Cause and Effect
An L.A. Charity's New York Coming-Out Party
Friday night's Art of Elysium benefit, "Bright Lights, New City," drew models Raquel Zimmermann, Caroline Trentini, and Sasha Pivovarova, along with the Olsen sisters and Victoria and Vanessa Traina, to Manhattan's newly renovated Jane hotel. Credit for the pretty crowd goes to the hosts—Joy Bryant, Vogue's Sara Moonves, Bee Shaffer, and InStyle's Nicole Vecchiarelli—although a performance by Santigold didn't hurt. "I have an important audition tomorrow," revealed Milla Jovovich, "but I'm here to support Joy and Santi and Art of Elysium because I love what they're about." The L.A.-based nonprofit, which just opened its first New York outpost, encourages artists, actors, and musicians to donate their time and talent to seriously ill children. "It's about doing what you love with these kids," explained Shaffer, who's graduating from Columbia in two weeks. "It's using what you're passionate about to help." Dancing being a preoccupation of the twentysomething set, the co-hosts hired Matt Creed to deejay, and the sold-out party raised nearly $50,000 for the charity.
