Selena Gomez.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Newly engagedSelena Gomezopted for a chic menswear-inspired look for her first major event of 2025.
The actress walked the red carpet at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards on Friday, Jan. 3 in an all-white satin suit that featured a structured blazer, tie, and pants. At one point while posing on the carpet, she took off her blazer to reveal her matching button-down vest and mesh top.
Selena Gomez.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
TheWizards of Waverly Placealum attended the event to celebrate her filmEmilia Pérez. The Jacques Audiard-directed project is the recipient of the festival’sVanguard Award. Along with Audiard and Gomez, the film’s costars Karla Sofia Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Edgar Ramírez will be presented with the award.
“I’m overwhelmed, very, very honored and grateful,” Gomez, 32, told PEOPLE ahead of Sunday’s awards show. “I can’t wait to see what happens.”
She also opened up about how she deals with unwanted outside negativity.
Selena Gomez.Monica Schipper/WireImage
Monica Schipper/WireImage
“It’s humor for me,” she tells PEOPLE. “I know people say it’s a defense mechanism, however, I think it’s a great distraction from all of the noise sometimes. And just to have a laugh with your friends or do something that can bring you a little bit of light.”
Speaking of surrounding herself with loved ones, Gomez has been doing that with Blanco, particularly over the holiday season. The two spent Christmas and New Year’s Eve together as an engaged couple.
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Selena Gomez engagement ring.John Salangsang/Shutterstock
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Blanco and Gomez shared theirengagement newsvia Instagram on Dec. 11. She wrote at the time, “Forever Begins Now.”
source: people.com