Celebs are getting ready to walk in the world’s first online catwalk show

(Image credit: 2018 Tristan Fewings/amfAR)

Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian West, Hailey Bieber, Irina Shayk, Joan Smalls, Ashley Graham, Karlie Kloss and Adriana Lima are preparing to take part in the world's first ever virtual catwalk, and it's all for charity.

Hosted by Carine Roitfeld, the Fashion Unites event will take place later this week and raise funds to help with the fight against Covid-19.

The 30-minute show will be directed by Fabien Constant and hosted by Derek Blasberg, and the celebrities will self-film their walk, modelling clothes from their personal collection, styled remotely by Carine and her team.

Designers such as Maria Grazia Chiuri and Dian von Furstenberg will also feature in the documentary to spread messages of hope.

WATCH THE CR RUNWAY SHOW HERE AT (PM GMT FRIDAY 1ST MAY)

Carine said, 'Embracing fashion as the creative expression through which to support the health and safety of our global communities, we hope this show can offer a small moment of hope, inspiration, and uplifting connection. A modest contribution as our world unites to collectively weather the storm of this pandemic together.'

Celebrities have donated their time to the project, while some - like Carine - have also made personal donations, and the money raised will go to the amfAR Fund to Fight Covid-19.

The event will be streamed on YouTube on Friday 1st May at 9pm GMT. For more info and to donate, visit the dedicated site.

The YouTube link above will let you watch the show.

Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.