--- title: Sasha Velour Hosts NYFW Drag Show with Opening Ceremony description: Opening Ceremony joined forces with drag superstar Sasha Velour for a fashion show that won't soon be forgotten. canonical: https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-10T15:00:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:45.315Z og:title: Inside the Sasha Velour-hosted Opening Ceremony Show at NYFW og:description: Here's what you need to know og:url: https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Inside the Sasha Velour-hosted Opening Ceremony Show at NYFW twitter:description: Here's what you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Opening Ceremony Hosted a New York Fashion Week Show Celebrating Drag with Sasha Velour  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 10, 2018 3:00 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 10, 2018 3:00 PM UTC When it comes to presenting their collections, fashion line [Opening Ceremony](http://time.com/4592837/opening-ceremony-carol-lim/) always defies convention. In the past, their fashion shows have run [a ballet performance at Lincoln Center](http://time.com/4653305/opening-ceremony-protest-ballet/) to [a parade at Disneyland](http://time.com/5191338/opening-ceremony-fashion-show-disneyland/), always delivering a unique experience. This season’s show proved to be no exception. Hosted at iconic New York nightlife venue Le Poisson Rouge, Opening Ceremony founders and designers Carol Lim and Humberto Leon teamed up with drag superstar Sasha Velour for a fashion show that won’t soon be forgotten. Velour, who curated the show from lighting to casting the more than 40 LGBTQ models and performers who appeared in the show, also acted as the host for the night. Guests like Troye Sivan, Nicki Minaj, and Whoopi Goldberg looked on with delight as Velour kicked off the fabulous show. Models included Velour’s _Drag Race_ alum like Jiggly Caliente and Shea Coulee, who appeared on the stage in Opening Ceremony’s duds, bringing to mind Ru Paul’s quip that “you’re born naked, the rest is drag.” The real surprise came at the show’s finale when Christina Aguilera performed her song “Fall in Line,” alongside Velour, Caliente, Coulee, Miss Fame, West Dakota, and Aguilera doppelganger Farrah Moan. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/"},"headline":"Opening Ceremony Hosted a New York Fashion Week Show Celebrating Drag with Sasha Velour","datePublished":"2018-09-10T15:00:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:45.315Z","description":"Here's what you need to know","url":"https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5390697/opening-ceremony-nyfw/","name":"Opening Ceremony Hosted a New York Fashion Week Show Celebrating Drag with Sasha Velour"}}]}] ```