Carine Roitfeld to Host Virtual ‘Fashion Unite’ CR Runway Event With amfAR

Carine Roitfeld’s inaugural CR Runway show, cofounded by Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, kicked off last June with an extravaganza outside Florence. The show celebrated Luisaviaroma’s 20th anniversary and featured couture wedding gowns from the House of Christian Lacroix, among other vintage fashions, a performance by Lenny Kravitz, and appearances by the industry’s biggest models of recent decades. A hard act to follow, but the second CR Runway event, in collaboration with amfAR, is poised to one-up all of that in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.While the show setting for “CR Runway with amfAR Against COVID-19: Fashion Unites” is decidedly less glam — it’ll stream digitally on YouTube, with choose-your-own seating assignments at home — the cast of characters slated to appear rivals that of any other major amfAR event. Derek Blasberg, head of fashion and beauty partnerships at YouTube, will host. “We launched CR Runway last June with the mission of using fashion and self-expression as driving forces in the creation of positive change for our global community,” said Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld. “Combining fashion, music, creativity, and simple fun, we hope to spark joy and hope for all those watching across the world, while supporting amfAR’s incredible researchers and health-care workers

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