Suits! Sets! SAG-AFTRA Solidarity! All the Looks From Variety‘s Young Hollywood Party

Variety held its annual Power of Young Hollywood event Thursday night, despite the fact that much of tinseltown’s most promising talent is busy wielding their power elsewhere—namely, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) picket line. As we’ve seen, no stiff step-and-repeat can compete with a studio sidewalk these days.

Regardless, the magazine rolled out the white carpet for its cover girl and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney, Barbie’s favorite Nobel prize winner Alexandra Shipp, and soon-to-be Bottoms breakout star Rachel Sennott. There were some splashes of color, sure. Overall though, these up-and-comers brought some seriousness to the event via muted suits, zippered sets, and statement tees. Most importantly, no attendees were there to promote their upcoming projects, lest they be SCABS, and their support for the strikes was made explicitly clear.

So, in solidarity with our rising stars, here’s some striking looks pulled off by people much younger than me—only a small number of whom, I’m proud to say, I had to Google.

The magazine’s covergirl went about as safe as that yawn-worthy spread (which is reminiscent to Rolling Stone circa 2002, and I mean that in the most derogatory of ways). But who am I hate on a leather bodice paired with matching silver hardware on the heels? She looks every bit the heteronormative hottie we’ve all come to know.

I don’t care that Steve Lacy showed up in the go-to winter look (a black turtleneck, black trousers, and black sunglasses) of lazy girls everywhere during a summer heat-wave. I love it. And the nostril-grazing neck and sweater paws? It’s a little Didion, some light depression, and a lot of what I look forward to wearing for the next eight months.

The pinstripes! The Vivienne Westwood pearls! The perfectly paired-down makeup! The peekaboo midriff! This Barbie is taking it.

Now, I didn’t hate this until I scrolled down to my girl’s feet. I know “what are those???” memes died in 2016, but this choice of footwear could summon them back from internet graveyard. No, really. What are they? Apart from the pair of heels one finds in the backseat of their car, of course.

This shade of teal on Dylan Mulvaney? Heavenly. This shade—or attempts at such—on her bag, nails, and eyelids, however? Monochrome mania.