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Victoria Beckham to be honoured by amfAR

London - British fashion designer Victoria Beckham is to be honoured by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, at its second annual fundraising gala in Hong Kong later this month. The designer is being recognised for her philanthropic efforts and “exceptional contributions” to the global struggle against HIV and AIDS research. Beckham has been...

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AmfAR to honour Tom Ford

AmfAR, the foundation for AIDS research, is honouring Tom Ford with its Award of Inspiration at its fifth annual Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles in October. Chosen for his contributions to menswear design and his commitment to combating the AIDS crisis, Ford will be recognised at the black-tie gala at Milk, Los Angeles on October 29. This is the...

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AmfAR to honour Roberto Cavalli

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli is among the honourees at the forthcoming annual amfAR New York gala in February. The black-tie event, which acts an unofficial start to New York Fashion Week, will also be honouring Chopard’s co-president Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele and Goldman Sachs Gives. All the recipients will pick up Awards of Courage...

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Chopard and Zanotti support amfAR

Chopard has teamed up with Italian shoemaker Giuseppe Zanotti to produce a unique a pair of shoes with matching jewelry and earrings. The shoes are the epitome of luxury, and are adorned with 600 stones, including pink sapphires, diamonds and rubies set in pink gold. They climbed the famous steps of the Palais des Festivals at the feet of...