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My client's like, well, didn't we just do a request for them?

And they said no.

And I was like, yeah, but you can't really put it on the designer.

It's the PR people.

There is a lot of discussion about the red carpet just inherently in itself being sexist.

The brands who are going to be super successful in this day and age are brands who are politically aware and whose support.

If you can shift one person's point of view, I think that's what most of the actresses are going for.

This is a fashion business. It should be idealistic. It gives people a fantasy so they don't

have to deal with the reality of today's world. It's a movement, not a moment. We've just started.

Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion, and welcome to the

BOF podcast. This week we continue our

exploration of all things California from our recent BOF West Summit held in Los Angeles. In a conversation

led by Janice Min, celebrity stylists Elizabeth Saltzman, Carlo Welsh and Jason Bolden, as well as the

Hollywood reporter's Carol McColgan, spoke about how the

social movements disrupting Hollywood, Me Too, and Times Up are changing the way actors and brands

approach the lucrative marketing platform that is the red carpet. So without further ado,

here is the future of the red carpet from B.O.F. West.

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