The Best (And Boldest) Queer Red Carpet Looks This Weekend
The NAACP, SAG Actor, and Brit Awards brought serious style, but which queer stars actually understood the assignment?
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Red carpets are sacred ground. They are not for the weak, the timid, or the stylist-less. They are for drama, plunging necklines and sheer panels that make your publicist nervous.
And when the queer community pulls up? Oh, baby. We are not here to blend in. We are here to give statement. A “you will remember this weeks later” kind of look.
From the 2026 NAACP Awards to the SAG Actor Awards to the BRIT Awards, the queer girls, gays, theys, and beyond understood the assignment…for the most part.
Which begs the only question that matters: Yay or Nay?
Because fashion is subjective. But also…sometimes it’s objectively a no.
GO readers, you decide. Let’s get into it.
Meg Stalter in wearing her own tongue-in-cheek recreation of Donatella’s custom Versace look from the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards at the 2026 Actor Awards. Iconic.
Erin Doherty in Louis Vuitton giving us vase realness at the 2026 Actor Awards. Just in time for Spring florals.
Sarah Paulson in polka-dot Saint Laurent at the 2026 Actor Awards, proved once again that elegance is her birthright.
Hannah Einbinder shimmers in Willy Chavarria at the 2026 Actor Awards. Stunning.
Rosalia in Chanel at the 2026 BRIT Awards. Big Bird core, but make it Tundra Swan.
Lola Young wearing M by Macy Grimshaw at the 2026 BRIT Awards. This is definitely…unique.
Connor Storrie in Saint Laurent at the 2026 Actor Awards. Minimalist heartthrob vibes.
Colman Domingo in Sergio Hudson at the 2026 NAACP Awards. A fashion icon who never misses.
Odessa A’zion draping away in Giorgio Armani’s fringe jumpsuit at the 2026 Actor Awards.
Don Lemon kept it simple and classy at the 2026 NAACP awards.
Sarah Catherine in Balenciaga at the 2026 Actor Awards. She committed to Old Hollywood so hard I expected a black and white filter to follow her.
Law Roach in Public School NYC at the 2026 Actor Awards. A fashionista that always slays.
Dove Cameron in Monique Lhuillier at the 2026 Actor Awards, serving old Hollywood ingénue.
Brandon Claybon in House of Gray at the 2026 NAACP Awards. Giving us artist in the best way.
