CFDA + SUSANNE BARTSCH
JUNE 25, 2019 NEW YORK CITY
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Photographer: Carl Timpone/BFA.com
ABOUT LOVE BALL & SUSANNE In 1989, Susanne Bartsch, a 30-year veteran of New York City nightlife, presented The Love Ball at Roseland Ballroom. Born from the devastation felt by the community of the many friends lost to AIDS, the gala event rallied the fashion community to raise awareness and funds that went directly to those affected by AIDS and hands-on organizations. Uniting high fashion celebrities with the ballroom community and Harlem Houses for the gala, the event was a huge success, cementing Bartsch as not only a nightlife icon but a humanitarian figure. In 1991, Bartsch presented a second iteration named Love Ball II to continue the work and raise even more funds. Love Ball I and II raised over $2.5 million for those affected by AIDS, and supported hands-on organizations working against the disease.
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Photographer: Mike Ruiz
ABOUT NYCAF The New York City AIDS Fund (NYCAF) was established by The Trust in 1988. A lead supporter of NYCAF is the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Guided by an advisory committee of specialists in the field who identify grant-making priorities, NYCAF awarded 530 grants totaling more than $21M to 185 organizations by the time NYCAF sunset in 2015. CFDA continues to support HIV/AIDS work at The Trust through its CFDAVogue Initiative/New York City AIDS Fund, which has donated close to $9.1M in grants since its inception. The New York Community Trust connects past, present, and future generous New Yorkers with vital nonprofits working to make a healthy, equitable, and thriving community for all. As a public charity, The Trust is a grant-making foundation dedicated to improving the lives of residents of New York City and its suburbs. The NYCT brings together individuals, families, foundations, and businesses to build a better community and support nonprofits that make a difference. The NYCT provides knowledge, creativity, and resources to the most challenging issues in an effort to ensure meaningful opportunities and a better quality of life for all New Yorkers, today and tomorrow.
ABOUT CFDA The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association, founded in 1962, whose membership consists of almost 500 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers. The CFDA Foundation, Inc. is a separate not-for-profit organization, which was created to raise funds for charity and industry activities. In addition to hosting the annual CFDA Fashion Awards, the trade organization owns the Fashion Calendar and organizes the official New York Fashion Week schedule.
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PERFORMERS ALBERT XTRAVAGANZA ALEXANDRE JACOB FOR CHARLIE LE MINDU ALICE FARLEY DANCE THEATER CONVERSATIONS WITH MONSTERS ALVAREZ XTRAVAGANZA ANGELO VIZ ARIEL XTRAVAGANZA
LEGENDARY EAST COAST MOTHER LOLA MIZRAHI
OVERALL LEGENDARY MOTHER SHANNON BALENCIAGA
ICON DIRECTING MOTHER KELLY MIZRAHI
LEGENDARY FATHER DIVO EBONY
OVERALL LEGENDARY MOTHER TRACE LYSETTE MIZRAHI
ICON NEW YORK FATHER FREDDIE LABEIJA ICON OVERALL FATHER HALL OF FAMER JOSÉ GUTIERREZ XTRAVAGANZA
LEGENDARY G XTRAVAGANZA LEGENDARY GILETTE “THE THREAT” MIZRAHI LEGENDARY J-SUN MUGLER LEGENDARY NEW YORK MOTHER ERYKAH MIZRAHI
PALOMA CARRERA PERLE NOIR PERSIA BALENCIAGA PISSY PUSSY PRECIOUS EBONY
ATLANTA PRINCE HAVOC MIZRAHI
ICONIC PIONEER FOUNDING FATHER ANDRE MIZRAHI
BLACK FIRE PERCUSSION
INVERTEBRATE
BILLY SCHAEDLER
IVAN LABEIJA
CAMEO BALENCIAGA
JACOBY PRUITT
CHARLENE
JAIDA BALENCIAGA
DANNY WU-TANG
JOEL MUGLER
DARRELL THORNE
JONTE
LEONID THE MAGNIFICENT
DOMONIQUE ECHEVERRIA
JULIE ATLAS MUZ
LINUX
KARIS WILDE
LOLITA BALENCIAGA
ERIN EBONY
KARLA ELIE
GAZELLE
KISS
MAGDELENA FEMANON
GISELE XTRAVAGANZA
KYA XTRAVAGANZA
MARK LABEIJA
HALL OF FAMER LEGENDARY ICONIC MOTHER GISELE ALICEA XTRAVAGANZA
KYLE FARMERY
MILK
THE LEGENDARY INTERNATIONAL ROYAL HOUSE OF LABEIJA FOR PIGGY & SPARKLE
LALA LEBEIJA
MS RITA
THE MCKITTRICK HOTEL
LEGENDARY ALEX MUGLER
MUFFINHEAD
THEE SUBURBIA
MYLES MUGLER
TY EBONY
LEGENDARY EAST COAST FATHER JARRELL MIZRAHI
NEW YORK CITY FATHER ANDRE EBONY
WARDEMENTS
HARPER WATTERS HONEY LABEIJA ICON, FOUNDER HAROLD BALENCIAGA
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ICON DASHAUN WESLEY HOUSE OF LANVÍN
LEGENDARY OVERALL MOTHER EXOTIC MUGLER LEGENDARY QUEEN TAMIYAH MUGLER LEGENDARY SINCERE BALENCIAGA
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RICH LABEIJA ROGER SUPERSTAR RUBY FOX RYAN BURKE SERGE NORMANT SHEQUIDA SHINSA SHY EBONY SKIM BURLEY FOR LES BALLETS TROCADERO DE MONTE CARLO SWIPER MUGLER
ZENITH LEBEIJA
EVENING SCHEDULE 7:0 0 P M Cocktails & DJ Amber Valentine Set 8:0 0 P M Dinner 8:1 5 P M Love Ball Introductions:
Master of Ceremonies, Billy Porter
8:3 0 P M Love Ball Show
Head to Toe Move to the Groove Hair Spectacular Beauty and Face Show Stoppers Legendary Houses 1 0:1 5 P M Awards Ceremony
FOLLOWING TONIGHT’S EVENT, YOU’RE INVITED TO THE LOVE BALL III AFTER PARTY AT TOTS & LE BAIN AT THE STANDARD HIGHLINE
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LOV E B A L L I I I ST E E R I N G C O M M I T T E E CHAIR: SUSANNE BARTSCH ADAM ROTH • ALDO ARAUJO • ALLIE MICHLER • AMANDA BENNETT • BIL MCMILLIAN CESAR HAWAS • CHRISTIAN MITCHELL • GEORGE SLOWIK JR. • IVAN BART • JACK MIZRAHI JOSEPH MAGLIERI • KAREEM RASHED • KEVIN AVIANCE • LEIGH KING • LUIGI TADINI MARC KARIMZADEH • MARK BECKHAM • MATTHIAS DETTLING • NATHAN KOVACH • RAUL LOPEZ RIGO LORA • SIMON DOONAN • SIMON HUCK • SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC • SOPHIA MEDRANO SOPHIE VON HASELBERG • STEVEN KOLB • TELFAR CLEMENS • THE LATE GRANDFATHER HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA
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CALVIN KLEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION GEORGE
SLOWIK
KERING
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LAURENCE
SHAPIRO
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MAISON
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ROSS MANFRED
MODELS MILSTEIN MUGLER
THE MCKITTRICK HOTEL • MICHAEL KORS & LANCE LE PERE • MR. TIMO WEILAND • PLAYBOY PVH CORP. • SIMON DOONAN • SIMON HUCK • SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIĆ & JON STRYKER SOPHIA
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TOM & MARA HUTTON, GEOFFREY BEENE FOUNDATION
VICTOR GLEMAUD • W HOTELS WORLDWIDE • WALMART • WELLS FARGO PRIVATE BANK
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INKPEN
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JUDGES AMANDA LEPORE • ANDRÉ LEON TALLEY • CHAR DEFRANCESCO • CHRISTIAN SIRIANO DAVID BLOND & PHILLIPE BLOND • DITA VON TEESE • JANET MOCK • JACK MIZRAHI • KEVIN AVIANCE MARC JACOBS • MARY J. BLIGE • MISS LAWRENCE • NICKY HILTON-ROTHSCHILD • PATRICK STARRR TEYANA TAYLOR • ZALDY
A RT I STS BRIAN DONNELLY (KAWS) • JACK PIERSON • KENNY SCHARF • LUCY DODD • RAÚL DE NIEVES • TONY OURSLER
B FA ALLI DAWE • BILLY FARRELL • CARL TIMPONE • JOE SCHILDHORN • MIKE VITELLI • STEPHANIE KETTY
T H E P H LU I D P ROJ EC T ANJALI SOARES •
JACOB BENGEL •
PRESTON SOUZA •
ROB SMITH •
SILAS WALLER
OUT MIKELLE STREET • NICOLAS BLOISE • PHILLIP PICARDI • SEAN SANTIAGO • YASHUA SIMMONS
S P EC I A L T H A N KS ALBIE HUESTON • ANGELA GOLDING OF MOMA PS1 • BOB BOTTLE • BRANDON OLSEN CORY SMITH FOR LUCY DODD • DAPPER DAN • DAVE FOR KENNY SCHARF • DIFFA • DMITRY KOMIS THE GATHERY • JON ZHANG • JERRY STAFFORD • KEITH DUNHILL • KEVIN CARRIGAN MAISON MANFRED MUGLER • THE STANDARD HIGHLINE • STEVEN KLEIN • TOMMY KHA VINCENT VENUTI • THANKS TO ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE LOVE BALL III POSSIBLE
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DINNER MENU SUMMER MELON & TROPICAL KEBOBS HONEY-CORN BREAD MUFFINS S H A V E D T R U F F L E TAT E R T O T S S P R I N G P E A & G O AT C H E E S E
Asparagus, Pea Tendrils, Roasted Yellow Peppers, Tomato, Truffle Vinaigrette
BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN
Honey – Dijon Sauce
ASSORTED PETITE FOURS
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Photographer: Zack Whitford/BFA.com
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Copy correct as of printing date, June 18, 2019. Join the conversation and follow, like and post on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter with
@CFDA @bartschland @maccosmetics @macpro #loveball3
This evening was made possible by the generous support of M•A•C Cosmetics. Additional support provided by Lyft and SKYY Vodka. Creative Direction, Production and Design provided by The Gathery ∙ Photography and Video BFA.com