The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia’s 15th annual Art with Heart Gala is quickly approaching with what is described as the non-profit’s largest event of the year.
The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 24, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Lanier Technical College’s Ramsey Conference Center in Gainesville.
The gala, presented by Genesis Biosciences, provides critical funds for animals in the shelter’s care and community.
“It is an art auction, both live and silent auction items,” Humane Society Executive Director Allison Mayfield told AccessWDUN. “It’s probably one of the biggest art auctions in the city. We also have a great dinner planned, some fun games planned. We have a dance floor this year … we probably have about $80,000 worth of items to bid on.”
The art auction will end at about 9:30 p.m. The attendee with the best Met Gala-inspired costume will also win a prize.
“It raises about $250,000 [annually] that goes into the care of the animals that we take in,” Mayfield said. “We take in about 1500 to 1700 animals every year.”
Mayfield said they were expecting about 400 people for the 15th annual event. She said the event is also important when it comes to public awareness.
“A lot of people still don’t even know that we’re around, or they confuse us with Hall County Animal Services,” Mayfield said.
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Vogue has announced the 2024 Met Gala dress code as “The Garden of Time.”
The magazine announced this year’s dress code on social media with a fun conversation of text bubbles between celebrities.
The aforementioned celebrities happen to be this year’s co-chairs: Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
This year’s dress code is inspired by J.G. Ballard’s 1962 book “The Garden of Time,” which tells the story of a count and countess who live in a villa that overlooks an extraordinary garden being intruded upon by a mob.
Echoing the scenic visualizations of the book, the dress code is about “fleeting beauty,” according to Vogue. The publication also points to melancholic florals for reference.
Other references include Dries Van Noten’s Spring 2014 collection that featured parrot tulip embroideries as well as Karl Lagerfeld’s flower-embellished pieces from Chanel’s Spring 2015 Couture collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 Exhibition and Gala theme, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” last fall.
The theme will “explore notions of rebirth and renewal, using nature as a metaphor for the impermanence of fashion,” according to a release from the Met.
“Sleeping Beauties will heighten our engagement with these masterpieces of fashion by evoking how they feel, move, sound, smell and interact when being worn, ultimately offering a deeper appreciation of the integrity, beauty and artistic brilliance of the works on display,” Met CEO Max Hollein said in the announcement.
The Met Gala will be held on May 6 followed by the opening of the exhibition to the public from May 10 through Sept. 2.
Anna Wintour attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 13, 2021 in New York City.
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Hailey Bieber attended the Baby2Baby Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. The annual event raises funds for children living in poverty.
For the occasion, Bieber selected a strapless Saint Laurent column gown featuring a back cutout. The model and beauty mogul accessorized with Tiffany &. Co. jewels including gold Elsa Peretti cuffs and diamond studs.
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Bieber was dressed by Karla Welch, who styles several other celebrities including Sarah Paulson, Olivia Wilde and Tracee Ellis Ross.
Hairdresser Bryce Scarlett styled Bieber’s cropped auburn hair in waves, while makeup artist Mary Phillips gave her smoked out winged eyeliner and a glossy brown lip.
This year’s gala honored Salma Hayek with the Giving Tree Award, which recognizes charitable efforts to improve the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Previous honorees include Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba and Drew Barrymore.
“I am so honored to be receiving the Giving Tree Award from Baby2Baby,” said Hayek in a statement. “My 39 years of involvement in supporting the wellbeing of women and children give me a deep appreciation and admiration for their heartfelt commitment and efficiency to get the job done. I am very am proud to share their mission and am eager to keep learning from these remarkable women.”
Hayek was hardly the only star in attendance at this year’s Baby2Baby Gala. Other notable guests included Heidi Klum, Demi Lovato and Sofia Richie Grainge.
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Kim Kardashian attended the Baby2Baby Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday. The annual event raises funds for children living in poverty.
For the occasion, Kardashian opted for a high-neck lace Balenciaga gown featuring a floral pattern and a mermaid silhouette. The dress, which also includes a leather belt at the waist, debuted on the runway during the label’s fall 2023 presentation at Paris Fashion Week.
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Kardashian completed her look with a pair of nude point-toe heels.
The reality star and entrepreneur’s dark tresses were styled in sleek waves, while her makeup consisted of a beige smokey eye, a nude lip and soft pink blush.
It’s been a busy week for Kardashian, who attended the CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday followed by an appearance at Swarovski’s flagship unveiling on Tuesday. The latter occasion also celebrated kardashian-skims-mens-launch-miv-1235919708/” data-ylk=”slk:Skims’;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “Skims’ new collaboration with the jewelry brand.
Kardashian was hardly the only star in attendance at this year’s Baby2Baby Gala. Other notable guests included Hailey Bieber, Demi Lovato and Sofia Richie Grainge.
This year’s gala honored Salma Hayek with the Giving Tree Award, which recognizes charitable efforts to improve the lives of vulnerable children around the world. Previous honorees include Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba and Drew Barrymore.
“I am so honored to be receiving the Giving Tree Award from Baby2Baby,” said Hayek in a statement. “My 39 years of involvement in supporting the wellbeing of women and children give me a deep appreciation and admiration for their heartfelt commitment and efficiency to get the job done. I am very am proud to share their mission and am eager to keep learning from these remarkable women.”
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While many young celebrities have adopted ’90s and early-2000s fashion trends, there’s one star who’s mastered it every time: Olivia Rodrigo. Although she’s only 20, the pop singer has quickly become a budding style maven to watch, from being a Disney Channel star to becoming one of Gen Z’s most beloved artists. While her journey is still evolving, Rodrigo has produced many fashion moments for us to enjoy, from her captivating performances to her August 2023 Vogue cover.
Since first capturing the world’s attention with her breakthrough single, “Drivers Licence,” Rodrigo has gravitated toward silhouettes that are relatively simple yet statement-making, especially on the red carpet. Just days ago, she attended the 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in a Valentino LBD with a rosette at the neckline and chunky heels to match, in line with her usual aesthetic. She rocks minidresses and boots with almost every appearance, and her red sweetheart Magda Butrym design, sequinned chest-cutout Grammys afterparty dress, and purple Versace corset at the iHeartRadio Music Awards are prime examples. She also dabbles with gowns, from her ’90s-inspired slip dress for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala to her black-and-white Thom Browne floral sheath for the 2023 Met Gala.
The “Sour” musician’s street style is just as noteworthy, where her penchant for vintage shopping is made even more obvious. Most notably, Rodrigo visited the White House in a vintage Chanel pink tweed suit and six-inch platforms, effortlessly nodding to the archival trend from the Parisian fashion house. She’s also showcased a host of edgier looks, including the cropped sweater, camo miniskirt, and infamous Marc Jacobs platform boots she wore for an art exhibit and the Hellcat baby tee and Miu Miu loafers she sported while out in New York City in September.
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Olivia Rodrigo has mastered the art of re-creating the grunge glamour of the mid-’90s – that ingénue aura marked by bohemian hair, minimal make-up, and a slightly affected air. But to play into the Met Gala 2023’s theme, Rodrigo and her glam team looked to another bygone era: Old Hollywood.
Gone were allusions to Alanis Morissette, replaced by an ode to Audrey Hepburn – one furthered by a black and white gown that called to mind the Ascot races of My Fair Lady. Hairstylist Clayton Hawkins swept Rodrigo’s signature lengths into a taut midi knit, a hint of volume at the crown leading to quietly curled baby bangs. “I’ve always wanted to do a baby bang on Olivia, and I’m so glad we got to do it!” says Hawkins, who perfected her look with the help of Tangle Teezer’s The Ultimate Styler. Though the look was new territory for the pop star, certain touches (like a black manicure) ensured the moment was in keeping with her own tastes.
“The overall aesthetic was quiet but powerful, sculpted glam,” says make-up artist Nina Park, who was inspired by the graphic lines of Rodrigo’s gown to create a bold brown eye, softened by a nude lip. And the finishing touch? Winged liner using Crushliner Stylo Waterproof Eyeliner in Noir Intense, of course – in Park’s words, “Olivia’s favourite.”
Doja Cat showed up to the 2023 Met Gala in New York City Monday dressed as Choupette, the cat of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
The theme of this year’s Met Gala is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the same name as the exhibition which opens at the Met on May 5.
“The show spotlights Lagerfeld’s unique working methodology, focusing on the late designer’s stylistic vocabulary as it was expressed in ‘through lines’—aesthetic and conceptual themes that appear time and again—in his fashions from the 1950s to his final collection in 2019,” the museum’s description reads.
Doja and her team did their best to ensure that her outfit was unveiled at the right time, using umbrellas to hide her as she exited her hotel.
Doja took the role so seriously that she conducted a whole interview where she meowed with Emma Chamberlain for Vogue.
The musician also spoke with La La for Vogue about attending her first Met Gala.
Jared Leto also paid tribute to Choupette with a full body costume, which kept his identity shrouded in mystery until he removed the head. The actor/musician had a full outfit change on the carpet, switching into a black ensemble.
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The Met Gala 2023’s most talked-about moments include incredible looks, surprise revelations, and felines – all in honor of Karl Lagerfeld
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One cockroach had a Met Gala moment that most celebrities only dream of.
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The lone roach was filmed scurrying up the Metropolitan Museum of Art stairs.
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It is unclear what became of the couture roach after it disappeared into a throng of onlookers.
Certain celebrities might find it impossible to secure invitations to the Met Gala, but one cockroach got in with ease.
A lone New York City cockroach scurried up the steps of the Met while being filmed and photographed by curious onlookers.
The insect darted from side to side across the carpet, expertly navigating its way up the steps.
At one point, the couture roach paused at the top of a step as if working its angles for the paparazzi.
To some pundits, the roach’s all-black look might’ve been a safe take on the Met Gala’s Karl Lagerfeld-inspired theme, but sporting six rather than two legs on the red carpet is a bold, Kafkaesque choice.
Variety reported on Monday night that the “Met Gala Cockroach” met an untimely end shortly after its moment of glory.
“It is with deep sadness that we must report the #MetGala cockroach was stepped on. #RIP,” the media outlet tweeted.
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Honoring Karl
On the first Monday in May and for more than 70 years, the prestigious Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has held the same ritualistic – some might call it a circus – fund-raising gala to which the fashion and entertainment world flock. The stars, flamboyantly and extravagantly dressed, strut their stuff in the framework of an assigned theme: This year, it was to pay tribute to the late Karl Lagerfeld – for which Rihanna and A$AP Rocky went the extra mile.
Lady of the Camellias
The singer Rihanna, who is pregnant with her second child, made her appearance covered in camellias, in homage to the fashion house for which Karl Lagerfeld worked for 36 years. The camellia became one of Chanel’s symbols in 1913, three years after the fashion brand was founded, when Coco Chanel was photographed on a beach in Etretat, on France’s north coast, with a flower attached to her belt. The designer loved it for its aesthetic purity but also for its olfactory neutrality: Like the dahlia, the camellia is one of the rare flowers without any smell.
Black cat
In a nod to Lagerfeld, Rihanna also made sure to hide behind a pair of shades. The designer never showed his eyes and liked to say: “Dark glasses are like eyeshadow. They make everything look younger and pretty.” However, as far as we know, he never chose to wear cat-eyes sunglasses with false lashes.
Made to measure
On Rihanna’s arm was her partner, the rapper A$AP Rocky, who was also