For Katseye, the answer was an unanimous “winning.”
The popular girl group was on the Pandora pink carpet on Monday night in New York to celebrate the brand’s new Talisman collection, one day after making their VMA debut and taking home the Push Performance award. Katseye was naming their highlight from the awards ceremony (“meeting Ariana Grande” was the runner-up answer), but “winning” also describes their journey to the present moment. The group, who starred in the Pandora Essence summer campaign, has racked up viral moments since their debut in 2023, most notably their recent Gap campaign.
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“The Gap one was so surprising,” said group member Daniela Avanzini. “We knew it would be iconic, but we didn’t know it would blow up that much. But we had a feeling.”
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What’s next? “ We are working on our very first tour,” Avanzini added. ”So currently that’s what we’re focused on, and then hopefully next year we can work on some more music. And then we also are going to South America for the very first time: we’re doing Lollapalooza.”
Winning was also the highlight for Tyla. “I had so much fun,” the singer said of the VMAs. “ I won an award, so I’m really happy about that.” Tyla stars in the campaign for Pandora’s new Talisman collection, which features charms with ancient coin motifs. Tyla had aptly worn stacks of the jewelry on the VMAs carpet the night before, along with a Chanel minidress. The singer is gearing up to launch “Chanel,” the title of her next single, as well as perform at the Global Citizen Festival in New York later this month and kick-off her Asian tour on November.
“ I love to see somebody win and get like really emotional,” said “Too Much” star — and VMA presenter —Meg Stalter, who’s gearing up to shoot the third season of “Hacks.”
In Pandora fashion, the Talisman charms were styled in various iterations, worn as necklaces, bracelets, waist belts, earrings and more. Stalter had braided a selection into her hair. “I don’t know if anyone’s noticed that Pandora gave me an ankle bracelet,” added Stalter, casting gaze down to her foot. “It’s changing my personality.”
”I’ve been wearing Pandora for everything really in the last two years,” said brand ambassador Pamela Anderson, asked to describe her highlight reel with the brand. “I love some of the repurposed diamonds where my son was wearing part of it, and then I would wear it the next time. I think it’s really fun with jewelry to pass it around the family, to share it.”
The actress is coming off the summertime buzz of “The Naked Gun,” and gearing up to film a slate of projects. “ I just really like this time in my life. I love that I’m working, and it just seems so surreal sometimes,” Anderson said. “I feel very inspired right now, so that’s making me very happy, even though I’m working harder than ever,” she added. “ All these projects coming up, they’re super challenging and I’m scared to death — but that’s my happy place.”
Other guests included Ciara, FKA twigs, Alex Consani, Justine Skye, Dascha Polanco and more. Many in the crowd were gearing up for the start of New York Fashion Week later this week. “ It’s gonna be a hectic one,” said “Wednesday” star Joy Sunday, who had landed back in her hometown from Lake Tahoe earlier in the day. “ I’m excited to sit back and enjoy and take in all the fashion.”
Meanwhile, Tommy Dorfman was getting ready to skip town, and fashion week, altogether — for good reason. The director is about to start shooting her second feature film in Toronto, a “sapphic toxic rom-com” that stars Ava Phillippe in her debut film.
Inside the Pandora party, there was plenty to experience, with activities themed to the various talisman coins. Dorfman was getting a tattoo, while other guests queued for the Talisman quiz machine, which matched guests with a charm from the collection based on answers to questions like “A friends texts at midnight: ‘One line of advice?'” Although already decked in the collection’s range of tokens, Tyla also couldn’t resist the allure of finding out which one was her perfect match. Elsewhere in the room, there was a sonic experience (“Rose”), celestial photo op (“Sun & Moon”), and booth (“Cupids”) where guests were writing anonymous love notes and receiving one randomly in return (ex.: “You look hot as f–k tonight!”)
The roped-off VIP area was mostly empty as TikToker Jake Shane decided to head out just as FKA Twigs was arriving on the cleared-out carpet. After darting into the “Lion” experience (where earlier guests could “explore the darkness, and emerge with a vision of your beauty”), the singer later emerged toward the end of the night and captivated the room with a cerebral performance.