Karlie Kloss brought a dose of model glamour to the Time 100 gala by way of a punchy purple Victoria Beckham dress.The skintight, spaghetti strapped maxi was not a ploy to frame her lithe physique (at 6ft 1???Kloss towers above most), but worn as a tribute to the late pop star Prince.
???I???m wearing my purple in [Prince???s] honor,???Kloss told People, before adding that her favorite song is ???Purple Rain???.
Kloss, 23, was honoured as one of Time???s 100 Most Influential People forher entrepreneurial skills.Her Kode with Karlie scholarship encourages young girls (aged between 13-18) to learn computer coding, and close the gender gap in the computer science field (only 12% of degrees currently go to women).
???Code is only going to continue to play a major role in defining our future,???Kloss notes in her promo video for the two-week summer programme.???I think it???s crucial that young women learn to code as early as possible to ensure that we as young women have a voice and a stake in what the world looks like.???
Best-dressed at the Time 100 GalaThe 34-time Vogue cover girl is also a keen philanthropist, with Time recogonising her continued work with charities.Karlie???s famous Kookies, for example, were created in collaboration with Momofuku Milk Bar.Proceeds from sales of the Kookies provide meals for children in New Yorkand around the world through FEED Projects.
It???s no surprise that the altruistic individual has bagged herself a similarly business-minded boyfriend.Kloss arrived at the Time 100 event with Joshua Kushner, whose brother is the husband of Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner.As the founder of the investment firm Thrive Capital, and co-founder of Oscar Insurance, we can only imagine what ???date night??? conversation revolves around for the duo.
Move over Zayn and Gigi, there???s a new power couple in town???
Karlie Kloss"s catwalk highlights5 purple pieces to pay tribute to Prince withCaroline Constas Lou off-the-shoulder striped cotton Oxford dress, ??465, Net-a-Porter
Ankle strap heels, ??39.99, Zara
Carven lace-trimmed cr??pe dress,??310, MyTheresa
Acne StudiosHenrietta wool sweater, ??220, MyTheresa
Eytys Mother sneakers, ??178, Lyst