bold and bright with their’s while Sheryl Lee Ralph opted more a richer, more demure variant of the color.
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For the fellas, legends Adrien Brody and Colman Domingo reminded us that brooches add just the right amount of magic to a suit. With Adrien in Thom Browne and Colman in Valentino, their looks represented for a certain je ne sai quois that only men of their stylistic prowess can pull off, making them the poster-men for grooms and groomsmen looking for ways to step up their classic suited looks for their wedding fashion needs.
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Neutrals may seem boring to some but the truth is that they always work, without fail – every time. And similar to many modern-day wedding parties, lots of stars went with neutrals for their looks last night at the 2025 Golden Globes. Zuri Hall stunned in a monochromatic white gown by Suzette Taveras while actresses Ariana DeBose and Quinta Brunson went rich and brown with their looks by Oscar De La Renta and Roberto Cavalli respectively. And actress Elle Fanning brought the neutral drama with her Balmain look.
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Belts have been off the style scene in a major way for some time now but a plethora of our favorite stars were rocking them in various ways last night at the first award show of the 2025 season. Zoe Kravitz and Anna Swan opted for more demure options that perfectly obliged with their individual looks while Emma Stone and Margaret Qualley decided on more statement belts, both of their’s featuring adorable bowed detailing on them. If you’re a bride, groom, groomsmen, bridesmaid or bridal party member in general, let this be your reminder that belts can truly add to the dimension of a look.
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Having a dramatic look for your big day is a guaranteed way to start a conversation amongst your guests, partner and admirers alike. Crafting a look that is overall dramatic or has a pop of a dramatic element leads to a bold look that is sure to up the ante of your wedding day. Many of stars grabbed onto this truth last night on the red carpet like Ashley Graham in a billowing bold gown by Bach Mai while Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor went all-white with her look that featured a tuxedo’d make-up with 3D floral appliqués to add the perfect sense of femininity. Viola Davis stunned in a dramatic, fringe caped Gucci gown while Cate Blanchett emulated the Golden Globe stature with dramatic shoulder padding and Pam Chestnut in an epic feathered look by Erica Moore.
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Do you remember the opulence and ease that came with the silhouettes of the 2000s Hollywood red carpet looks? There was something majestically elegant and dynamically glamorous about the era and this wave has been making a return in a major way. Whether you go the flowing and dramatic route, in the direction of slinky and minimal or the bodycon fit, know that using the 2000s red carpet scene as a mood board for your wedding fashion mood board is a major win for your and your bridal party. Dakota Fanning flowed seamlessly on the carpet last night in her monochromatic Dolce & Gabbana moment complete with a scarfed train while Cara Delevigne and Anya Taylor-Joy went the slinky and simplistic route; Brianna LaPaglia stunned in a skin tight Maria Lucia Hogan gown that gave us every bit of J. Lo circa 2006.
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Let’s be clear: Old Hollywood Glamour isn’t going anywhere nor has it ever left the style scene. However, we are seeing a surge in the stylistic choices this era ushered in coming back with a vengeance in the style space. From gloves and brooches to appliqués and feathered boas; the fun of this fashion circa was in its unabashed opulence. By not shying away from accessorizing a look with the most outlandish of accessories, it allowed for the entire outfit to do the talking without its wearer ever uttering a word. Take a page out of Zoe Saldana and Alexandra Daddario’s looks and add an off-the-shoulder component to your wedding look or go the paths of Kerry Washington and Auli’i Cravalho by adding classically chic gloves to your look or floral appliqués to initiate the ultimate sense of glamour.
Written by Fashion Writer, Kennedi LéShea.
