In honor of Pride, all alice + olivia stores and e-commerce are offering a 20% discount on purchases when shoppers donate to Ali Forney Center’s Amazon registry, from Monday, June 12th through Sunday, June 18th. The registry provides basic necessities to LGBTQ+ homeless youth that find themselves at the Ali Forney Center.
WHO: Stacey Bendet (CEO & Creative Director, alice + olivia) is joined by Katie Holmes (Actress), Ariana DeBose (Actress), Dylan Mulvaney (Influencer), Nicky Hilton Rothschild(Socialite), Olivia Ponton (Model), Maddie Ziegler (Actress), Tina Leung (Actress), Alexandra Richards (Model), Gia Kim (Actress), Brooks Nader (Model), Sarah Jane Nader (Model), Grace Ann Nader (Model), Mary Holland Nader (Model), Nya Gatbel (Model), Joy Sunday (Actress), R’Bonney Nola (model), Ashtin Earle (Influencer), Dororthy Wang (TV Personality), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Actor), Kate Bartlett (Influencer), Aqua Parios (Model), Kasha Davis (Drag Queen), Meg Donnelly (Actress), Indi Star (Singer), Carrie Berk (Influencer), Ally Love (Influencer),Achieng Agutu (Model), Katie Sands (Influencer), Tefi Pessoa (Influencer), Caroline Vazzana(Influencer), Kit Kennan (Influencer), Emira D’Spain (Model), Shane Duffy (TV Personality), Jordan Emmanuel (TV Personality), and more to be announced, with performance by Kenzie and music by Ty Sunderland to celebrate Pride and benefitting the Ali Forney Center.
WHAT: alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet hosted its fifth annual pride event this year with a “Camp Pride” theme. The night benefited the Ali Forney Center which is the largest LGBTQ community center helping LGBTQ homeless youth. In keeping with the theme, guests socialized in a bunk bed cabin room, a camp canteen filled with camp-themed snacks, t-shirts, hoodies, and other fun surprises. There was a bright pink log cabin that served as a photo booth, an oversized canoe filled with flowers, bars that looked like camp lifeguard stations, and camp-themed activations such as friendship bracelet making, tetherball, and cornhole. Guests enjoyed vegan sliders and fries from Neat Burger, drank Astral Tequila cocktails, and grabbed Juneshine and FLow water drinks out of Stace Face co-branded minnidip pool tubs. The live performance by Kenzie and DJ Ty Sunderland was on a giant rainbow stage while the dancers kept the crowd partying the rest of the night.
“I am so excited about our fifth annual Pride event supporting the Ali Forney Center and all its amazing work with LGBTQ+ youth. As a designer, a CEO, and a mother, I believe it’s not just our responsibility, but our privilege to actively participate in Pride and celebrate inclusivity, diversity, and love in all its forms. “- Stacey Bendet Creative Director and CEO of alice + olivia
For their support, shoppers will also receive a rainbow ribbon bracelet, as a token of appreciation and allyship. Additionally, there will be Pride themed activations across select doors that are in the spirit of the “Camp Pride” event: camp bag customizing, rainbow hair braiding, and rainbow cotton candy carts.
SPECIALS THANKS: ShopRunner, Neat Burger, Astral Tequila, Ketel One Botanical, The Beach Rosé, Juneshine, Flow Water
ABOUT ALICE + OLIVIA BY STACEY BENDET
Launched in 2002, alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet is a brand that allows women to express their personal style. With clothing that juxtaposes the whimsical and flirty with the sexy and sophisticated, a+o epitomizes the personality and perspective of its founder, Stacey Bendet. The brand was born from Stacey’s personal quest to create the perfect pair of pants and has since grown into a full lifestyle collection including ready-to-wear, gowns, shoes, handbags and accessories. The brand is a Hollywood favorite with celebrity fans including Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama, Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gigi Hadid and Jessica Alba. alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet is available at the brand’s free-standing boutiques located across the Globe, aliceandolivia.com, and is available at over 800 select department and specialty stores worldwide. www.aliceandolivia.com
ABOUT ALI FORNEY CENTER
The Ali Forney Center mission is to protect LGBTQ+ youth from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently. In 2002, Carl Siciliano founded the Ali Forney Center (AFC) in memory of, and after, a gender-nonconforming youth who was tragically murdered in 1997. The organization has grown to become the largest agency dedicated to LGBTQ+ homeless youths in the country— assisting nearly 2,000 youth per year through a 24-hour Drop-In Center which provides over 70,000 meals annually, medical and mental health services through an on-site clinic, and a scattered site housing program.