--- title: Golden Globes Red Carpet 2018: Why Is Everyone Wearing Black? description: Actors are wearing black dresses at this year's Golden Globes to protest sexual harassment in the entertainment industry. canonical: https://time.com/5087585/golden-globes-2018-black-dresses-red-carpet/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-07T22:59:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:44:37.101Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Why Actresses Are Wearing All-Black On The Golden Globes Red Carpet og:description: Red carpet fashion will take on new meaning this year og:url: https://time.com/5087585/golden-globes-2018-black-dresses-red-carpet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf39ef5ad3f56878/6988f74f929fada99bbef1f0/rachel-brosnahan1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Actor Rachel Brosnahan arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why Actresses Are Wearing All-Black On The Golden Globes Red Carpet twitter:description: Red carpet fashion will take on new meaning this year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf39ef5ad3f56878/6988f74f929fada99bbef1f0/rachel-brosnahan1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's Why Actors Are Wearing Black on the Golden Globes Red Carpet > Sponsored content. 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Actor Rachel Brosnahan arrives to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018.Christopher Polk/NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 7, 2018 10:59 PM UTC The 75th [Golden Globe Awards](http://time.com/5077939/golden-globes-2018-date-host-nominees/) officially kick off awards season, but this year, the red carpet may create as much conversation as the honors handed out during the ceremony itself. Last month, reports surfaced that some female actors [planned to wear all-black](http://people.com/style/actresses-wear-black-to-golden-globes-to-protest-harassment/) looks on the Golden Globes red carpet to protest [sexual misconduct in Hollywood](http://time.com/5052362/time-person-of-the-year-2017-arm-cover/). More recently, some men, including [Dwayne Johnson](http://ew.com/awards/2017/12/27/golden-globes-men-black-protest/), announced plans to join them. The protest comes after numerous allegations of sexual harassment and assault against men in Hollywood and other industries, beginning with those against [movie producer Harvey Weinstein](http://time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/) in October. [Stylist Cristina Ehrlich](http://time.com/5090962/golden-globes-cristina-ehrlich-interview-black-dresses-protest/) told TIME Friday that she would be joining the effort by dressing Penelope Cruz, Greta Gerwig and Laura Dern in black. “The red carpet is watched globally and is therefore an incredible platform for and the perfect place for this sort of demonstration. Where in the past the red carpet has been about glitz and glamour, this year it isn’t about standing out, it’s about standing together and speaking out,” she said. The sartorial choice is being positioned as a way to call attention to the effort to end sexual misconduct. It’s organized by [Time’s Up](http://time.com/5083809/times-up-hollywood-sexual-harassment/), a new initiative to eradicate sexual harassment and gender inequality in the workplace, which includes the creation of a legal defense fund. Time’s Up, which has also provided pins to be worn on the red carpet, is backed by more than 300 women in the entertainment industry, including Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon, and Meryl Streep. This is not the first time stars have used fashion to start a conversation. Take, for example, the [blue ACLU ribbons](http://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/) Karlie Kloss and Barry Jenkins, among others, wore to last year’s Oscars, or the [Planned Parenthood pin](http://time.com/4683198/oscars-2017-emma-stone-planned-parenthood/) Emma Stone sported while picking up her Best Actress statuette at the same ceremony. [**TIME Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers**](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2017-silence-breakers/) This year’s red-carpet protest has been subject to some criticism, with some suggesting that sporting a dress in solidarity feels like a superficial or passive way to address a problem. Actor [Rose McGowan](http://www.nme.com/news/film/amber-tamblyn-and-rose-mcgowan-clash-over-golden-globes-black-dress-protest-plans-2177597), one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, sounded off on the protest in a now-deleted tweet: “YOUR SILENCE is THE problem. You’ll accept a fake award breathlessly & affect no real change. I despise your hypocrisy. Maybe you should all wear Marchesa.” (Marchesa is the high-end brand designed by Weinstein’s wife Georgina Chapman, who announced her [separation](http://people.com/movies/harvey-weinstein-wife-georgina-chapman-separating/) from the producer shortly after the allegations came to light.) Activist April Reign, who created the viral #OscarsSoWhite hashtag, suggested that it might send a stronger message if the actors didn’t attend the Golden Globes at all. > [](https://twitter.com/reignofapril/status/942095419638714368) In response to the debate, Actor Rashida Jones told [_InStyle_](http://www.instyle.com/news/rashida-jones-times-up-shuts-down-golden-globes-blackout) that the choice to wear black dresses on the red carpet is hardly, in her estimation, a “silent protest.” Instead, she said, it’s an opportunity to speak up and demand structural change. “I don’t think why we wear black is divisive as much as it is being discussed and debated without all the facts,” she said. “Many women on the red carpet will discuss what’s important to them about their choice to protest and wear black. We wear black to stand in solidarity with our sisters and to say time’s up on this imbalance of power and the abuses that come with it, regardless of what industry you work in. 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