Tracee Ellis Ross, actress and founder of Pattern Beauty natural hair products will receive the Fashion Icon of 2020 Award at the E! People’s Choice Awards on Nov 15. Ross is being honored for her “trailblazing looks and one-of-a-kind personal style.”
Ross has long been celebrated for her style, which consists of an eclectic mix of bold colors and dramatic silhouettes from major designers such as Valentino, Chanel, and Michael Kors. She’s also used her style as a way to champion emerging Black designers during the American Music Awards in 2018 wearing an array of looks solely designed by Black designers and brands, including the likes of Pyer Moss, Off-White, Sergio Hudson, LavieByCk and CD Greene, among others.
Ross is the third recipient of the Fashion Icon Award and states “Fashion is my way of maintaining a sense of control and agency of who I am. It’s how I protect myself and have control over how the world perceives me.”
