Padma Lakshmi attends “Survival of the Thickest” Season 2 Premiere in NYC • CelebMafia

Padma Lakshmi kept it cool and commanding—her all-black look at Netflix’s glitter-drenched premiere was a quiet flex in a sea of sparkle.

Padma Lakshmi knows how to hold a room without raising her voice. At the March 26 premiere of Survival of the Thickest Season 2, held at the Paris Theater in New York, Lakshmi arrived in a look that felt like a masterclass in understated power dressing. While the backdrop screamed glitter and Netflix fanfare, her outfit whispered: I’m here, and I don’t need sequins to prove it.

Lakshmi wore a long black coat layered over matching black trousers—a monochrome moment that leaned into texture and silhouette rather than embellishment. The coat’s tailored structure gave her frame a statuesque elegance, while the pants added a grounded, utilitarian edge. The fabric appeared matte, possibly wool or a brushed twill, absorbing the purple shimmer of the backdrop rather than competing with it. The cut was clean, deliberate, and quietly architectural. Though the designer remains unconfirmed at press time, the look echoed the minimalist ethos of labels like The Row or Gabriela Hearst.

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