Oprah Winfrey attended the second annual Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Tuesday, wearing a regal purple Saint Laurent dress. The long hooded ensemble included a draped crossover neckline. The star paired her dress with the Vendome Slingback pumps in glazed leather from the brand.
During the event, Winfrey posed with fellow Kering Foundation cochairs Malala Yousafzai, François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek. Yousafzai is a Nobel-prize-winning Pakistani education activist. The net proceeds from this year’s dinner benefited her Malala Fund.
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Winfrey’s purple look nodded to her upcoming film “The Color Purple,” which she is producing alongside Scott Sanders, Quincy Jones and Steven Spielberg. Set to be released in theaters on Dec. 25, the film is a musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s renowned novel of the same name and stars Taraji P. Henson, Halle Bailey and Danielle Brooks.
Winfrey also earned an Academy Award nomination for her 1985 portrayal of Sofia in Spielberg’s “The Color Purple.”
Along with producing the upcoming film, the TV star recently released the book “Build the Life You Want” in collaboration with Arthur C. Brooks. To discuss the latest self-help title, Winfrey arrived in a power-blue suit in New York City in September.
The Kering Foundation Caring for Women dinner marked the second annual dinner for the Kering Foundation, celebrating its 15th anniversary. Attended by a slew of stars, including cochairs Salma Hayek, Christy Turlington Burns and Olivia Wilde, the event raised funds to help NGOs that target gender-based violence.