June marks Pride month—and fittingly, parties have been popping off in recent days to celebrate representation and inclusivity amongst the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies. Here’s Vogue’s look at the most colorful events of the season…
Everybody.World Fundraises for New Alternatives With a Cocktail Party and Shirt Design by Artist Carol Bove
Fashion brand Everybody.World kicked off Pride Month with a packed-to-the-brim fundraiser for New Alternatives for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth. To help support their emergency fundraising initiative, the brand is launching a series of limited-edition artist t-shirts to help offer healthcare and social services for the community. The inaugural shirt design features artwork by acclaimed multi-media artist Carol Bove. The shirt design was on display and for sale at the event, with 100% of proceeds benefitting New Alternatives for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth.
“As human beings we protect and nurture children. This is not a political position; this is a moral imperative based on love and reason,” Bove said of the artwork. “The front of the shirt pictures a scene of children being sacrificed to Moloch from Giovanni Pastrone’s 1914 epic film, Cabiria. I chose an image removed from our time to free it from contemporary political associations. Ideologues have polarized us for the purpose of consolidating power, enflaming hatred and causing widespread stupefaction to achieve their ends. This dynamic is not new, and at the same time, it is not eternal. It doesn’t have to be like this.”
Everybody.World owner Carolina Crespo and brand director Ari Katz led the charge to bring out the fashion community to support. Natural wine and cocktails kept the spirits light, Jonah Almost and Ryan Petersen kept up the vibes with DJ sets, and friends old and new mixed amongst the space to show their support.
Fiametta and Unemployed Celebrate Pride With Dinner, a Surprise Vow Renewal, and an After-Party
Jewelry brand Fiametta and creative agency Unemployed came together on June 3 to host a celebratory night for the queer community. Hosted at The Flower Shop on the Lower East Side, the bash began with a more intimate dinner, where guests sipped on spicy margaritas by Yola Mezcal and were adorned with jewels placed on them by Fiametta founder Merill Hollander from their new Pride collection. A few attendees, like writer Adam Eli and artist Ella Emhoff, were Pride-party-hopping, and joined after attending the New Alternatives fundraiser earlier in the evening.