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Ralph Lauren donned his racing stripes for the Paris premiere of the ‘Very Ralph’ documentary and showed no signs of slowing down. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “I’m on a high,” said the 80-year-old designer before dinner at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. “I’m not tired at all.”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For the London premiere, he went for a more classic suit and the wine and Champagne flowed like the Thames. Guests included his family Cate Blanchett, Lord Norman Foster and Lady Elena Foster, Louisa Guinness, Bianca Jagger, and more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: Samantha Conti and Miles Socha⁣⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ #wwdeye⁣ #ralphlauren ⁣ #veryralph

James Charles and YouTube are looking for the next big beauty influencer.⁣ ⁣⁣ The 20-year-old Youtuber — and his famous content creator friends — have been chosen to lead a beauty competition series on YouTube.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “James Charles is a leader in the industry when it comes to pushing boundaries with creative content,” said Susanne Daniels, global head of original content for YouTube, in a statement, going on to praise “his energy and talent” that will be on display in YouTube Originals’ first beauty competition series.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @alexa_tietjen⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ #wwdbeauty⁣ #jamescharles⁣ #youtube

@bellahadid revealed that she “never felt powerful” in Victoria’s Secret shows and opened up about her struggles with mental health. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Speaking at the Vogue Fashion Festival in Paris on Friday, the model confessed that the first time she felt comfortable modeling lingerie was for Rihanna’s @SavagexFenty extravaganza during New York Fashion Week in September. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Rihanna dressed her in a bright yellow lingerie set, matching lace scarf and gold belly chain, and told her to walk any way she wanted, giving her the confidence to strut her stuff in front of an audience, Hadid explained.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The 23-year-old also talked about how her emotional distress came to a head when her career took off.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ “I would cry every single morning, I would cry during my lunch breaks, I would cry before I slept. I was very emotionally unstable for a while when I was working 14-hour days for four months straight as an 18-year-old. I think I just wanted to breathe a little bit. And so it kind of put me in a spiral,” she said.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Report: @jdiderich⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #bellahadid⁣ #mentalhealth ⁣ #mentalhealthawareness ⁣ #savagexfenty ⁣ #victoriassecret

The Dior Guggenheim International Gala united fashion, entertainment and art at the @guggenheim in NYC.⁣ ⁣⁣ “I think art and creativity go hand in hand, they’re both a vision of today’s world made through the eyes of an artist or creative person. “They have the capacity not only to give a point of view, but influence the opinion of others. And I think art and creativity and fashion there will always be this intimate relationship, which we did not invent, but we nurture and we continue to foster,” Dior chief executive officer Pietro Beccari said. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @ktauer⁣⁣ 📸: @vnina ⁣ ⁣ —⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #dior⁣ #guggenheim

Fashion editors are urging PR Firms to dial down swag in an effort to save the planet. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ At a recent breakfast, several New York-based fashion editors gathered to discuss the problem of sustainability in fashion and what role they could play. The result was an open letter in which editors urged publicists to rethink gifting this holiday season. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The rise of social media has taken gifting to a new level over the past few years, upping the stakes when it comes to elaborate attention-grabbing packaging and the amount of swag sent. ⁣ ⁣ During the holidays, this trend can avalanche, with editors’ desks covered with cardboard boxes and paper bags — as well as the mess left from the Instagram-friendly smash cakes.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @kathryn.hopkins ⁣⁣ —⁣⁣ #wwdfashion⁣⁣ #sustainability ⁣⁣ #gifting