Tracee Ellis Ross Honored as Hollywood Trailblazer at WWD Style Awards: A Lifelong Fashion Journey From Vintage Finds to Designer Dreams
Receiving the WWD Style Award for Hollywood Trailblazer is validating for the lifelong fashion lover Tracee Ellis Ross. “It’s justification that my shopping has been worth it,” Ross said. The actress has been fashion obsessed ever since she was a toddler, posing for a photo in her mother Diana Ross’ high heels while clutching her favorite stuffed Tweety Bird. Tracee Ellis Ross at the Schiaparelli fall 2023 couture show on July 3, 2023, in Paris. “That was just the beginning of me ravaging my mother’s closet,” she said. “For me, how I dress myself is really a form of expression, and it’s one of the ways that I wear my insides on my outside,” Ross added. “It started as an armor, a way that I would feel protected, and now it’s just one of the ways I express myself and it brings me so much joy. I really feel like there’s an importance to how we express ourselves, particularly in the world that we’re living in. How I dress is one of the ways that I show up in the world and tell people ...