Overview
- Jack Antonoff presented Carpenter with the Hitmaker of the Year honor at Variety’s Hitmakers summit in Los Angeles on Dec. 6.
- She chose a cream, strapless archival Ralph Lauren spring 2003 gown, marking a shift from her tour’s theatrical looks to a classic red-carpet image.
- Makeup artist Carolina Gonzalez styled a natural, minimal look, with softer waves by Evanie Frausto and Marin.
- Carpenter wrapped her 72-show Short n’ Sweet tour in recent weeks after revamping it around her seventh album, Man’s Best Friend.
- She used her acceptance speech to advise emerging artists to write what genuinely speaks to them as she heads into the Grammys with six nominations.