Last night in New York City, Selena Gomez showed how a good blazer dress can work as an evening look. The Emilia Pérez actress paired the minidress with a white button-up and black heels. She wore her hair down in waves.
Gomez was with her Emilia Pérez co-stars Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña at a SAG-AFTRA foundation conversation for the film. Onstage, Gomez brought out a surprise accessory: a pair of red glasses.
The singer’s appearance comes after her recent comments about her mental health made headlines. During the keynote of Wondermind’s Mental Fitness Summit on October 10, Gomez shared she no longer sleeps in her bedroom.
“I am a very anxious person,” she began on the subject of how she handles feeling overwhelmed. “It’s kind of like doomsday, and I think having a positive conversation with yourself, even if that sounds weird, it’s really impactful. Like before I step out of the car, and there’s going to be lots of noises and stuff—if that’s the case, I’m not saying that’s every day—but I have to breathe, and I have to say, ‘All of this is a gift, and I may not be in the mood for this, [but] every time I see someone and end up making them smile, [it] always just makes my day no matter how I’m feeling.’
“I actually released a documentary [My Mind and Me],” she continued, noting the film project that covered her struggles with psychosis and bipolar depression. “I’m a little bit different than my mom, because I spent too much time in my bedroom that I actually don’t even sleep in my bedroom anymore, because I associate it with such a really dark time.”
She admitted that “being anxious is so debilitating sometimes, and yeah, I didn’t want to leave my bed for years, and part of it was I wasn’t doing the work. And you have to believe in yourself to do the work that will truly enlighten you a little bit.”
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.