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Fashion’s in a Really Weird Place Right Now, and This At-Home Runway Show Was Just What We Needed

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May 02, 2020 at 12:02AM In light of the pandemic, an at-home fashion show may seem low on the list of priorities on a Friday afternoon in what feels like week 152 of lockdown. Even as a fashion director, eking out a few minutes to watch a livestream meant scrambling to get my daughter down for her nap, and racing to the computer just moments before the Fashion Unites amfAR Against COVID-19 runway show kicked off. Needless to say I was sweating when I sat down to watch, but when I hit the play button, I forgot about all that. It was like being transported to a runway show, in a room with other people who also genuinely love fashion; but it was also so much better. Like many in the fashion industry, I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. How and why is fashion important, or, even relevant right now? Well, if you tuned into the show today, the thousands of commenters reacting in real-time to the runway would be your first clue: it’s connecting us. The virtual runway became a very real way to engage with the fashion world we love, and most importantly, to do so in a more relatable way than ever. DIY hair and makeup, clothes plucked from their own closets, and hallways and stairwells tuned into makeshift runways reminded us all that even the fashion industry’s heavy weights are all at home like us While I’ve long-loved the magic that comes with a

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Ashley Graham Just Did Her First Fashion Show Postbaby Wearing a Bra and Biker Shorts

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May 01, 2020 at 11:26PM If we had to name one model who kept it real during the CR Fashion Unites Virtual Runway Show, it would have to be Ashley Graham. The model, who gave birth to a baby boy in January, is already back on the runway (and by runway, I mean her living room), and it’s pretty damn impressive. For the virtual runway show, the supermodel joined the likes of Lily Aldridge, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Jasmine Tookes to help raise money and awareness for amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19. While some models brought out their most “fashun” looks for the virtual runway show (I’m looking at you, Natasha Poly in your shimmery gold Paco Rabanne minidress!), Ashley kept it real. She showed off her catwalk skills wearing a cheetah-print button-down shirt that was left open to reveal a lace bra. She finished off her look with a pair of biker shorts, because comfort is key. Her whole outfit was a total mood, if I’m being honest, and I can see myself slipping into something similar while working from home. Ashley accessorized her runway look with a choker necklace and gold hoop earrings. For her second look, she also kept it casual in a white bodysuit paired with a leather shirt and high socks. Keep reading to get a closer look at her outfits from all angles. Related: Ashley Graham's Maternity Dress Is the Chicest Thing a Mom-to-Be Could Wear Continue Reading… Author Nikita Ramsinghani | Popsugar Selected by

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I Spent the Entire Virtual Fashion Show Scoping Out These Incredible Supermodel Homes

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May 01, 2020 at 11:01PM For the world’s first virtual runway show, a collaboration between Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book and amfAR, supermodels let us into their homes to raise money for COVID-19 relief. Roitfeld met with the major lineup of models beforehand – including but not limited to Ashley Graham, Irina Shayk, Halima Aden, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Huffine, and Stella Maxwell – working with them to style their own clothes for a 30-minute event hosted by YouTube’s Derek Blasberg. I was, of course, impressed by the looks, which ranged from high-octane glamour (did you see Winnie Harlow’s pink beaded gown?) to completely casual. Seriously, Ashley was in lingerie and socks, so things could not have gotten any more real. But to make matters more exciting, we got a sneak peek into some of the beautiful homes of these world-renowned celebrities. It wasn’t just the interiors that made me weak at the knees, but the exteriors. I mean, I would spend all day outside if I had Isabeli Fontana’s tropical-inspired digs complete with a tiki hut and a friendly bird. If you’ve already spent ample time digesting all the appearances from some of your favorite elite models, dare to dream a little and get lost in their amazing spaces ahead. Related: Bella Hadid Shot a Whole Campaign Via FaceTime, While My Arm Gets Tired From 1 Selfie Continue Reading… Author Sarah Wasilak | Popsugar Selected by CWC

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Kate Middleton Shares New Photos of Princess Charlotte Delivering Food During COVID-19

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May 01, 2020 at 10:42PM They doubled as her birthday portraits. BY ALYSSA BAILEY INSTAGRAM Princess Charlotte turns five years old tomorrow, and Kate Middleton and Prince William continued their annual traditional with their children, releasing four new photos of Charlotte on their Instagram and Twitter. But there was a philanthropic twist to the photos they shared of Charlotte this evening. Their daughter posed while volunteering to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. Kate shot her packaging food and delivering meals to Norfolk residents in need. The couple’s Kensington Palace team captioned the photos, “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to share four new photographs of Princess Charlotte ahead of her fifth birthday tomorrow. The images were taken by The Duchess as the family helped to pack up and deliver food packages for isolated pensioners in the local area.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B_qQ7lDF-88 ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW Charlotte has been in quarantine with her parents and two brothers, Prince George and Prince Louis, at Anmer Hall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s country home. Her mother Kate spoke about her experience home schooling and entertaining her children during a BBC interview last month. “Children have got such stamina,” the Duchess said. “I don’t know how, honestly. You get to the end of the day and you write a list of all the things you’ve done in that day. You’ve pitched a tent, take the tent down again, cook, bake, you get to the end of the day. They’ve had a lovely time.

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Netflix’s Unorthodox Tells the True Story of One Woman’s Escape from a Strict Hasidic Community

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May 01, 2020 at 10:40PM In the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox, audiences witness a transformation. The four-episode series follows the character Esther “Esty” Shapiro (played by Shira Haas), a young woman growing up in the Hasidic Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. An ultra-Orthodox sect of Judaism, the Satmar group was founded after World War II by Holocaust survivors who believed the Holocaust was punishment for assimilation. As a result, Satmar rules are strict, and those in the community are kept from all secular education and culture. On Unorthodox, Esty decides to leave the only life she’s ever known after a year in an arranged marriage. She travels to the root of her family’s suffering: Berlin, Germany. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Simon & Schuster amazon.com $15.30 SHOP NOW Esty’s story is based on a real one, recounted in Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. However, the Netflix series only follows Feldman’s book to a point. Everything that takes place in Williamsburg is inspired by her life, whereas Esty’s journey to Germany is entirely fictionalized. In Making Unorthodox, the short documentary episode that shows how the series was created, Anna Winger, co-creator and executive producer, said, “It was very important to us to make changes in the present-day story from Deborah Feldman’s real life, because she is a young woman, she’s a public figure, she’s a public intellectual, and we wanted Esther’s Berlin life to be very different from real Deborah’s Berlin life.”

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