2009 Gala
BeLive 2009: The Wayuu Project Gala
November 19th, 2009
7:00 PM
ICON Brickell Viceroy
485 Brickell Avenue, Miami
More than 600 guests gathered in the beautiful and impactful
ICON Brickell in Miami, to celebrate the third year anniversary of BeLive.
Daddy Yankee, Amelia Vega, Rodner Figueroa, Kika Rocha, Jimmy Johnson, Raul de
Molina, Miguel Varoni, Ilia Calderon, and Catherine Siachoque were just some of
the celebrities who came together for this celebration.
BeLive introduced “The Wayuu Mochila Project,” created and
curated by Vogue Magazine Contributing Editor, Lauren Santo Domingo. These
incredible projects took 40 hand-woven Mochilas bags, created by the Wayuu
community in La Guajira, and were reworked by some of the world’s most prominent
fashion houses and designers, including Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Oscar de la
Renta, Diane Von Furstenberg, Missoni, Silvia Tcherassi, Tory Burch, Nicolas
Felizola and Carolina Herrera. Each of the handbags was auctioned during the
night of the gala.
For the first time, BeLive also honored several prestigious
members of the community for their Philanthropic work, presenting them with the
BeLive Award, a statuette created by the artist Federico Uribe. Daddy Yankee
received one for his Corazon Valiente Foundation, as well as Shakira for her
foundation Pies Descalzos.
Colombian swimwear brand, OndaDeMar showcased incredible
designs on the runway, including the latest trends as well as fabulous
accessories. As the final pièce de résistance, a concert by Vallenato great,
Jorge Celedon, who performed “La Bienvenida,” as well as many other of his
hits.