Justin Bieber & Naomi Campbell Spent Valentine’s Day Together
Instead of wining and dining on Valentine’s Day, a handful of famous faces ditched their nearest and dearest for charity—and Naomi Campbell. The supermodel hosted Fashion For Relief, an atypical runway show for Lincoln Center’s main stage. Actual models (and famous ones like Sports Illustrated swim issue star Rose Bertram, Chantelle Brown-Young, and Jessica Hart to name a few), plus celebs like Kelly Osbourne, Cassie, Mary J. Blige, and Michelle Rodriguez wore looks donated by Diane Von Furstenburg, Proenza Schouler, Marc Jacobs, and more. And not one person seemed anything less than incredibly happy to donate their time to supporting the Ebola Survival Fund on the most romantic day of the year.
Unlike many of the A-listers in attendance who ditched their significant others for the night, Tyson Beckford, who walked in the show wearing a “sleek Calvin Klein suit,” got to hit the catwalk with his girlfriend, Shanina Shaik. While the Victoria’s Secret stunner has a full schedule at New York Fashion Week, Beckford didn’t want to do too many shows this season because he’s focusing on acting. “Addicted is like 50 Shades of Grey, but better,” he very boldly said of his new film. Unlike 50 Shades, which Beckford heard was not so good and laughable, he insists this movie is seriously sexy and contains some crazy sex scenes. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan could have taken tips from Beckford who has “a lot of sex scenes” and doesn’t find them weird at all. “You get to know the person first, obviously, then you just go into it and they say action,” he said of his technique. “My co-star was hot so I had no problem kissing her.” As for Shaik, who was on set, Beckford says she used it as a learning experience instead of a chance to be jealous. And if the roles were reversed? “I’d be like, ‘You go girl, but you need to do this and you need to that.’ I’d give her pointers.”
Campbell, the supermodel of all supermodels, was kind enough to dish out advice pre-show. Kelly Osbourne said the supermodel gave her some tips and from the looks of things, she seriously took them to heart. Wearing a Thom Browne feather dress with matching jacket, she was escorted by Brad Goreski, also wearing Thom Browne. The co-stars requested to wear the most fashion-y, ridiculous, non-sexy items and Osbourne was “honored to be one of the first fat people to ever wear Thom Browne on the runway.” Considering she critiques the fashion world, she said it was important to turn the tables. But with a well-received collection and a post on The Fashion Police, she might not be giving herself enough credit. “It’s like in acting, you should never stop training, never stop learning, researching, and practicing what it is you find to be your art,” she said. “I love fashion and my mission in life with my line has been to make fashion care and to be a part of something like this which is bringing a charitable aspect to the fashion world, which is know to be quite snooty, and to be honest, quite cunty, so I’m really honored to be a part of it.”
The Empire guest star’s guidance made its way to Mary J. Blige as well. The singer said that Campbell told her just to do her “Mary walk, whatever that is!” She has walked in one show before—“I walked in one for Catharine Malandrino, but it was with her; I held her hand”—and says that while she won’t turn into a runway model anytime soon, she’s definitely open to having this experience more often (are you listening designers?!). Blige’s strut served as the grand finale; she was accompanied by the night’s host as well as Bryshere Y. Gray who plays Hakeem, the jailbait boy Campbell romances on Empire. Gray is well aware that he inspires jealousy in men (and women) around the world for getting to make out with Campbell, which he calls awesome. “I love that they hate,” he said.
But before the power trio (should we nickname them Brasherebell?) closed out the night, Yahoo Style’s very own Joe Zee made his runway debut with June Ambrose on his arm, and Kelly Rutherford, Nene Leakes, Paris Hilton, and Rosario Dawson walked as well. The audience brought out their friends including Estelle, Jeannnie Mai, Christina Millian, and Tamron Hall, but the biggest star in the stands was Justin Bieber. While the “Baby” singer was tight-lipped, he was very willing to take selfies with the adoring fans who rushed him the second the show ended. In the midst of a personality makeover — he apologized for his months of inappropriate behavior on the Ellen Degeneres Show, has been giving his time and money to charitable organizations, and even paid the bill for some NYPD cops that were sitting next to him at a diner the other day — taking in the one show of New York Fashion Week that gives back is yet another good deed on the singer’s part. Valentine’s Day has never been so generous — or fashionable for that matter.
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