Last night in NYC, Jeffrey Kalinsky of Jeffrey New York and host Andrew Rannells celebrated the 13th Annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares Fundraiser. Joel Grey presented Peter Staley with the 2016 Jeffrey Cares Leadership Award. All proceeds from the event benefit ACRIA, the Hetrick- Martin Institute (HMI) and Lambda Legal. Scroll down for photos!
Guests included Peter Staley, Brian Shimansky, River Viiperi, RJ King, Sean O'Pry, Jordan Barrett, Catherine McNeil, Ming Xi, Hari Nef, Andreja Pejic, Omar Shariff Jr., Brandon Maxwell, Prabal Gurung, Steven Kolb, Patricia Van Der Vliet, Madison Headrick, Cora Emmanuel, Thom Browne, EJ Johnson, Paul Andrew, Jonathan Simkhai, Eva Zuckerman, Alena Blohm, Susanne Barstch, Elettra Wiedemann, Caleb Lane, Danielle Bernstein, Alexis Bittar and LuAnn de Lesseps.
Guest were welcomed by a cocktail menu featuring Ketel One Vodka and Tequila Don JulioTM. Photobooth, provided by Phhhoto, captured guests in motion as they celebrated (select GIFs available upon request). The official airline sponsor of the event was Air France.
Established in 1992 in Atlanta, and 2003 in New York by Jeffrey Kalinsky, the event was founded on the goal to heighten awareness of those living with HIV/AIDS, as well as support of LGBT youth, and overall discrimination of the LGBT community. In 22 years, Jeffrey Fashion Cares has raised over $11 million for both New York and Atlanta based organizations, donating on average an astonishing 90% of all proceeds. Jeffrey Fashion Cares New York benefits ACRIA, the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) and Lambda Legal.
Photo Credit: Andrew Werner
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