For those of us on Rihanna Watch all night, the Fashion Awards red carpet was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it affair. Luckily, photographer Misan Harriman was on hand to capture the delicious in-between moments, when old friends, such as Stephen Jones and Erin O’Connor, caught up on the steps of the Royal Albert Hall, and those committed to serving a look found their light (hats off to Julia Fox and Dilara Findikoglu for traversing the staircase with crab-like precision in their strict corsetry).
Inside the annual fundraiser, it was Harriman who documented emotions running high as Tom Ford exited the stage, following a moving tribute from longtime friend Anna Wintour, and Fashion Awards newcomer Nan Goldin being greeted by a rush of fans after the photographer used her speech on behalf of Gucci to talk politics.
Dying for more footage of that vintage Christian Lacroix hat that has been memefied already into Cookie Monster couture? Well, Harriman snapped that too. Long after the other lensmen had packed up their cameras, it was Misan who held his nerve on a chilly December night, and waited for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky to show up well past the 7.30pm red-carpet curfew. Below, see a glimpse of the couple’s evening, and all the other exclusive insider moments, in Vogue’s version of a backstage pass at the Fashion Awards 2024.
