Recipient of the Style Trailblazer honor, Hailey Bieber arrived at the 2026 WWD Style Awards red carpet on Friday, paying homage to another honoree.

The founder of Rhode Skin attended the star-studded show, held at the Regent Santa Monica Beach in Los Angeles, wearing a metallic silver dress from Giorgio Armani Privé’s couture spring 2009 collection. The ensemble featured a distinctive, chainmail-like texture and a dramatic mermaid-style flared hem at the bottom, creating a fishtail effect.

This year’s event honored Giorgio Armani with the Red Carpet Visionary Award, accepted by George Clooney on behalf of the late designer.

Bieber, who works with stylists Dani Michelle and Andrew Mukamal, was chosen to receive the Style Trailblazer award at the event. She told WWD she was surprised by how people embraced her style on and off the red carpet. “It’s always surprising to me what things kind of take off, but I think it’s really cool to be able to put something out into the world that resonates with people,” Bieber said.

“When I feel good in clothes, is when I feel they look the best — a lot of it comes from the inside-out,” she said, adding, “one thing I’m always aiming for is to be effortless and chic, and like I’m wearing the clothes and not that they’re wearing me.”

As part of Golden Week, the WWD Style Awards honor the creative forces defining red carpet style across fashion, beauty and accessories. Other honorees included Demi Moore, Pamela Anderson and Kourtney Kardashian Barker. The VIP event was presented by Amazon Beauty, Donna Karan New York, and IHG Hotels & Resorts.