Sabrina Carpenter Shines Bright at Variety's 2024 Power of Young Hollywood Party

Mar. 15, 2025

Sabrina Carpenterjust did her makeup so nice.

The “Please Please Please” singer, 25, appeared atVariety’s 2024 Power of Young Hollywood party in Santa Monica, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 8. She stepped out with her signature beauty look and an equally glamorous sparkling gold dress.

An honoree at the annual event alongsideMarcello HernándezandSadie Sink, Carpenter walked the red carpet in a gorgeous gown with a body-hugging corset-esque top and flowing skirt. Her ensemble also featured silver detail.

Sabrina Carpenter at the Variety Power of Young Hollywood Event at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel on August 8, 2024 in Santa Monica, California.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

She let her dress do all the talking and kept her accessories to a minimum with a couple of rings. Her blonde hair was wand-curled into a loose updo, her curtain bangs perfectly framing her face.

Of course, no Sabrina Carpenter look is complete without her go-to makeup, and tonight was no exception. The former Disney Channel star was radiant in a neutral eye look, bold deep red lips and her trademark flushed cheeks.

Other than the daringly shorter length, the only other difference between Carpenter’s piece and Hudson’s was that the singer’s included sequins straps and panels that her stylist, Jared Ellner,sourced from Depop, an online shopping platform for vintage and second-hand clothing.

Carpenter, whose song “Espresso” became the pop hit of the summer and continues to soar on the charts, recently revealed that there “was a lot of questioning” when it came to releasing the track.

“I was completely alone in wanting to release ‘Espresso.’ Not so much from my immediate team. But when it came to ‘the powers above,’” the singer, who is releasing her sixth studio albumShort n’ Sweetlater this month, said in acover story interview withVarietyon Aug. 6.

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She continued: “There was a lot of questioning behind whether it made sense. But they trusted me in the end, and I was happy that I believed in myself at that moment.”

Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter at the Met Gala, May 2024.Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty

Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty

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The singer took her sweet and playful fashion sense to the steps of theMet Galain May, where she channelled Cinderella in a black strapless Oscar de la Renta gown featuring a mermaid bodice with a sweetheart neckline, plus a voluminous light blue satin skirt.

Carpenter and Keoghan, 31, also made their red carpet debut at the event. TheSaltburnstar wore an olive velvet Burberry velvet jacket, waistcoat and trousers and a ruffled silk poplin shirt. He added a black wool top hat and leather Oxford boots.

source: people.com