Hailey Bieber made a show-stopping entrance at GQ’s Men of the Year 2025 party on November 13, leaning fully into the night’s “Party Like It’s 1995” theme with a daring Gucci look and candid new insights into business, marriage, and motherhood.
The 28-year-old model and entrepreneur arrived in a sheer, striped Gucci gown that embraced ‘90s nostalgia while leaving little to the imagination. The statement piece quickly became one of the event’s most talked-about red carpet moments, reinforcing Bieber’s reputation for risk-taking, era-savvy style.
A Throwback Look That Owned The Red Carpet
Bieber’s gown featured a halter neckline and a plunging back that showcased a black G-string, punctuated by a diamond-encrusted Gucci logo. The styling stuck the landing on the event’s retro brief, pairing the sultry silhouette with dangling diamond earrings and a ‘90s-inspired updo, complete with face-framing strands. It was a modern homage to the decade’s maximalism and logo-forward glamour—precisely the kind of high-fashion nostalgia that’s defined recent red carpets.
Trend-wise, the look fits neatly into the ongoing revival of archival aesthetics: sheer fabrication, high-shine embellishment, and deliberate flashes of branded iconography. Bieber’s sartorial swing toward bold transparency also matches a broader shift we’ve seen from A-list dressers this year—red carpet moments designed to capture attention without sacrificing polish.
A Big Night For GQ’s Men Of The Year
The party doubled as a celebration of GQ’s 2025 Men of the Year issue, for which Bieber was one of seven cover stars. She helped co-host the event alongside an eclectic group that included Seth Rogen, Stephen Colbert, SZA, Clipse’s Pusha T and Malice, Oscar Isaac, and Sydney Sweeney. The cross-genre lineup added to the night’s energy, bridging film, television, music, and fashion under the same glittering roof.
Bieber’s red carpet presence was only part of the story. In her accompanying cover interview, she pulled back the curtain on a whirlwind year that has seen her juggle the demands of entrepreneurship with a very public personal life, all while navigating the early stages of parenthood.
Inside Her GQ Interview: Business Moves And A $1 Billion Benchmark
Reflecting on the recent sale of her beauty brand Rhode to E.l.f. for $1 billion, Bieber was frank about the audacity of her original target and the reality of seeing it materialize. “I always said that I would never sell the company unless it was a billion dollars,” she said. “I was just like, ‘It’s going to be this or I am not doing it.’ That was my goal. But also, it was not always entirely my goal to sell the company.”
That balance—firm ambition paired with evolving strategy—defined her take on the deal. “But of course, when you hear that it’s a real thing and the number is real and that’s a real situation being put in front of you, it’s definitely like, ‘Whoa. Okay.’ It is very cool.”
Bieber’s comments underline the increasingly entrepreneurial path of modern celebrities, where brand-building sits alongside film, TV, and music careers. Rhode’s rapid ascent, paired with Bieber’s high-profile platform, has made her one of the more closely watched figures in the beauty space, and the sale marks a major milestone that signals the brand’s staying power beyond its founder.
Balancing Fame, Marriage, And Motherhood
In the interview, Bieber also addressed public scrutiny of her relationship with husband Justin Bieber, making clear that family remains their top priority. “We’re just taking it a day at a time,” she said. “We both feel very protective of our son and I don’t think that’s ever going to change, but our life is our life and it is really public, so I think we’re just going to cross every bridge that we need to when we get there. But as of right now, I feel really comfortable about the way we are sharing things and not sharing things.”
Her approach to privacy reflects a careful balance—maintaining boundaries while acknowledging the reality of life lived in the spotlight. That pragmatism carries over to her views on motherhood, which she described with refreshing candor. “I don’t think there’s anything someone can tell you about it that will ever, ever, ever prepare you until you do it yourself,” she said. “But I feel much more prepared to do it again, as opposed to how not prepared I felt doing it for the first time.”
She added that the experience has been transformative in ways she couldn’t have anticipated. “And I think for me personally, there’s so much unknown to it, but so much happens and so much changes and you evolve in a totally different way that you would never be able to prepare for until you do it.”
Why The Moment Matters
Between a headline-grabbing red carpet turn and a milestone business deal, Bieber’s latest outing captured the duality of her public persona: fashion disruptor and focused operator. The Gucci gown was pure spectacle; the interview revealed a calculated, goal-oriented mindset behind the glamour.
In a year when celebrity brands are being pressed to prove staying power, Bieber’s $1 billion benchmark—and her measured reflections on life at home—position her as both a style bellwether and a business figure with a clear point of view. It’s the kind of one-two punch that keeps her at the center of conversations across fashion, beauty, and pop culture.
For GQ’s Men of the Year, the night was about celebrating influence across industries. For Hailey Bieber, it doubled as a reminder that her influence extends far beyond the red carpet—though she certainly owned that, too.
