On 16 July in Cannes, the first physical show of CR Runway, a project of the former editor-in-chief of French Vogue Carine Roitfeld, took place after the lockdown was lifted. Every year Carine hosts a charity gala dinner in support of amfAR, an AIDS research organization. This year, the theme of the evening was identified as “I am a movie star.” It was hosted by actress and AIDS research advocate Sharon Stone. Before the start of the show, she made a speech that “AIDS and HIV is also a pandemic, only for which there is no vaccine yet.” This year’s event was attended by Dylan Penn, Natasha Poly, Orlando Bloom, Regina King, Swizz Beatz, Rachel Brosnahan, Soo Joo Park, Spike Lee and many others. Alisha Keys performed at the show. During the auction, various pieces of art and luxury were sold. For example, a living painting by contemporary British artist Sacha Jafri was valued at €1 million. The auction ended with 32 looks from leading contemporary designers, including Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Ludovic de Saint-Sernin and others. Models walked the catwalk, where they were filmed by the paparazzi, as if they were on the red carpet. The show raised €225,000 for research by the amfAR Foundation.
