Kris Jenner was the picture of elegance in a bold wraparound cape jacket as she and her boyfriend Corey Gamble attended the 2021 Fashion Awards.
The 66-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star beamed as she and the 41-year-old talent manager posed for photos on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday.
The evening included a special tribute to designer Virgil Abloh, who died at age 41 on Sunday following a secret years-long battle with cancer.
Chic: Kris Jenner was the picture of elegance in a bold wraparound cape jacket as she and her boyfriend Corey Gamble attended the 2021 Fashion Awards.
The television personality’s satin jacket featured a red, white and black color-block design.
The famous momager donned black trousers and a black top underneath the jacket.
She sported pointed toe black heels and black leather gloves. Kris accessorized with long dangly diamond earrings and carried a small bejeweled clutch bag with a designed to look like a wad of £50 notes.
All smiles: The 66-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star beamed as she and the 41-year-old talent manager posed for photos on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday
Bold: The television personality’s satin jacket featured a red, white and black color-block design
Corey looked sharp in a navy blue and black tuxedo with a black dress shirt and black bow-tie.
He wore a large silver watch and black leather dress shoes. Kris and Corey were joined on the red carpet by legendary designer Tommy Hilfiger and his fashion designer wife Dee Ocleppo.
Tommy donned a dapper bright blue velvet suit with a crisp white dress shirt and a black bow-tie.
Dee looked like a ray of sunshine in a flowing off-the-shoulder yellow gown that featured a high slit.
Inside the event, Kris was seated next to Corey, Dee and Tommy.
Later in the evening, Kris and fashion stylist Law Roach presented Tommy with the most coveted award of the night, the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Dapper: Corey looked sharp in a navy blue and black tuxedo with a black dress shirt and black bow-tie
Fashion powerhouses: Kris and Corey were joined on the red carpet by legendary designer Tommy Hilfiger and his fashion designer wife Dee Ocleppo
Sharp: Tommy donned a dapper bright blue velvet suit with a crisp white dress shirt and a black bow-tie
Sunny: Dee looked like a ray of sunshine in a flowing off-the-shoulder yellow gown that featured a high slit
Known as the British Fashion Awards up until 2016, the ceremony was first established in 1989 in a bid to spotlight those making impressive contributions to the industry.
The star-studded event was marked with a performance from Charli XCX alongside a fashion show.
Idris Elba led a tribute to Virgil, who made history as Louis Vuitton’s first black artistic director, and died at age 41 on Sunday following a secret years-long battle with cancer.
The fashion prodigy, a married father of two, had been privately battling a rare form of the disease called cardiac angiosarcoma. He was diagnosed with the condition in 2019.
Presenters: Dee and stylist Law Roach posed together backstage before presenting an award to Tommy
Top honor: Kris and Law presented Tommy with the most coveted award of the night, the Outstanding Achievement Award
Star-studded: The event also featured a performance by Charlie XCX and a fashion show
Fashion forward: Known as the British Fashion Awards up until 2016, the ceremony was first established in 1989 in a bid to spotlight those making impressive contributions to the industry
Affectionate: Kris and Tommy kissed each other on the cheek after she presented him with the award
Fun: The two shared a laugh together while on stage
‘We are all shocked by this terrible news, Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom,’ Louis Vuitton executive director Bernault Arnault said in a statement.
‘The LVMH family joins me in this moment of great sorrow and we are all thinking of his loved ones after the passing of their husband, their brother, their father or their friend.’
His designs were supported by the biggest names in fashion, including Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Hailey Bieber, and sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid.
Good times: Dee, Tommy, Kris and Corey were seated together
Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace was among many celebrities to pay tribute to Abloh on Sunday.
‘Virgil, I am lost for words,’ Versace said on Instagram. ‘The world has lost a fashion superstar. An innovator. A creator for the history books. I am thinking of all your loved ones on this tragic day.’
Born on September 30, 1980 in Chicago, the first generation Ghanaian-American Abloh was raised in Rockford, Illinois.
Tribute: Idris Elba led a tribute to fashion designer Virgil Abloh who sadly passed away on Sunday after a years-long secret battle with cancer
Although having no formal training as a designer, he learned from his mother who was a seamstress.
On the day he graduated from engineering school in 2003, Virgil met Kanye West and went on to meet his then-manager John Monopoly. He became a member of his creative team soon after.
Abloh began his fashion career in 2009 when he interned for Fendi in Rome, Italy, alongside West, Vogue reported.
The pair became fast friends and collaborators, and in 2010 Abloh was named creative director of West’s creative content agency Donda.
News of his death sent shockwaves rippling through social media, where celebrities and fans expressed shock and offered condolences.
On Sunday, Kris shared a touching tribute to Virgil on her Instagram page. She posted a slideshow of photos of the designer that concluded with an image of the two together.
Kris wrote in the caption: ‘I’m so so saddened and devastated to hear about the passing of our dear friend Virgil Abloh. I’m sending all of my love and prayers to his beautiful family. You are an angel @virgilabloh and we love you…❤️.’
Sad: On Sunday, Kris shared a touching tribute to Virgil on her Instagram page
Friends: She posted a slideshow of photos of the designer that concluded with an image of the two together