New York Fashion Week 2023 kicked off on Thursday, September 7, with the second of its semi-annual series of events.
As international fashion collections are showcased to buyers, the press and the general public, the Daily Front Row held the 10th edition of the Fashion Media Awards on Friday.
Legendary Playboy model and actress Pamela Anderson was among the list of celebrities honored at the event at the Rainbow Room in Midtown Manhattan.
Before receiving the Style Icon award, Anderson took to the star-studded red carpet to strike a few poses, decked out in a tan maxi dress and black heels.
Initially working her magic solo for adoring photographers, she eventually shared the spotlight with Brandon Lee, one of her two sons she shares with ex-husband and Mötley Crüe rocker Tommy Lee.
Recognized! Pamela Anderson, 56, was honored with the Style Icon Award at the Daily Front Row’s 10 Annual Fashion Media Awards at the Rainbow Room in Midtown Manhattan on Friday.
Anderson, 56, was all smiles as she shifted her attention to the photographers on the carpet.
Although the two-strap dress had a sleeveless design, she opted to let the left one hang over her shoulder, a look that became popular in the 1980s.
The unique number hung loosely on her fabulous figure for the most part, with the exception of the top portion which seemed to hug more around her ample cleavage and waist.
To complete her overall look, the former Baywatch actress had her blonde locks styled long and flowing to her waist at the back with a part slightly to the right.
Lee, 27, was color-matched to his mother in a brown double-breasted suit that he teamed with a pair of black dress shoes.
The producer and actor cut his dark hair short, over the ears, with a parting on the right side.
Later, after the awards were presented, Anderson and Lee returned for another round of photos showing off her Style Icon trophy.
The Home Improvement star flashed a series of proud smiles as her son stood next to her and did his best to make her laugh.
He won the mission, as Anderson couldn’t help but burst out laughing as the cameras snapped away.
Iconic: The Baywatch alum wore a tan dress, with one strap over her shoulder, with black heels and her blonde locks flowing to her waist
Family support: Anderson’s eldest son Brandon Lee, 27, from her marriage to rocker Tommy Lee, joined his mother for a few photo rounds at the annual event
Glowing: The model and actress flashed big beaming smiles for admiring photographers
Style Icon: Anderson has been considered a style icon by many since her breakout role in the hit series Home Improvement and her first appearance in Playboy
Anderson married her son’s father on a Cancun beach in February 1995, four days after meeting her in person. People.
The bride stood just feet from the incoming ocean waves and exchanged vows in a white bikini, while the groom went shirtless in just a pair of board shorts.
According to Lee, the pair talked on the phone for six weeks before Anderson finally agreed to spend time together. But instead of meeting, she left the next day for a photo shoot in Cancun. But Lee was persistent and followed her to the tropical paradise.
‘I actually always had this fairytale idea of what a wedding would be, that I would meet someone, fall in love and it would just be very romantic, and it would be love at first sight. And I had all these things that I wanted it to be. And he chased me to Cancun, and I just thought it was romantic,” the former Playboy model revealed during a 2002 interview with Larry King.
LOL: Brandon Lee, 27, did his best to make his mom laugh as she returned to pose with her Style Icon award
Beautiful: The resident of Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, seen at the event
Family Matters: Anderson and Tommy Lee also share a son, Dylan Lee, 25, with Brandon
Linked! After meeting in person four days earlier, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were married on February 19, 1995, on the beach in Cancun, Mexico, as fans watched nearby
Brandon would enter the world in June 1996, 16 months after the beach wedding.
His brother Dylan, now 25, was born the following year, in December 1997.
The couple ultimately had a tumultuous marriage, which included Tommy Lee being sentenced to six months in a Los Angeles County jail for spousal abuse. Los Angeles Times.
Ultimately, Anderson and Lee divorced in 1998, which was followed by a lengthy custody dispute over their sons, which was resolved when they were awarded joint custody in October 2002.
This round of New York Fashion Week runs until Wednesday, September 13.