AmfAR Cannes Gala Goes Red

AmfAR Cannes Gala Goes Red
1955: EXCLUSIVE Portrait of American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) as she holds a white carnation while lying on her stomach in front of a fireplace. Monroe wears a red evening dress, long black gloves, and black high heels. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)
1955: EXCLUSIVE Portrait of American actor Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) as she holds a white carnation while lying on her stomach in front of a fireplace. Monroe wears a red evening dress, long black gloves, and black high heels. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)

If Marilyn Monroe were still alive, she would surely wear red to this year’s Cinema Against AIDS gala.

The amfAR benefit on May 22, widely considered the social highlight of the annual Cannes Film Festival in France, will stage a red-themed fashion show of gowns created for the occasion. After shining a spotlight on the colors black and gold in previous years, Carine Roitfeld, who is overseeing the runway show for the third time, said she wanted to dedicate the show to Monroe.

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