“I created the Love Ball out of pain," said Susanne Bartsch, the indefatigable night life promoter. It is true that in those grim early days, as the disease scythed through the creative community in New York City, fashion stood mute. By the time a second installment came, in 1991, the Love Balls had generated over $2.5 million in the fight against H.I.V. The fund, which turns 25 this year, has raised more than $500 million since its inception. (Lauder purchased MAC Cosmetics from its original owners in the 1990s.)

Source: New York Times June 20, 2019 15:56 UTC