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KLUM, DAKOTA JOHNSON, MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ Among Chairs of amfAR’s MILAN FASHION
WEEK GALA
RENZO ROSSO TO BE HONORED
DEBBIE HARRY AND ICONA POP TO PERFORM
Event
presented by Harry Winston
New York, NY, September 14,
2015--On Saturday, September 26th, 2015, amfAR Milano, the seventh annual benefit for amfAR, The Foundation
for AIDS Research, will be presented by Harry Winston and held in conjunction
with Milan Fashion Week. Chairs of the event will include Heidi Klum, Michelle
Rodriguez, Dakota Johnson, Irina Shayk, Goga Ashkenazi, Dean and Dan Caten, Eva
Cavalli, Peter Dundas, Nayla Hayek, Angela Missoni, Vincent Roberti, Remo
Ruffini, Franca Sozzani, Hormoz Vasfi, amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman
Milutin Gatsby, and amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole.
The black-tie gala,
consistently one of the most highly anticipated events of Milan Fashion Week,
will return to the historic La Permanente and feature a cocktail reception,
dinner, live auction, and special performances by Debbie Harry,
legendary recording artist and front woman of Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame American rock band Blondie, which has sold 50 million records
worldwide, and Swedish pop duo Icona Pop,
who became household names in 2012 with their triple platinum hit single “I
Love It ft. Charli XCX,” taken from their debut album This Is…Icona Pop. The duo recently released a brand new single
“Emergency,” which has been climbing the charts worldwide, and has been busy
touring North America with One Direction and working on a new album.
OTB Group President Renzo Rosso will be presented with
amfAR’s Award of Courage at the amfAR
Milano gala, in recognition of his outstanding personal commitment to the
fight against AIDS, as well as his leadership in generating valuable corporate
support of amfAR by the OTB Group’s brands.
Throughout the years, the
Italian fashion community has been exemplary in its support of amfAR, with
fashion houses and designers underwriting and leading many of the Foundation’s
most successful fundraising efforts. Since amfAR’s first international benefit,
held in 1993 during the Cannes Film Festival and hosted by amfAR Founding
International Chairman Dame Elizabeth Taylor, the Foundation’s international
galas in Milan, New York, Cannes, Venice, Rome, and beyond have become some of
the most high-profile and eagerly anticipated charity events in the world and
have helped raise millions for critical AIDS research programs.
Harry Winston is the
Presenting Partner of amfAR Milano. MoëtHennessy
is the Signature Partner. Vionnet is the After Party Partner. Delta Air Lines
is the Official Airline of amfAR.
For
more information, visit www.amfar.org
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#amfARMilano
About amfAR:
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS
Research, is one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to
the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the
advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Since 1985, amfAR has invested
$415 million in its programs and has awarded more than 3,300 grants to research
teams worldwide.
About Harry Winston,
Inc.:
Founded in New York City in 1932, The
House of Harry Winston continues to set the standard for the ultimate in fine
jewelry and high-end watch making. From the acquisition of some of the
world’s most famous gemstones, including the Jonker, Hope and Winston
Legacy Diamonds, to adorning Hollywood’s leading ladies on the red carpet, for
over eight decades, Harry Winston has been a symbol of the best there
is. Headquartered in New York, the company operates retail salons worldwide,
in locations including: New York, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong
Kong and Shanghai.
About Harry Winston’s
Partnership with amfAR:
In January 2015, Harry Winston, Inc.,
announced a groundbreaking new partnership with amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS
Research, that represents the single largest corporate partnership in the
Foundation’s history. Through a wide range of contributions including
direct financial support and in-kind donations, Harry Winston will help advance
amfAR’s efforts to end the global AIDS epidemic through innovative
research.
Harry Winston is the first
company to serve as the presenting sponsor for the organization’s 27 gala
events taking place across the globe over the next three years. These
events are vital to raising more than half of amfAR’s general operating
support, enabling the organization to invest wisely in pioneering research and
programs. The company will also become a leading supporter of amfAR’s Countdown
to a Cure initiative, which is aimed at developing the scientific basis for a
cure for HIV/AIDS by 2020.