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Designers and Celebs Step Up to the Auction Block at amfAR's Milan Gala
During Milan fashion week, no one needs an excuse to get dressed up. But if a good cause provides one anyway, well, break out the gowns. AmfAR, the 25-year-old AIDS research nonprofit, held its second annual Milan gala last night, and designers, models, editors, and celebs got all decked out for the occasion (while raising a few bucks in the process, of course—the evening ended up netting a cool $1 million).
Dinner and a little music—Elvis' "If I Can Dream," performed by a Cavalli-clad Cheyenne Jackson—was accompanied by a live auction conducted by some very recognizable faces. The evening's co-chair Heidi Klum, also in Cavalli, presented a photograph of Marilyn Monroe from Bert Stern's The Last Complete Sitting. Chanel Iman, in head-to-toe Gucci ("Gucci for amfAR!" she cried), took bids for the evening's top lot—a saxophone signed by President Bill Clinton, which went for €100,000. And Diane von Furstenberg, in a gold-hemmed coat and sheer top, drummed up interest in a customized Mini Cooper, one of the evening's sponsors—hers was cherry red and plastered all over with iconic DVF kiss prints.
Marshalling a little sex appeal for a worthy charity? Nothing wrong with that—even if she wasn't the only one with the same idea. "So many women here speak with bedroom accents," von Furstenberg joked as Erin Wasson, Leona Lewis, and Yvonne Sciò took the stage. "I used to be the only one!"
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