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Christian Louboutin, Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba Launch Charity Shoe Collection

Hoping to draw attention to issues after they are no longer “trending,” Louboutin and Elba along with his wife, the model Sabrina Dhowre Elba, are donating 100 percent of the proceeds to charities focused on preventing racial injustice.
Idris Elba, Sabrina Elba and Christian Louboutin collaborated on a collection to benefit the victims of police brutality and racial injustice in the US, small farmers and children in Somalia, disconnected youth in England and orphaned children and young girls in Sierra Le
Idris Elba, Sabrina Elba and Christian Louboutin collaborated on a collection to benefit the victims of police brutality and racial injustice in the US, small farmers and children in Somalia, disconnected youth in England and orphaned children and young girls in Sierra Leone. Christian Louboutin.
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Last June, one month after the police killing of George Floyd, actor Idris Elba and his wife, the model Sabrina Dhowre Elba, took to Instagram Live with Black Lives Matter co-founder Opal Tometi to discuss the “racism pandemic” in America and the policy changes that were needed in order to create long-lasting change.

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Sheena Butler-Young
Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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