This years annual amFAR Inspiration Gala paid tribute to men’s style and fashion influencers making a difference in the field of AIDS research. Honorees included everyone from a bonafide princess (AIDS activist HRH Princess Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway) to media giant HBO, whose landmark production of A Normal Heart won accolades for its gripping recount of the first days of the AIDS epidemic. Naturally, Hollywood came out for amfAR and the A-List crowd included Sarah Jessica Parker, Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto along with fashion elite like Franca Sozzani and Francisco Costa.
The evening also brought out some of fashion’s hottest male models, who walked the runway in looks from leading menswear designers, and all for a good cause. Outlandish pieces from Thom Browne, JW Anderson, Christopher Kane, Hood by Air and Calvin Klein Collection (who were honored for their continued dedication to AIDS research) made a splash on the runway. This year girls even joined in on the fun with an edited selection of womenswear pieces included in the mix. If the whirlwind fashion show wasn’t enough excitement for one night the star-studded event, hosted by Josh Duhamel concluded with a special performance by New Order.
Casting by Drew Linehan for Trew Productions
Show stylist William Graper
Show makeup by Teams at Mac Cosmetics
Show hair by Rodney Cutler’s salon
Backstage photos by Casey Vange
Runway photos by Julia Chesky
Red Carpet photos Getty Images
RED CARPET
Sarah Jessica Parker and Kenneth Cole Image by: Bryan Bedder / Getty Images Entertainment
Actor Zachary Quinto & Miles McMillan Image By: Mike Coppola / Getty Images Entertainment
Jeisa Chiminazzo, Anna Cywinska & Elsa Hosk Image By: Mike Coppola / Getty Images Entertainment
Franca Sozzani, Francesco Carrozzini, HRH Princess Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway & Karolina Kurkova By: Mike Coppola / Getty Images Entertainment
Matt Bomer. Fergie & Josh Duhamel Image By: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Entertainment
Italo Zucchelli and Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein were honored for Calvin Klein’s ongoing commitment to AIDS research Image By: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Entertainment
BACKSTAGE
Images by Casey Vange for Models.com
Jordan Stenmark, Henry Watkins, & Zac Stenmark
Jae Yoo, Diego Miguel, & Grayson Gettys
Oraine Barrett (left)
Tyson Beckford & Jullien Herrera
RUNWAY
Images by Julia Chesky for Models.com