(New York, NY – Tuesday April 12th, 2011) – In support of New Yorker’s For Children, designer Zac Posen attends the charity’s annual spring gala.

Zac Posen and Supermodel Crystal Renn

Posen’s guest, model Crystal Renn, stunned onlookers in a bold Spring 2011 black Z Spoke gown complete with jewelry by Fred Leighton.

In addition to Ms. Renn, socialite guests such as Stephanie Lacava, Michelle Harper, and Amy McFarland, all donned Zac Posen gowns.

Plus-size supermodel Crystal Renn, appears twice in the upcoming V MAGAZINE (issue #64) which does not hit newsstands until March 2010.

Fresh off the heels of Crystal Renn’s popular debut in V Magazine issue#63, she was shot by Amanda de Cadenet at the Smyth Hotel in Tribeca, New York City to commemorate V’s previous controversial release – its first ever Size Issue, #63 in January. Styled by Yuki James, Renn wears a Agent Provocateur bra and Dolce & Gabbana briefs.

Photo credit: Amanda de Cadenet for V Magazine

Renn also appears in V64 as a Spanish flamenco dancer, alongside the 15-year-old winner of the V A Model Search, Emma Dumont, and VMAN Ford Model Search winner Rico Nieves, shot by Richard Burbridge and styled by Robbie Spencer.

Photo credit: Richard Burbridge for V Magazine

After Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, expressed public concern over “size-zero fashion” many key figures within the industry have stepped up to offer public support. 

Crystal Renn, Ford model and spokesperson for Evans in the UK, responds: “It is truly groundbreaking that a publication as prestigious as British Vogue is publicly asking designers for a more realistic portrayal of young women,” says Renn, the most recognizable face in plus-size modeling. “This is hopefully will serve as another critical step towards having a better representation of women throughout all categories in fashion; and opportunity which has been granted to me in several of its sister publications. I applaud them.” 

Renn’s memoir, HUNGRY will be published by Simon & Schuster in September 2009. In the book she recounts her personal struggles and successes in the fashion industry and shares an inspirational message about body image, beauty, and self-confidence.