Kylie Jenner attended her first LACMA Art+Film Gala on Saturday 7 November, arriving at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in a deer-print Ashi Studio gown that quickly became one of the most discussed looks of the night. The evening marked Jenner’s first time attending the gala, which held its inaugural edition back in 2011, according to Harper’s Bazaar. She stopped for photographs in front of Chris Burden’s Urban Light installation, the street-lamp artwork that doubles as the event’s red carpet, alongside guests including Nicole Kidman, Alex Consani and Paris Hilton.
A Fawn, Not a Leopard
Jenner has never shied away from animal print, but this time she made the case for something unexpected, according to Harper’s Bazaar. The low-back Ashi Studio gown, pulled from the house’s Fall/Winter 2026 couture collection, was stitched from precisely cut panels of fabric in a brown-and-silver deer print, fitted snugly around the body with a halter neckline and an open back, relaxing into a long skirt from the knees. Dense metallic embellishments formed irregular patches across the fabric, resembling the spotted markings of a young deer rather than a conventional leopard print, according to CelebMafia’s report. A dramatic tassel detail added movement, and the look was styled by Alexandra Rose and Mackenzie Grandquist.
A Saudi Label in the Spotlight
The gown also shone a spotlight on Saudi fashion talent, according to Storysh, which reported that Ashi Studio is a Saudi-founded label. Jenner wore a brown-and-silver deer-print gown from the label’s Fall/Winter 2026 couture collection, with a fitted halterneck, a low open back and a floor-length skirt that loosened from the knees. It was a notable choice for a debut appearance: rather than a safe, established house, Jenner put a couture label with a distinctive visual identity at the centre of her first LACMA moment. W Magazine’s red-carpet round-up also listed Jenner in Ashi Studio among the night’s looks.
A Debut That Landed
The 15th annual gala, co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow with Gucci as presenting partner, honoured painter Vija Celmins and Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. For Jenner, the night was a first, but she arrived like a regular, with a look that was confident, closely fitted and hard to miss. Her sister Kim Kardashian also attended, in a burgundy Gucci sequin gown, making it a Kardashian-Jenner double on the carpet. Jenner’s deer print may have been the evening’s most unexpected print, and that was exactly the point: on a night of gowns, hers was the one people kept describing the next morning.
