RTRC

Good Cause to Party

It was model central last night at the Jacquelyn Jablonski -hosted Autism Speaks fundraiser. Valentina Zelyaeva , Sara Blomqvist, Ginta Lapina , and Daria Strokous all turned up at Milk Studios to support the cause. "I'm so proud of her," Joan Smalls told Style.com. "As a friend, Jacquelyn is already incredible, but to actually believe in this so much and give herself to it…she is so selfless. I'm totally blown away."



The evening's main event was a silent art auction. Jablonski's favorite piece? "This great shot of me by Sean and Seng, in Rome, hugging this filthy dog. But I'm wearing Valentino and some heels, so it's OK." At one point Smalls got into a bidding war with Limited Brands' CMO Ed Razek over a Demarchelier picture of some giraffes. Men trying to pilfer her contact information from the bidding sheet were disappointed—she had signed her bids with no e-mail address or phone number, only "Joan S."



Autism strikes close to home for Jablonski—her brother Tommy is on the spectrum. "When I started modeling, I knew I wanted to do something," she said. "Tonight is about raising funds, of course, but also about raising awareness. The CDC announced last week that 1 in 68 children land on the autism spectrum." Job well done, Jacquelyn: The model's brother was by her side the entire night, and her friends helped raise more than $70,000.

—Todd Plummer

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Festival Dressing

Superhero in Spandex

The Tribeca Film Festival is two weeks away, but it's always movie night in NYC. Last night's double feature kicked off when the Cinema Society and Gucci Guilty screened Captain America: The Winter Soldier at the Tribeca Grand. Chris Evans plays the masked superhero, and had some choice words to describe the on-set experience: "It was sweaty. Those spandex suits are always uncomfortable. To be honest, I don't even think they wash those things!"



Jokes aside, Evans is pretty modest about being the eye of this particular Hollywood storm. "I never really thought this would happen," he told Style.com. "No one really thinks that they'll ever end up with a part like this. It's overwhelming, exciting, and humbling. There's this enormous sense of gratitude." Helena Christensen , Toni Garrn , and Liya Kebede all turned out to see Evans in his skintight suits.



Meanwhile, at MoMA, Tiffany & Co. hosted a private screening for Maggie Betts ' new indie short, Engram. "It's such a small project but is so heartfelt," Betts said, "and it means so much to have everyone show up." An engram is a phantom trace of memory, and the brief film is about how even the happiest ones fade away. Afterward, Betts and a bunch of friends headed downtown for dinner at The Marlton. The group included Barbara Pierce Bush , Indre Rockefeller, and Olivier Theyskens , and the occasion was Prabal Gurung 's birthday. There were new memories to be made.

—Todd Plummer

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