and joining us now to talk more about it is anna wintour, editor in chief of vogue and conde na t nast> thank you for having me >> so it obviously gets your attention and captures the headlines. ann a wintour and jeff bezos comes together on a collaboration. how did it come together >> we launched a common thread right after the pandemic hit, because the fashion industry and particularly vogue and the cfda both have a history of wanting to support small businesses and young creative talent. when unfortunate incidents such as 9/11 or now this pandemic hit not only our businesses, but businesses all over the world. and we were lucky enough to have forged the cfda vogue fashion fund back in september so we just repurposed that particular niche ty and immediately started to raise funds to support young designers and small businesses obviously this was not a bailout, it was more the opportunity to give small grants to businesses and designers who really had no means of paying any of their bills or really want wanted the opportunity to stay in business or help support their businesses until

anna wintour encouraging everyone to dress up at home while she hosted a virtual version from her owny kaling looks better. gaga was worthy of all the applause but this fan is on the edge of glory herself. rippon becoming rihanna. cardi b getting scaled down to this mini me. and lena waite from the living room. these guys trying to keep up with kylie and kendall. this year the met gala is going from the elite to the everybody. since the actual event has been indefinitely postponed due to covid-19. >> i thought he wasn't coming. >> i know, then he decided he wanted to come. >> okay, can he not be on his cell phone the entire time? >> reporter: anna wintour and "vogue" streaming their documentary the first monday in may, donating rental and purchase fees to the met as well as to a common thread, the joint initiative to help those in the fashion industry affected by the coronavirus pandemic. giving us a version of what we're used to seeing on tv. >> it would be impossible to recreate the met gala here tonight. >> reporter: but anna recruiting her superstar friends to celebrate young, up-

the joys have been with anna wintour. director of "vogue." i was the first black man to ever be named such. i owe that to anna wintourme. i owe her much -- sorry -- >> she did give you a lot of opportunities -- >> i think she owes me -- she gave unit shveye she >> but how does -- how does she owe you? how does she owe you? yes, i'm here. how does anna owe you? >> for having -- she owes me kindness and simple grace and being decent when things go south. i understand changes are made in a corporate institution as "vogue." when she decides that i'm no longer working on the red carpet for the met gala, just call me and say, january drandre, we're a different direction. we're going to the young influencers who know nothing because they have 20 million followers youtube. say it to me. no one ever said why i was taken off the red carpet. >> andre, "vogue" in a statement says anna wishes -- yes -- anna in a statement wishes you the thatas here wod you s your relationship stands today? because it does seem a tad messy. >> i think

talk show on her youtube channel called "no filter," chatting with such movers and shakers as anna wintour something i never knew i needed but i always in the back of my head subconsciously knew that i wanted, a naomi campbell talk show. we had the tyra talk show about a decade ago. but this? next level, people. >> definitely next level. we always like to have some naomi campbell. likes to wipe things down all crazy on the planes. actually, that's pretty smart. we're talking about the bobbing and the weaving. >> you're not going to throw this again. >> yeah, yeah. all right, happy birthday to her. >>> coming up, the collaboration in tennessee that created an iconic american brand. >> what we're learning this morning about the man who taught jack daniels how to make whiskey. can i get some coke? ♪ ♪ >>> a whiskey brand has been helping frontline heroes in their battle against the coronavirus. >> much like the man behind the brand, uncle nearest whiskey is making a name for itself in unexpected ways. >> it's the story of a former slave who taught jack daniels himself the tricks of the trade.

eastern, featuring an address by editor-in-chief anna wintour herself. >> "vogue" and billy porter inviteds to recreate their favorite red carpet looks from years past, including the now-famous katy perry chandelier headdress. >> another recreated, frances mcdormand's celestial bodies from what she had on hand. >> queen bey now has some fierce competition. >>> next, who needs a met gala when you are the katy perry? >> after last week, dressing up as a bottle of hand sanitizer, the pop star dressed up like another hot coronavirus commodity. >> a roll of toilet paper. she did it in last night's remote episode of "american idol" saying, "american idol" is on a "roll." >> she continued what better way to wipe your cares away? the pool of contestants was sliced in half down to 11. ♪ you make me feel like i'm wiping a teenage ♪ >> where are you going? >> i don't know. >>> a touching tribute across the pond. >> british prime minister boris johnson and his fiancee carrie simmons have welcomed a newborn baby son. >> the happy couple have named the boy wilfred laurie nicholas johnson in honor of the