Gus Kenworthy, Milk and the Sexy Models at Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2019
04/11/19
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For 16 years, Jeffrey Kalinsky, the man behind high fashion retail outlets Jeffrey Atlanta and New York, has put on his own chairity fundraiser to heighten awareness of people living with HIV/AIDS and support the LGBTQ+ communities. And it's done well, raising over $15 million for New York and Atlanta organizations.
This year, with guests and participants like Gus Kenworthy (who played as host,) Milk, Peppermint, Marti Gould Cummings and more, Kalinskey returned to that cause, with fudns benefiting The Elton John AIDS Foundation, the Ali Forney Center and Lambda Legal. Here, photographer Eli Schmidt takes us backstage of the event to spot a few of the night's featured guests and models preparing for the runway show.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.
Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.