Michael Kors, James Franco Honored At amfAR Inspiration Gala (PHOTOS)

Michael Kors and James Franco were the guests of honor at Tuesday night's amfAR Inspiration Gala.

The designer took home the amfAR Award of Courage, while the actor-turned-student-turned-photographer (and whatever else he's up to now) received the Piaget Award of Inspiration.

From amfAR.org:

Inspiration, an amfAR event series produced by Josh Wood Productions, is a celebration of men's style that benefits the Foundation's innovative AIDS research programs. The Inspiration series was launched in 2010 with events in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles. A different design "inspiration" is featured each year. The theme for 2011 is "Black Tie, Hot Metal" and guests are encouraged to dress inspired by the theme.

As part of this year's Inspiration benefits, some of the world's top menswear designers will donate a piece inspired by the "Black Tie, Hot Metal" theme. All designs will be presented in a runway show at the New York event and select pieces will be auctioned in each of the three 2011 Inspiration cities, with proceeds to benefit amfAR.

Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Atelier, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein Collection, DSquared2, Yves Saint Laurent, Piaget, Michael Kors, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Elie Tahari, Marc Jacobs, Giorgio Armani, Thom Browne, Vivienne Westwood, Hugo Boss and Kenneth Cole donated looks for the runway show. There were also performances by Jennifer Hudson (who continued to look a-mazing), Courtney Love and the one and only Liza Minnelli.

Check out photos from the event.

Comments

[yvettesuniverse]

12:31 AM on 08/06/2011

i don't know who kei$a is but my guess is that she's a WWE wrestler/super hero with those bottoms & the cape... just awful! ... she doesn't even have the body to pull it off properly.

[littlebrowngirl]

11:54 PM on 06/16/2011

Love Kor's clothes.

[lilysgirl1]

07:02 PM on 06/15/2011

Why don't these celebs just run around naked and save some big bucks? No wonder other countries think the U.S. is immoral............such a pity!

[yvettesuniverse]

12:23 AM on 08/06/2011

i guess you don't travel outside the US much. in europe you see topless women on commercials... & being topless at the beach is nothing there.

[basketpam]

04:54 PM on 06/15/2011

That's just STUPID! Do these women EVER figure out how badly they look?

[theredqueen]

04:01 PM on 06/15/2011

Awful, all except Ms. Hudson. Taste in the tuchus for the rest. LOL

[Daisytoo]

06:26 PM on 06/17/2011

Yes. Moreover, Chanel Iman, Courtney Love and Alek Wek all look like they need to be in the ICU on feeding tubes.

[nasknit]

03:21 PM on 06/15/2011

This gallery of "fashion" shots has illuminated for me, WHY I hate to shop for clothes- And, I'm a woman. It's incredible what some people will call "fashion". IF these are truly "fashion", I guess I'm going to be VERY HAPPY to be unfashionable.

[Daisytoo]

06:27 PM on 06/17/2011

There was a time when clothing was beautiful, not now.

[yovinny100]

02:50 PM on 06/15/2011

Yawn. As a heterosexual male, I can honestly say that the photo did nothing for me. Anyone that uses a $ in their name is making it pretty obvious what she's in it for, that takes away desirability points from the get go. Standing next to a guy with baggy pants that could be her dad didn't help the allure either.

[kapalabhati]

12:18 PM on 06/15/2011

Ke$ha: Take a page out of Jennifer Hudson's playbook.

[Abe Gurko]

11:41 AM on 06/15/2011

This look by Ke$ha definitely made out NOT Best Dressed List http://bit.ly/jWfxkz