Quinta Brunson in custom Dundas

Quinta has had a much better start to the year, and this is continuing that rollicking pace, EXCEPT that it's custom and so I can't figure out why it's so pinchy on her chest. This is the stuff "custom" is supposed to solve.

Viola in custom Dior

THIS is a dream. Deceptively simple -- I think achieving the perfection of that drape is really hard, and Viola and team styled it so, so well. I love her.

Janelle James in Siriano

Speaking of people I love. This is sexy and super.

Serena

The GOAT deserves a dress that doesn't look like it busted open on her way over.

Danielle Pinnock

Fabulous! I love her energy and her glam.

Tracee Ellis Ross in Brandon Maxwell

This is so understated, but chic -- Tracee and Karla Welch have gone through some wacky periods together, and it's fun to see that they can do something simpler just as effectively as they can experiment.

Kerry Washington in Fendi

I remain underwhelmed by Law's choices for her.

Janelle Monae in custom Cong Tri

This is another custom joint that fits her very precisely. As it should.

Yara Shahidi in Giambattista Valli from 2017

Cute, but... those shoes are a bit of a punt, right?

Austin Scott

Austin, coming in hot with some plaid! Thank you sir.

Chris Perfetti

His hat phase has progressed to Defcon Devo.

Solea Pfeiffer

Sure!

Sujata Day

I debated where to put this, because the pattern is bold, but the color palette is not. But the DETAILING. It could have gone in either post. I love it.

Tyler James Williams

This is foxy, and also, the pant length reminds me of what happens to me now every two months when I look at the jeans I JUST BOUGHT the beans and they're suddenly just not quiiiiite right.

Method Man

He is a handsome gent, and his pants ALSO might be too short? Or is this just the part where I beg for socks again? I don't know. My broken records are many.

Tenoch Huerta

Aha! Socks! (He looks very nice.)

Jabari Banks

I cannot say I am hot for this pant length EITHER, but the boots with them at least make it look more purposeful.

Deon Cole

I like the coat better than the trousers.

Bre-Z

Bre-Z was on Empire, and I completely forgot that -- it's wild how HUGE that show was at one point, and it just sort of disappeared into the sands of time. This jacket is impressive.

Shalom Obiago, Kennedy Stephens

This is like the Varsity jacket version of Bre-Z's.

Rutina Wesley

I'm curious about the shoes, but they don't quite go with this outfit. I'm also curious about the sleeves, and what outfit they started life with, because surely it was not this one.

Damson Idris

Yes yes yes,

Karen Bass

Mayor Bass, looking lovely in that cape! Well played.

Kyla Pratt

Left Boob might be getting evicted from the Big Brother house.

Dominique Thorne

The bodice kinda lost steam here.

Blac Chyna

Other than being part of the Kardashian Cinematic Universe and losing a $100 million defamation lawsuit against them, I have lost the plot on what Blac Chyna does, outside of producing what her Wikipedia says is "pornographic content for OnlyFans." But this is the nicest thing I've ever seen her wear. The color is super, I like the pixie, and the cut is like a sexy 80s situation that works when you have been on a soap opera yourself (again, the Kards shows).

Shannon Thornton in Tony Ward (from 2022) and Elarica Johnson

These are both nice, but WHEW, Elarica is killing that green suit.

Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, Taye Diggs, and Terrence Howard

It's the men of The Best Man! And they all delivered, although Morris and Terence get the style edge here for me.

The Rest of the NAACP Image Awards Were Still Pretty Ritzy

Beautiful people looking beautiful.