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Ira Statfeld hosts an exclusive party in Miami Beach for fashion designer Ala von Auersperg

Guests mingle at Ala von Auersperg's event in Miami Beach. Photograph by Christina Mendenhall.
Guests mingle at Ala von Auersperg's event in Miami Beach. Photograph by Christina Mendenhall.

Ira Statfeld hosted an exclusive party at a private residence in Miami Beach for artist and fashion designer Ala von Auersperg on January 31 that attracted an A-list crowd of fashionistas and more.

Known for her resort-wear collection that transitions seamlessly from afternoons on the beach into cocktail hour, von Auersperg launched her eponymous line in 2015, lifting her paintings of tropical flowers and delicate sea coral straight from the canvas and digitally printing them onto lightweight, easy-to-wear silks, linens and meshes.

Von Auersperg, the daughter of Prince Alfred von Auersperg and Sunny Crawford von Bülow, had painted and drawn for more than a decade before entering the world of fashion. She also is a philanthropist and a tireless advocate for victims’ rights, founding the nonprofit National Center for Victims of Crime in 1985 and Brain Trauma Foundation (then the Sunny Von Bulow Coma and Head Trauma Research Institute) in 1986.

Scroll down for exclusive photos from the party in Miami Beach. All photography by Christina Mendenhall and Carina Mask for INDULGE.

Gilda Sacasa, Alejandra Sevilla and Sacasa Cicognani.
Gilda Sacasa, Alejandra Sevilla and Sacasa Cicognani.
Lana Wolkonsky.
Lana Wolkonsky.
Erika Rebing and Cecilia de Callos.
Erika Rebing and Cecilia de Callos.
Esperanza Arias, Ala von Auersperg, Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque and Monique Lizardi.
Esperanza Arias, Ala von Auersperg, Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque and Monique Lizardi.
Santiago Reyes
Santiago Reyes
Fine wine flowed for guests at the Ala von Auesperg event in Miami Beach.
Fine wine flowed for guests at the Ala von Auesperg event in Miami Beach.
Divine food at the Ala von Auesperg trunk show and party.
Divine food at the Ala von Auesperg trunk show and party.
Gilda Sacasa and Ala von Auersperg.
Gilda Sacasa and Ala von Auersperg.
Nicholas Stanponi, Marie Helen Stanponi, Arias Stanponi, Ira Stetfeld, Cecilia de Callos and Monique Lizardi. 
Nicholas Stanponi, Marie Helen Stanponi, Arias Stanponi, Ira Stetfeld, Cecilia de Callos and Monique Lizardi. 
Maribel Obergon, Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque and Esperanza Arias.
Maribel Obergon, Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque and Esperanza Arias.
Monique Lizardi and Gilda Ellison.
Monique Lizardi and Gilda Ellison.
Patricia Cardenal, Julieta Parades and Alejandra Sevilla Sacasa Cicognani.
Patricia Cardenal, Julieta Parades and Alejandra Sevilla Sacasa Cicognani.
Lana Wolkonsky (in an Ala von Auesperg dress), Gilda Sacasa and Erika Rebing.
Lana Wolkonsky (in an Ala von Auesperg dress), Gilda Sacasa and Erika Rebing.
Gilda Ellison and Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque.
Gilda Ellison and Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque.
Gilda Sacasa, Patricia Cardenal and Julieta Parades Porto Carrera.
Gilda Sacasa, Patricia Cardenal and Julieta Parades Porto Carrera.
Kimberly Palmer and John Palmer.
Kimberly Palmer and John Palmer.
A spread of delicacies at the Ala von Auesperg event in Miami Beach.
A spread of delicacies at the Ala von Auesperg event in Miami Beach.

This story was originally published February 1, 2018 at 5:02 AM.

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