Events: Rihanna Attends The 3rd Annual DKMS Gala

Style diva, Rihanna Fenty, attended last night’s 3rd Annual DKMS Gala, at Cipriani 42nd St, in Manhattan, NY. To the event, she wore a head-to-toe ensemble from the Louis Vuitton Fall 2009 collection. The only thing not Louis Vuitton was her edgy 3-spike ring, which I’m assuming is from one of her fave designers, Phillip and David Blond (The Blonds), whose designs she’s worn during many performances.

At the event was also Rihanna’s 5yr old fan, Isabelle Huurman, who has taken a stand to help find her best friend, Jasmina, a bone marrow donor. Thanks to the media, and the nation’s brave individuals, a match has been found! Last February, Rihanna had teamed up with DKMS to find New Yorker Lisa Flynn a match. See, fashion does care!

“All the proceeds raised will go directly to enrolling bone marrow donors,” Katharina Harf, EVP of DKMS Americas, told press. “All the support we have received will enable us to help patients who depend on donors to give them a chance at new life. Our immediate goal is to reach 2 million bone marrow donors to help save the lives of more leukemia patients around the world.”

“There is a misconception that donating bone marrow is a complicated, painful procedure. Actually, there are two ways to donate, and both procedures are outpatient. If we can educate people on how easy the registration and donation processes are, everyone will sign up, since it’s a chance to save a life,” added Harf.

- GossipGirls