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The upcoming 2020 presidential election is one of the most important elections in the history of the US. This election is so important that Michael Kors is putting in his more than two cents.
To encourage voter registration and voting in the US, Kors has released a tee shirt and sweater as part of the Your Voice Matters campaign. One hundred percent of the proceeds of the sales of the tee shirt and sweater will go to the NAACP Legal and Defense Fund.
“Our greatest right and privilege as Americans [are] the right to have our voices heard,” Kors said in a statement. “Voting is the ultimate way to make sure that your voice is not lost. These [tee] shirts and sweaters are a reminder for all Americans to vote and not let their voices be extinguished. It’s also an opportunity to raise money for legal and social justice.”
Kors has partnered with LA-based black-owned business FKSP, operated by African American fashion designer Folake Kuye Huntoon. The tee shirt features the phrase “Your Voice Matters” on the front and “Vote” on the back. The Michael Kors Collection cashmere intarsia sweater, states, VOTE on the front. The tee shirt is $40 and the sweater is $850.
Images of Valentino’s fall 2020 collection courtesy of latestmagazine.com
Global fashion brands may stay home
Because of COVID-19 international fashion brands are deciding to show collections closer to home. Before the COVID-19 pandemic it was standard practice for fashion designers to show at major fashion weeks in New York, Milan, Paris, and London. That’s all changing.
With New York Fashion Week (NYFW) being mostly a virtual experience for the spring 2021 season and recent outbreaks of COVID-19 in some European countries, international fashion designers are starting to cancel fashion shows in fashion capitals, staying closer to home.
Valentino, who always shows in Paris, is opting to only show in Milan for the spring 2012 season. “We feel that it is more ethical to present the new show in Milan. We strongly believe that this project will help emphasize the importance of being part of a fashion system represented by both the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, said the brand in a recent fashionunited.com article.
Victoria Beckham always shows in NYC—the city she launched her eponymous brand 10 years ago. This season, however, there is a change. Beckham will present her spring 2021 location in London where she resides.
Because of Japanese travel embargoes on European travel, requiring travelers to undergo a 14-day quarantine after European travel, many Japanese brands—Comme des Garcons and Yohji Yamamoto—will not show in European fashion capitals this season. Travelers will also be monitored by government mobile app for the length of the quarantine.
Because of COVID-19 readjustments, the French fashion federation (FHCM) ahs not released its lineup for Paris Fashion Week.
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Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty
Selena Gomez is not letting any grass grow under feet. Despite the COVID-19 slowdown, Gomez is going ahead with launching her beauty brand, Rare Beauty, in Sephora on Thursday, September 3.
“I’m so excited to release beauty products that not only feel great, but also celebrate what makes each of us rare,” said Gomez in a press release. “These products aren’t about being someone else, it’s about being who you are, whether that’s rocking a full face of bold makeup or barely any makeup at all.”
The brand’s debut offering includes 150 SKUs spread over 14 categories, including a calligraphy-inspired Perfect Strokes Matte Liquid Liner, a Blot & Glow Touch-Up Kit, a Brow Harmony Pencil & Gel, and a range of foundations, primers and concealers. And giving a nod to inclusiveness and diversity, the brand’s foundation will come in 48 shades.
Rare Beauty will be sold in Sephora exclusively in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
—William S. Gooch
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