At the Academy Museum Gala, the couple’s quiet elegance spoke volumes.
For Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, love looks like velvet.
At the 2025 Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles—a night that gathered the brightest stars in film, fashion, and music—the newlyweds made their red-carpet debut as husband and wife. Amid a constellation of A-listers, from Olivia Rodrigo to Elle Fanning, it was Gomez and Blanco who stole the spotlight, exuding the sort of grounded romance that feels both cinematic and refreshingly real.
The couple coordinated in Giorgio Armani, a house synonymous with timeless refinement. Gomez, radiant in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé gown, embraced a classic silhouette with a strapless cut of black velvet dusted in crystals that shimmered like starlight. Draped across her shoulders, a matching velvet evening jacket added a touch of modern restraint—a quiet counterpoint to the dazzle of her chandelier diamond earrings and polished waves that framed her face.
Beside her, Blanco embodied a new-school sophistication in a midnight-blue, double-breasted velvet suit, worn with a navy silk shirt open at the collar, layered necklaces catching the light. The pair’s interplay—his undone ease against her polished poise—felt like a modern interpretation of Old Hollywood glamour.
This isn’t their first coordinated appearance, but it may be their most meaningful. Just weeks after their September wedding, their presence radiated that unmistakable newlywed glow: serene, confident, and impossibly in sync.
As flashbulbs popped, Gomez and Blanco didn’t need grand gestures. Their style—rich in texture, grounded in intimacy—said everything. In a night celebrating cinematic artistry, they were the story everyone wanted to watch unfold.
