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Posted May. 20, 2008,
I Had the Time of My Life (Ball)
By Monica LoCascio
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This past weekend I was whisked away on the Austrian Airlines Outer Space Party Plane to the 16th annual Life Ball in Vienna, Austria, one of the premiere AIDS benefits in all the land -- with 50 percent of the proceeds going to AmFAR. One of hundreds of balls to take place in Vienna every year, Life Ball knocks them all out of the park in terms of attendance, buzz, celebs and, of course, dress code (also notable: it is held in the City Hall, the only government building in the world to host an AIDS charity event). Having gone to high school in beautiful Wien, I was no stranger to the dress code requirements, and thanks to PAPER's Meagan Brant, I managed to procure myself a purple, black, silk and gold lace puffy ball gown (think Snow White does Star Wars on LSD) so that I'd fit right in.
The night was everything I hoped it to be! It kicked off with performances by Amanda Lepore and Debbie Harry, speeches by Sharon Stone and Kim Cattrall and a barely-there-sexy-as-hell Agent Provocateur fashion show. After a warm-up like that, the freaks, the geeks, the straights and the gays, the boys, girls, grandmothers and politicians all partied their asses off till the wee hours of the morning before heading home covered in the glitter and body paint.
Posted Feb. 1, 2008,
About Last Night... amFar’s 10th Annual Gala at Cipriani
By Caroline Torem Craig
The American Foundataion for AIDS Research (amFar) event the Cipriani 42nd St. was what we in the biz like to call MAJOR.
Julian Schnabel, Carine Roitfeld and Bobby Shriver were honored for their outstanding efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS by a bevy of models, designers, TV stars, reality folk, singers, directors and magazine editors clad in black tie and ball gowns.
There was even a special performance by Barry Manilow. All my life I have made fun of his songs, but as he stood there before me I silently said I was sorry cause he has somehow transcended hoki-ness. You know, if you can’t fight it join it!
The crowd screamed for Roberto Cavalli, but that could have been because there were molte Italian camera crews in town for Fashion Week. When Bobby Shriver spoke, it was with the Kennedy/Shriver eloquence. Inside Edition was on the scene asking everyone about Britney Spears' recent predicament. Evidently, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin, who live near Spears, saw the helicopter swoop down to take her away. They expressed their concern and seemed genuinely horrified about what has happened to her and said she was a great role model in the past for their kids. I told them I overheard two young girls ask their mother over lunch the other day if they could still like Britney!
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