Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian West will be among the 60 fashion figures to appear in CR Runway x amfAR Against COVID-19: Fashion Unites, which starts streaming this Friday 8pm GMT on YouTube.
In the 25-second teaser – which dropped Thursday – the 39-year-old reality star is seen wearing a grey turtleneck, but it’s unclear if she’ll actually be walking in the world’s first virtual fashion show.
CR Fashion Book editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld was a pivotal figure in legitimizing Kardashian’s acceptance into the world of high fashion back in 2016.
New teaser! Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian West will be among the 60 fashion figures to appear in CR Runway x amfAR Against COVID-19: Fashion Unites, which starts streaming this Friday 8pm GMT on YouTube (pictured Wednesday)
It was all thanks to Kim’s third husband and ‘ghost stylist’ Kanye West, who was the one who originally introduced her to Roitfeld as well as Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci.
Curiously, the SKIMS CEO’s half-sister – Society Management Model Kendall Jenner – was not invited to walk in the first-of-its-kind fashion extravaganza for a cause.
The French 65-year-old also enlisted remote catwalkers like Hailey Bieber, Irina Shayk, Winnie Harlow, Ashley Graham, Amber Valletta, Adriana Lima, Stella Maxwell, Joan Smalls, and Karen Elson.
CNN Style host Derek Blasberg – who’s hosting the CR Runway x amfAR coronavirus benefit – made sure to include his St. Louis ‘little sister’ Karlie Kloss.
Fashion godmother: CR Fashion Book editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld (L) was a pivotal figure in legitimizing the 39-year-old reality star’s acceptance into the world of high fashion back in 2016 (pictured in 2016)
2019 versus 2012: It was all thanks to Kim’s third husband and ‘ghost stylist’ Kanye West, who was the one who originally introduced her to Roitfeld as well as Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci
Quarantine entertainment: Curiously, the SKIMS CEO’s half-sister – Society Management Model Kendall Jenner – was not invited to walk in the first-of-its-kind fashion extravaganza
Fabien Constant will direct the 30-minute special also featuring models like Alessandra Ambrosio, Lily Aldridge, Jasmine Tookes, Abby Champion, Eva Herzigova, Miranda Kerr, Karolina Kurkova, Carolyn Murphy, and Lara Stone.
And it’s not just the ladies as RuPaul’s Drag Race season seven contestant Miss Fame (born Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen) will also serve fierce looks from home.
In addition, designers Alexander Wang, Riccardo Tisci, Virgil Abloh, Diane von Fürstenberg, Brandon Maxwell, and Olivier Rousteing are also set to appear in the coronavirus benefit.
‘My team and I will collaborate directly with each talent,’ Carine said in a statement.
Ready for the runway! The French 65-year-old enlisted remote catwalkers like Hailey Bieber (L), Irina Shayk (R), Winnie Harlow, Ashley Graham, Amber Valletta, and Adriana Lima
Supermodels helping superheroes: Fabien Constant will direct the 30-minute special and Derek Blasberg will host the event featuring models like Alessandra Ambrosio (pictured)
Not just for the ladies! RuPaul’s Drag Race season seven contestant Miss Fame (born Kurtis Dam-Mikkelsen) will also serve fierce looks from home
Coronavirus benefit: In addition, designers Alexander Wang (pictured), Virgil Abloh, Diane von Fürstenberg, Brandon Maxwell, and Olivier Rousteing are also set to appear
‘On everything from fashion to hair, makeup, nails, and choreography direction so that every model can film herself “walking” from the comfort of her own home. These videos will be edited together to form a complete digital runway show.’
Organizers hope it will ‘offer a moment of creative inspiration and uplifting entertainment for everyone doing their part to stay home, while raising awareness for the amfAR Fund to Fight COVID-19.’
Since 1985, amfAR has invested nearly $550M in AIDS treatment, prevention, and awareness programs and it has awarded more than 3,300 grants to research teams worldwide.