Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who is marking her 34th year in fashion, has seen the industry weather tough times. There was the AIDS crisis during the ’80s and early ’90s. The 9/11 terrorist attacks happened during New York Fashion Week in 2001. A financial crisis slammed the global economy in the late 2000s.

Now there is the coronavirus pandemic. During previous challenges, fashion rose to the occasion, setting up financial-relief efforts and reasserting its cultural and economic relevance.

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