Maison De Mode’s Sixth Annual Sustainable Style Awards Honored Leona Lewis and Cyrill Gutsch

For the sixth year, co-founders Amanda Hearst and Hassan Pierre hosted Maison de Mode’s Sustainable Style Awards, a grand evening that now serves as an annual culmination of where sustainability meets fashion. About the room, many attendees were likely outfitted in their favorite eco-friendly designers or vintage pieces and had each gathered at 1 Hotel West Hollywood to toast the night’s honorees, Leona Lewis, and Cyrill Gutsch.

A cocktail hour with Clase Azul Gold cocktails began the evening, which soon transitioned into dinner as guests, including Jasmin Larian, Cindy Cederlund, and Anastasia Soare, tucked away in the privacy of a chic banquet room, took their seats, a hydrangea-dressed tablescape as the evening’s backdrop. Just ahead of a three-course meal, the evening’s hosts and honorees shared a few words with the intimately-sized group.

“I’m so inspired by this evening because although we still have far to go, it gives me so much hope that we have platforms like Maison de Mode to help us make more sustainable choices,” Lewis said, accepting the Sustainable Style Award. Among many contributions, the singer’s latest song, “One Step Closer,” is in collaboration with JANE, Jane Goodall’s Apple TV show, which urges environmental awareness, and Lewis has habitually championed cruelty-fashion as well (for the evening, the singer wore a gown by ethical designer Yousef Akbar). “Since I’ve recently become a mom,” she said, “now more than ever, I feel the urgency to make more conscious decisions in my day-to-day life.” Then, the Impact Award went to Gutsch, honoring the founder and product designer’s work at Parley for the Oceans, a network bringing together leaders and creators committed to protecting the Earth’s aquatic ecosystems. “[Cyrill] is a true changemaker, who has transformed the way we think about our oceans, and inspired people all over the world to take action to protect them,” Hearst said of Gutsch.

Then, dinner was served, everyone enjoying an aptly curated plant-based offering, including artichokes and Coconut Tzatziki Rice. And finally, a dessert lineup of date and coconut truffles encouraged guests to linger and chat a little while longer before heading home.