Carine Roitfeld: The Ultimate Gold Collection

Carine Roitfeld shined in Cannes this week as she bestowed her golden touch upon "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show," the runway extravaganza that she organized as a special benefit for amfAR as part of their 20th Annual Cinema Against AIDS event. Many of the world's top models shimmered in custom metallic gowns, many of which were gold as advertised although some of the dresses were silver or even lilac; all of the gowns were auctioned as part of the evening, raising more than $1.5 million dollars. For herself, Carine Roitfeld chose a Comme des Garçons top and a Rick Owens skirt. When asked about her decision to feature the precious metal for this year's fundraiser, Carine explained: “I have themed the collection around the color gold — because it represents warmth, love and success…For me, this is really a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor. When you think of her in Cleopatra, you have this very powerful image of gold and beauty… I picked the gold theme because gold is extraordinary. Since it's the 20th year of this event, I thought people should walk away with an incredible memory."

Watch the show in its entirety thanks to LoveGold.com

Who were the glamorous gracing Carine's golden runway in "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show"? Here is a list of the models and the designers they wore, visit the gallery for more:

Karolina Kurkova in Roberto Cavalli

Jon Kortajarena in Roberto Cavalli

Joan Smalls in Givenchy

Lily Donaldson in Armani

Irina Shayk in Prada

Toni Garrn in Vionnet

Julia Restoin Roitfeld in Valentino

Chiharu Okunugi in Dior

Jessica Hart in Giambattista Valli

Soo Joo Park in Comme des Garçons

Giovanna Battaglia in Miu Miu

Katharina Damm in L’Wren Scott

Jacey Elthalion in Moncler

Stephanie van der Laan in Marchesa

Alessandra Ambrosio in Gucci

Senait Gidey in Kenneth Cole

Sui He in Schiatzy Chen

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Alexander McQueen

Liberty Ross in Altazurra

Cora Emmanuel in Lanvin

Bao Bao Wan in Alexander Wang

Marine Deleeuw in Michael Kors

Lisa Verberght in Rick Owens

Angela Lindvall in Burberry

Isabeli Fontana in Missoni

Ana Beatriz Barros in Thom Browne

Danny Beauchamp in Thom Browne

Magda Laguinge in Marc Jacobs

Karlie Kloss in Tarun Tahiliani

Andres Velencoso Segura in Tarun Tahiliani

Anna Dello Russo in Pucci

Kati Nescher in Armani Prive

Izabel Goulart in Versace

Tilda Lindstam in JW Anderson

Ashleigh Good in Chanel

Bara Holotova in Chanel

Dalianeh Arekion in Ralph Lauren

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Comments

[Mike]

Both Carine and Julia look lovely (but Carine takes the cake!)

[bernie]

Is this amfar thing a volunteer job or she got paid somehow?

[kellina]

Mikey, my cake goes to Soo Joo although I agree that both the Roitfelds look lovely.

[kellina]

Bernie, I am not sure but I would guess that it Carine's work with the organization is on a volunteer basis. Remembering that one cannot put a price on influence...

[Rachel]

Lily Donaldson wore Gucci, not Armani!

[Kara @ Bostonista]

Julia looks amazing and she definitely got the best dress!


xo
Kara
www.thebostonista.com

[pfkolyer]

Love Carine's look, such a great combo, the show looks amazing!