Presented by Harry Winston and sponsored by Moët Hennessy, The Peninsula Paris, and Renault, one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education and advocacy celebrated its 2016 gala during Paris Couture Week Fall 2016/17: amfAR.
Since 1985, amfAR has invested $450 million in its programs and has awarded more than 3,300 grants to research teams worldwide. On this occasion: some of the invitées were Adrien Brody, Naomi Campbell, Jennifer Garner, Soo Joo Park, Mariacarla Boscono, Donatella Versace, Petra Nemcova, Lara Leito, Carolyn Murphy, Erica Pelosini, Elie Saab, Yvonne Sciò, Marie de Villepin, Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl.
Grammy-nominated singer Ute Lemper closed the evening with an unforgettable live performance that included “Amsterdam,” “Avec Le Temps,” “Die Moritat von Mackie Messer,” and “Lola.”
Exclusive items featured in the live auction, conducted by event producer Andy Boose and auctioneer Simon de Pury included: A signed Willy Rizzo photograph, depicting Yves Saint Laurent in a Paris apartment in August 1960, A photograph of David Bowie meeting amfAR Founding International Chairman Dame Elizabeth Taylor in L.A.
