On Friday, April 30, 2010 The Art of Elysium held their Second Annual New York fundraiser titled “Bright Lights”. The event took place at Milk Studios and was hosted by Joy Bryant, Sara Moonves, Bee Shafer and Nicole Vecchiarelli. Host committee included Allegra Beck, Victor Demarchelier, Stacey Bendet Eisner, Tammy Kane, Matt Kliegman, Ashley Olsen, Mary Kate Olsen, Carlos Quiarte & Max Winkler. Notable Guests of the Evening Include: Janet Jackson, Alexa Chung, Alexandra Richards, Anja Rubik, Estelle, Ginta Lapina, Harley Viera Newton, Karolina Kurkova, Michelle Trachtenberg, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Olivia Palermo, Theodora Richards, Paz De La Huerta, Vanessa Traina, Mickey Sumner, Margherita Missoni, Trudie Styler, Jessica Stam, Jack Mccollough, Prabal Gurung, Russel Simmons, Chiara Clemente, Victoria and Vanessa Traina, Leigh Lezark, Karolina Kurkova and Anna Wintour.
The Versus Collection was brought back to the Versace house in 2009 when Donatella Versace began a stylistic collaboration with Christopher Kane. Together planning the re-launch of Versus with a special collection of accessories to pave the way for a complete Women’s Ready-To-Wear collection available in Spring/Summer 2010. Versus was originally launched in 1989, poised to be the rock and roll soul of Versace. For More Information – http://www.versus.it
The Art of Elysium is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, founded in 1997 by Jennifer Howell, which encourages actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. They provide artistic workshops in the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing. They work with numerous hospitals and hospices throughout Los Angeles, California and began servicing hospitals in New York, New York in 2009. For More Information – http://www.theartofelysium.org