Alicia Keys

Blake Lively: ‘It’s Embarrassing’ How Many Louboutins I Own

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Blake Lively was swept off her feet by another man on Tuesday night: designer Christian Louboutin. Lively, along with stars like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Calvin Klein and Tyrese, came out to Barneys New York to fête the legendary shoe designer on the 20th anniversary of his collection.

“They are the most beautiful shoes out there,” Lively told PEOPLE of Louboutin’s scarlet-soled creations. “And incredibly innovative.” Wearing her own pair of splatter-paint snakeskin stilettos, the Gossip Girl star said “it’s embarrassing” how many pairs of the heels she owns. But she’s not alone: more than 200 fashion lovers toasted the designer Tuesday and waited patiently as he autographed copies of his new self-titled book. When he signed Klein’s tome, he wrote, “For my dear, Calvin.”

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• Alicia Keys,
• Blake Lively,
• Designers,
• Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen,
• Shoes

Katie Holmes, Kim Kardashian and More Star in Campaign to Keep A Child Alive

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Style stars like Katie Holmes and Kim Kardashian have turned into Hollywood heroes, recently starring in the new Buy Life ad campaign for Alicia Keys‘ Keep a Child Alive initiative, which raises money for those affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India. Other A-listers like Usher and Serena Williams are also lending their faces to the charitable campaign, stripping down to jeans and T-shirts that feature unique scannable bar codes, which make easier than ever to donate to the charity. “With the launch of our Buy Life campaign, I am confident less people will needlessly have to die because of lack of proper care which means more children will still have parents to raise them and guide them. I’m never more inspired, then when I’m doing this!” said Keys in a statement about her Sept. 30 Black Ball event, which raised over $2.4 million for KCA. “With the money raised from last night, KCA can now help save even more lives affected by this painful and unnecessary pandemic.” For more information on the Buy Life campaign, which has made KCA the first charity to use barcode technology to save a life, visit buylife.org. –Jessie Goldberg

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• Alicia Keys,
• Celebrity Ad Campaigns,
• Charity,
• Katie Holmes,
• Kim Kardashian,
• Shopping

The Details of Alicia Keys’s Modern Goddess Wedding Gown

Stephanie Pistel

Turns out Chelsea Clinton wasn’t the only famous bride walking down the aisle on Saturday night in a stunning Vera Wang gown. Singer (and mother-to-be) Alicia Keys glided down the aisle in an ivory silk, Grecian-inspired gown designed by Wang for her Mediterranean wedding to mega-producer Swizz Beatz. The Grammy winner set off the jewel detail on her back shoulder with crystal-encrusted flat sandals — an elegant headband and a bouquet of purple calla lillies completed her modern goddess look. The dapper groom coordinated in a Tom Ford tuxedo with an ivory jacket. Read more details on Alicia’s intimate wedding here on PEOPLE.com. –Melissa Liebling-Goldberg

• Alicia Keys,
• Maternity,
• Weddings