Winnie Harlow and Rita Ora exude glamour in black gowns on the red carpet as stars gather

Supermodels, acting legends, royalty and some of the biggest names in showbusiness gathered at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for the Vogue World Show. 

Billed as a ‘multi-act celebration of the British performing arts’, the glittering one-off extravaganza saw Rita Ora, Sienna Miller and Winnie Harlow leading the stars on the red carpet on Thursday. 

Model Winnie, 29, exuded glamour in a plunging black velvet gown with a statement white satin coat which brought plenty of drama with its puffed up neckline, while Rita, 32, turned heads in a black fishtail dress, but it proved difficult to walk in. 

Sienna Miller, who is expecting her second child – her first with boyfriend  Oli Green, 26 – pushed maternity style boundaries as she showed off her bump in a crop top and puff ball skirt. 

Editor-in-chief, Dame Anna Wintour arrived alongside British Vogue’s own editor, Edward Enninful. 

The pair put on a united display as they walking the red carpet together after reports of a power struggle between the two. 

The Mail on Sunday reported Enninful had hoped one day to replace Wintour, but the Vogue Editor-In-Chief is determined to stay put and will ‘swat any rivals off like a fly’. 

The bash comes just three months after the shock announcement the British-Ghanaian former model and fashion stylist is to step down as editor-in-chief of British Vogue after six years at the helm.

When he leaves at the beginning of 2024, Enninful will take up a ‘global advisory position’ at Vogue, ‘with the freedom to take on broader creative projects’.

‘He made no secret of wanting the big job [global editorial director] but he hit the glass ceiling and he’d gone as far as he could go,’ explains the Vogue insider.

‘He thought he would be in London for a few years and then head for New York, but he now knows that he’s never going to get Anna’s job at Condé Nast.

‘Anna is the undisputed boss. She has seen off many rivals and continues to do so. She could swat him like a fly.’

A fashion source put it more bluntly: ‘I think Edward underestimated her power. He had so much smoke blown up his a**e when he was appointed editor that he couldn’t see his own trousers.’

And it was a busy week for the Princess Beatrice of York and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi as they headed to the party, after attending the V&A Chanel Exhibition the night prior. 

Beatrice, 35, was joined on the red carpet by her younger sister Eugenie, 33. The Princess of York cut an elegant figure in a green silk dress for the star-studded party and added a touch of sparkle with diamond drop earrings. 

 Lady Victoria Hervey pulled out all the stops for the event as she arrived in a white embroidered lace gown with dramatic train. 

Thursday’s event will serve as a fundraiser for Britain’s performing arts industry, with Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna overseeing proceedings. 

The first Vogue World event featured a fashion show and street fair when it took place in New York’s meatpacking district in 2021, but the London ceremony is expected to be a grander affair. 

The dress code will be Opening Night, with the invitation revealed a West End stage decorated with by blood-red velvet curtains.

Masterminded by BAFTA and Olivier-winning director Stephen Daldry, show director Emily Burns, and creative producer Fran Miller, along with the Vogue team, the evening will feature a vast array of performing arts.

Guests will watch opera and ballet and theatre at the event which sits at the start of London Fashion Week and acts to unveil and showcase talent.

Contributing designers for the guests and performers include 16Arlington, Ahluwalia, Burberry, Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY, Erdem, Maison Margiela, and SS Daley, among many other fashion giants. 

Wintour previously claimed the performing arts industry is “under threat'” meaning all proceeds from ticket sales will go to a range of theatre companies – among them the National Theatre, Royal Opera House and the Royal Ballet.