“It’s going to be a moment between the two of us because we are friends. I want to shoot the collection because I want to deliver the feeling I had when I was drawing it — no filters, so no stylists, no hair, no makeup. No photographer, of course because I am shooting.⁣⁠ I want something more personal, more intimate, very couture because the collection is very close to the kind of daywear pieces of couture. Couture because of the cut and not because of the volume.”⁠ ⁠ Pierpaolo Piccioli spoke with WWD Executive Editor, Bridget Foley about photographing his latest collection himself, with model Mariacarla Boscono. ⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ Tap the link in bio to see what the Valentino designer said about his creative process in quarantine, the importance of connecting with his team and his fresh perspective, inspired, in no small part, by isolation.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ Photo: @VanniBassetti⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ #wwdfashion⁣⁠ #PierpaoloPiccioli ⁣⁠ #valentino⁣⁠ #mariacarlaboscono⁣⁠ #bridgetfoley

Tati Westbrook has broken her silence on last year’s public feud with James Charles.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ The beauty influencer, who was involved in one of the biggest beauty influencer scandals last year, spoke out about the feud in a 40-minute video posted June 30 where she apologizes to Charles and accuses fellow beauty influencer Jeffree Star and his close collaborator, Shane Dawson, of manipulating her into starting the widely documented 2019 fight.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ “For over a year now, every time this scandal is revisited either in the mainstream media or through social platforms, I become the number-one target of relentless hate while remaining voiceless,” she said in the emotional video, reading from a statement that was approved by her lawyers. “I’ve lost over a year of my life terrified of social media and terrified of speaking out against the people that used, coerced and manipulated me into uploading my video of May last year.”⁣⁠ Report: @laylailchi⁣⁣⁣⁠ ⁣⁣⁣⁠ #wwdnews⁣⁣⁣⁠ #TatiWestbrook⁣⁣⁣⁠ #ShaneDawson⁣⁣⁣⁠ #JamesCharles⁣⁣⁣⁠ #JeffreeStar

Comedian Ricky Velez is slowly settling into the life of more sunshine and space, all while adjusting to new levels of attention courtesy of his breakout role in “The King of Staten Island,” Judd Apatow’s semi-biographical film about the life of Pete Davidson (who happens to be Velez’s real-life best friend). Velez both acted in the film and worked with Apatow on the script, and, revealed earlier this month, will star in his own HBO comedy special executive produced by Apatow.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ In the film, as in real life, Davidson’s father was a firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks. Velez lost his own mother four years ago on Valentine’s Day, when she died suddenly. Putting out an honest conversation on mental health was important to Velez — and it made the creative process all the more challenging, he says.⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ “I would say there were parts that were definitely hard. Being Pete’s friend, I definitely know a lot more than a lot of other people. So it felt like we were kind of letting people in on our secrets. The scene when he’s driving with his eyes closed, that was a scary time in our lives. Putting that out there was terrifying, honestly. But it’s helping a lot of people,” Velez says. “I think a lot of people either know somebody or deal with mental illness daily. And this makes people understand it a little bit more about loss and grieving. It’s a cool movie. I had somebody tell me that they’re happy it didn’t go into theaters because they wouldn’t have allowed themselves to get that emotional in public.”⁣⁠ ⁣⁠ Tap the link in bio⁣⁠ for more. ⁣⁠ ✏️: @leighen⁣⁠ Photos Courtesy of Najah Brown⁣⁠: @najwitthecam ⁠ #wwdeye⁣⁠ #kingofstatenisland⁣⁠ #rickyvelez⁣⁠