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Rebecca Wang to chair upcoming amfAR Inspiration Gala 2014 honoring longtime supporter Tom Ford American fashion designer and film director Tom Ford will be honoured at the 2014 Los Angeles Inspiration Gala. amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, philanthropist Aileen Getty and MD of Creative Artists Agency Bryan Lourd will chair the 2014 Gala, alongside Hollywood executive producer Rebecca Wang to celebrate Ford’s indelible support of amfAR and the fight against AIDS. The 2014 Inspiration Gala Los Angeles will take place at the Milk Studios, North Cahuenga Boulevard on the evening of Wednesday, October 29, to celebrate amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, and the organisation’s groundbreaking work. International designer and film director Tom Ford is to be awarded an honour in recognition of his enduring support for amfAR and the battle against AIDS. Losing many friends to AIDS in the 1980s, Tom Ford has been a longtime supporter of initiatives against the illness. While at Gucci, in addition to overhauling the brand and turning its revenue from $200 million to $3 billion, he established Gucci's charitable work for people living with HIV and AIDS, which won him a Commitment to Life Award from AIDS Project Los Angeles. amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, AIDS survivor Aileen Getty and Creative Artists Agency MD Bryan Lord will chair the 2014 Gala, alongside Hollywood executive producer Rebecca Wang. Tom Ford, film producer and director JJ Abrams and his wife Katie McGrath will act as vicechairs. Gwyneth Paltrow will host the black tie event which starts at 6.30pm with a cocktail reception prior to the fashion show. Dinner will follow at 8pm accompanied by live entertainment, including a rare American performance by renowned Welsh singer Shirley Bassey, before the evening's cornerstone activity, the live auction.

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Rebecca  Wang  to  chair  upcoming  amfAR  Inspiration  Gala  2014  honoring  longtime  supporter  Tom  Ford    American  fashion  designer  and  film  director  Tom  Ford  will  be  honoured  at  the  2014  Los  Angeles  Inspiration  Gala.  amfAR  Chairman  Kenneth  Cole,  philanthropist  Aileen  Getty  and  MD  of  Creative  Artists  Agency  Bryan  Lourd  will  chair  the  2014  Gala,  alongside  Hollywood  executive  producer  Rebecca  Wang  to  celebrate  Ford’s  indelible  support  of  amfAR  and  the  fight  against  AIDS.  

 The  2014  Inspiration  Gala  Los  Angeles  will  take  place  at  the  Milk  Studios,  North  Cahuenga  Boulevard  on  the  evening  of  Wednesday,  October  29,  to  celebrate  amfAR,  the  American  Foundation  for  AIDS  Research,  and  the  organisation’s  groundbreaking  work.    International  designer  and  film  director  Tom  Ford  is  to  be  awarded  an  honour  in  recognition  of  his  enduring  support  for  amfAR  and  the  battle  against  AIDS.  Losing  many  friends  to  AIDS  in  the  1980s,  Tom  Ford  has  been  a  longtime  supporter  of  initiatives  against  the  illness.  While  at  Gucci,  in  addition  to  overhauling  the  brand  and  turning  its  revenue  from  $200  million  to  $3  billion,  he  established  Gucci's  charitable  work  for  people  living  with  HIV  and  AIDS,  which  won  him  a  Commitment  to  Life  Award  from  AIDS  Project  Los  Angeles.    

 amfAR  Chairman  Kenneth  Cole,  AIDS  survivor  Aileen  Getty  and  Creative  Artists  Agency  MD  Bryan  Lord  will  chair  the  2014  Gala,  alongside  Hollywood  executive  producer  Rebecca  Wang.  Tom  Ford,  film  producer  and  director  JJ  Abrams  and  his  wife  Katie  McGrath  will  act  as  vice-­‐chairs.    Gwyneth  Paltrow  will  host  the  black  tie  event  which  starts  at  6.30pm  with  a  cocktail  reception  prior  to  the  fashion  show.  Dinner  will  follow  at  8pm  accompanied  by  live  entertainment,  including  a  rare  American  performance  by  renowned  Welsh  singer  Shirley  Bassey,  before  the  evening's  cornerstone  activity,  the  live  auction.  

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 Title  Sponsors  for  the  gala  are  cosmetics  brand  MAC  VIVA  GLAM  and  financial  company  Wells  Fargo.  The  event  will  be  produced  by  Josh  Wood  Productions.    Launched  in  2010,  amfAR  Inspiration  Series  celebrates  men's  fashion  and  style,  while  simultaneously  raising  funds  for  their  AIDS  research  programs.  To  date,  Inspiration  Galas  have  been  held  in  New  York,  Los  Angeles,  Paris,  Sao  Paolo,  Rio  de  Janiero,  Toronto,  and  Miami.    Via  the  Inspiration  series  and  other  high-­‐profile  fundraising  events,  amfAR  has,  since  its  founding  in  1985,  invested  over  $338  million  into  its  programs  and  awarded  over  3,300  grants  to  research  teams  worldwide.