Naomi Watts

Chanel Hosts Its TriBeCa Film Festival, Celeb-Studded Dinner.

Chloe Sevigny

Chanel hosted its sixth annual TriBeCa Film Festival dinner in New York. Guests included Chloe Sevigny, Rose Byrne and Zoe Kravitz. Almost everyone was wearing Chanel at the dinner, held at the Manhattan brasserie Odeon. Guests included Naomi Watts, Robert De Niro, Zach Braff, Taylor Badgley, Julia Restoin Roitfeld and Harley Viera Newton, Julian Schnabel, Patti Smith, Jeff Koons, Chiara Clemente, Jimmy Buffett, Lauren Hutton and Mirabelle, Melia and Brice Marden.

Artists honored hotographer Taryn Simon, the painter Clifford Ross and Robert De Niro, who each contributed a work to be awarded, in lieu of a little gold statue, to the film festival winners.

The Tribeca Film Festival runs through Sunday, May 1; the artworks will be on display through Wednesday, May 4 at the New York Academy of Art.

Naomi Watts Named New Face For Ann Taylor’s Fall Campaign

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts Named New Face For Ann Taylor’s Fall Campaign. Actress Naomi Watts will be gracing the ads of Ann Taylor’s upcoming Autumn 2010 campaign. The new ads, shot by famed photographer Peter Lindbergh, will be hitting magazines such as Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair and Vogue in September. Watts, 41, told oursource, “Ann Taylor’s new [autumn] collection makes getting dressed fun again.” The Oscar-nominated actress also went on to talk about her favorites in the collection saying, “I just melt into the cardigans. You can wear them all day and feel cozy.” The campaign is inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast.” The collection will blend European and American style and will feature coats, little black dresses, jewelry and more. Watts will follow in the footsteps of previous models for Ann Taylor including Heidi Klum and Milla Jovovich.

Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones Among Celebs Involved With May 7 Haiti Benefit

Jude Law Haiti Benefit

Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones Among Celebs Involved With May 7 Haiti Benefit. The Haiti earthquake may have happened several months ago, but Americans have not forgotten about the island country’s woes. To further support the injured natives affected by the Jan. 12 natural disaster, the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation will be teaming up with the New York Dermatology Group to raise funds for Haitians who have lost limbs as a result of the earthquake. The philanthropic event, Rx Haiti Benefit, will be held at 6 p.m. ET May 7 at New York’s The Greenhouse. David Colbert, MD of the NYDG addressed the event in a press release. “I came back from Haiti believing that one of the most important things we can do is to provide the prosthetics and related services that people who were injured will need to function again,” Colbert said. “If each of us does one little thing, it can add up to a very big thing, so we are raising money for a prosthetics clinic in Port-au-Prince that we know will make a big difference.” Numerous celebrities will be participating in the fundraiser, including Mick Jagger, L’Wren Scott, Rachel Weisz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Williams, Sienna Miller, Jude Law, Helmut Lang, John Currin, Rachel Feinstein, Naomi Watts, Zac Posen, Christopher Niquet, Edie Falco, Margery and Ted Mayer, and EJ Camp. The night will begin with a VIP reception at $750 per person, followed by a cocktail party and the Rx Haiti auction.Among the items up for bid are designer dresses, jewelry, guitars signed by Jagger and the rest of the Rolling Stones, a luxury Yachts of Seabourn cruise and many other materials donated by musical artists, fashion designers and other personalities. Ivan Sabel, chairman of the Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation, thanked everyone involved with the benefit. “Their contributions will directly impact the lives of many Haitian amputees in need,” he said. “Together, we will improve human mobility in Haiti through sustainable clinical care, training, education, and supplies.”