The 19th edition of The Life Ball was presented by Dsquared². The duo created 85 unique looks witnessed by a crowd of 50,000 guests that included a lot of international celebrity guests Janet Jackson, Bill Clinton, Vivienne Westwood, Anna Dello Russo, Natasha Bedingfield and Francois Sagat. This event was established to raise money for research and prevention against AIDS. Dean & Dan Caten of DSquared2 commented: “The Life Ball is a celebration of life and hope. We are more than honored to participate and to help raise funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS, an issue very dear to us.”

Dsquared² has created a custom made pair of sneakers sporting the red AIDS ribbon, which are now available exclusively onDsquared2.com.