Some big names in fashion are coming together for a one-of-a-kind runway event to benefit COVID-19 relief. CR Fashion Book founder Carine Roitfeld announced today the CR Runway global event Fashion Unites, a 30-minute special in partnership with amfAR, the HIV/AIDS nonprofit that has shifted to create a fund to raise money for relief efforts and scientific research amid the global pandemic.
Hosted by Derek Blasberg, head of YouTube Fashion and Beauty, the event will stream worldwide YouTubeon May 1 (1 p.m. PST/4 p.m.
EST). Described as the first self-filmed fashion show, Fashion Unites will feature models wearing creations from their personal wardrobes as styled remotely by Roitfeld and her team, along with exclusive at-home musical.