After three New York Fashion Week shows in as many days, Vivian Wilson seemed expertly unfazed by the chaotic backstage on Monday night, hours before walking her fourth and final runway of this year’s event. Wilson, the 21-year-old estranged daughter of Elon Musk, scrolled on her phone as stylists did her hair and makeup in the Manhattan event space. Inches away, make-up artists shoved brushes in other models’ faces, and on an outdoor terrace, nail techs pasted custom press-ons under spotlights. Toward the back of the lofted space, stylists rushed to finalize the chainmail, plexiglass
Vivian Wilson on her first fashion week and why she loves ‘inherently political’ runway shows

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