Lorenzo Merlino

Last Thursday, Helena Christensen and Danish design company VIPP hosted at a charity auction in West Chelsea boasting haute trash cans designed by creative famous types like Michael Stipe and Francisco Costa of Calvin Klein. Julianne Moore and hubby Bart Freundlich wandered in, looking like they were lost on their way to a Phish reunion concert—Ms. Moore wore plaid; Mr. Freundlich, scruff and a baseball hat.

Lorenzo Martone, the Brazilian advertising executive best known as Marc Jacobs' strapping boyfriend, arrived with a man who was not Mr. Jacobs. "I'm friends with Helena and I'm really curious to see what her charity initiatives are, I'd like to be part of it. So that's my first contact with her... with charitable Helena!" he explained.

Mr. Martone sat front-row at Mr. Jacobs's well-received show during Fashion Week after arriving hand-in-hand with stylist Rachel Zoe. "I was surprised, because I knew more or less what it was going to be about, but I still had a very emotional reaction, which I think is what fashion should be about," he recalled, in a thick accent. "Bring emotions to people... I was really, really happy with the results. And hopefully everyone!"  read more »