Paris Hilton told PEOPLE that the return of Y2K fashion trends makes her “so happy and proud" on Wednesday, April 29
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Hilton wore an elegant personalized blue Danyul Brown look to match the 2026 Motorola Razr
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The "Infinite Icon" closed out the night with a DJ set ahead of several festival appearances this summer
Paris Hiltonknows what's hot.
At Motorola's Razr Studios 2026 launch event on Wednesday, April 29, Hilton, 45, reflected on her legacy in 2000s fashion and the role that her Razr has played as one of her signature accessories.
“It makes me so happy and proud," Hilton tells PEOPLE exclusively of the return of Y2K fashion trends. "It makes me so proud, because I am the one who really created Y2K fashion, so it’s just so much fun to see so many people wearing looks that I’ve worn, and just seeing on all the biggest designers' mood boards, pictures of me."
Hilton notes that "the 2000s were such a fun time during fashion" with "all the bright colors" being "really extra and the sparkles, and people just having fun with it."
"So it’s really fun just to see so many people really embracing that style and having a good time,” Hilton tells PEOPLE.
The launch event, held at the Lot on Formosa in Los Angeles, introduced the "new Motorola Razr family," Including Hilton, Avan Jogia, Natalie Bryant, Isan Elba and more.
Hilton wore a vibrant blue custom Danyul Brown gown that featured a corset bodice with intricate branch-like detailing, a sheer skirt, a matching floor-length scarf and silk gloves. The look was tailored to her Motorola collaboration as she walked the runway with her Pantone orient blue Razr.
Longtime Razr user, Hilton tells PEOPLE about how having agency over what she chooses to share publicly has changed her relationship with stardom since the 2000s.“It’s definitely changed the game in so many ways," Hilton said. "I love how we all have our own platform, so we’re able to show our truth instead of having the media control everything; people can really take agency to really create a brand as well."
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"It’s so exciting that anyone with a phone going on a platform could literally create their own empire, and I was the first to do it, so to see so many people inspired by that and following in my footsteps makes me extremely proud to be the OG," Hilton shared.
Hilton's relationship with Motorola goes back far beyond the latest launch.“I have always been obsessed with my Motorola razor," Hilton told PEOPLE. "It’s always been like a part of my vibe, my look, and of me. And, just like part of my aesthetic."
Hilton notably partnered with the brand to launch the first-everhot pink limited-edition Razr in 2025.
"I’m obsessed with the new ones, because everything about it is so elevated, and it’s evolved in so many ways, and yeah, I’m just obsessed," she added of the newest launch. "I love that I can color coordinate with all my outfits, and I thought tonight’s gown was perfect with this gorgeous orient blue phone.”
The launch concluded with a DJ set from Hilton—and she told PEOPLE that she currently has new music in the works."I’m having concerts, I’m headlining all summer long," Hilton said of her upcoming DJ sets at Tecate Emblema 2026 in Mexico City, Brighton & Hove Pride in Brighton, England, and World Pride in Amsterdam.
Hilton told PEOPLE that she is "finishing the third album" and has "been in all of my rehearsals right now, just getting ready with my dancers, to go on tour.”The "Stars Are Blind" singer added that the DJ scene has become far more inclusive than when she started DJing more than a decade ago.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories."When I first started out, it was such a boy’s club, and there were very few women, and I’ve now been DJing 14 years," Hilton said. "And it’s incredible to see so many girl DJs coming in and just absolutely slaying— they’re producing, they’re performing at the biggest music festivals, and I love supporting girls, and it just makes me so happy to see all of my sisters slaying the game.”
Hilton's 2000s catchphrase "that's hot" was a persistent fixture of pop culture at the time. When asked about what catch phrase would define this phase of her life, the mother of two said, “Definitely 'sliving,' 'sliving mom,' 'loves it' would really describe it, and 'that’s hot' will always be such a huge part of my life, so all three.”
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