By: Jeremy Murphy
At 7,000 feet, where winter lingers just long enough to turn a gathering into something cinematic, Amy Green is staging an evening that aims to be more than beautiful, it aims to matter.
On March 26, The St. Regis Aspen Resort will host “An Evening of Music & Impact,” a high-wattage convergence of culture, fashion, and philanthropy co-led by Green, founder of The Green Vision Foundation, and Grammy Award-winning South African DJ Black Coffee, founder of The Black Coffee Foundation. The theme: “Gilded Wild,” a nod to both Aspen glamour and the natural world the evening seeks to protect.
If it sounds ambitious, that’s the point.
“We are coming together for a beautiful collaboration with everything to do with the planet, conservation, but also helping underserved communities, disabled children, and women’s outreach,” Green says. “It’s about creating programs where we can bring children into environments where they feel part of something, part of wildlife, part of community, giving them hope.”
The night unfolds in layers. It begins at The Snow Lodge, where a private VIP yurt will host an intimate performance by Black Coffee, a globally recognized figure in electronic music. From there, guests will move to Marea, newly opened inside The St. Regis Aspen, for a private dinner and fashion presentation. The evening will feature a runway show by Bronx and Banco, alongside a preview of Green’s own designs under her GIADA label.
But this is not fashion for fashion’s sake.
At the center of the presentation is “Vegetable Cashmere®,” a next-generation textile developed from plant-based fibers, including soy protein derived from food production byproducts. The material, soft, breathable, and entirely animal-free, represents a deeper thesis Green has been building: that luxury and sustainability are no longer opposites.
“GIADA is deeply personal to me,” she says. “It was inspired by my daughter and created for women who want something that feels beautiful and effortless, but also consciously made. What makes it meaningful is the intention, transforming what was once discarded into something luxurious and purposeful.”
That philosophy extends well beyond the runway. Founded by Green, The Green Vision Foundation has become an active force in global conservation, supporting anti-poaching initiatives, ocean restoration, rainforest preservation, and climate mitigation efforts. Its annual Footprint of Life Gala, also held in Aspen, has raised millions and attracted a network of world leaders, philanthropists, and innovators.
Black Coffee’s foundation operates with a similarly expansive mandate, focused on uplifting communities across South Africa through education, accessibility programs for disabled individuals, and sustainable development initiatives. The partnership between the two organizations is not incidental, it’s strategic.
“I always look for organizations that complement what I’m passionate about,” Green explains. “And I try to step outside the box, how can we use each other’s resources to do something bigger? A lot of foundations like to operate on their own. I’m completely different. The Green Vision is a vehicle for collaboration.”
That collaborative ethos is expected to draw a crowd as dynamic as the cause itself. Attendees are rumored to include Alicia Keys, Rachel Zoe, and a cross-section of cultural and philanthropic figures, alongside Aspen regulars and global tastemakers. Owners of The St. Regis Aspen, Stephane and Sabrina De Baets and owner of The Snow Lodge, Jayma Cardoso, are also expected to attend.
Still, for all its glamour, the evening is anchored by a clear financial and social mission to support both The Green Vision Foundation and the Black Coffee Foundation, funding programs that span biodiversity conservation, youth education, and community development.
The timing is deliberate. Aspen’s late-season calendar has become a magnet for high-impact gatherings, moments when culture, capital, and cause collide. Green is leaning into that energy, using it as a platform to push a broader idea: that the future of philanthropy lies in integration, not isolation.
“It starts with people. It starts with education. It starts with kindness,” she says. “Children are the future, and it’s our responsibility to give them the tools to make a difference, not just in their own lives, but for the planet.”
In many ways, “An Evening of Music & Impact” is a prototype for what that future might look like: immersive, collaborative, and unapologetically aspirational. Music becomes a unifier. Fashion becomes a vehicle for innovation. And luxury becomes a language through which purpose can be expressed and funded.
Green hints that this is only the beginning. With plans to expand collaborations into New York during the United Nations General Assembly and beyond, the Aspen event serves as both a culmination and a launchpad.
“We’re combining forces,” she says. “That’s where the magic happens.”
In a town known for spectacle, this may be one of the rare nights where the afterglow isn’t just about who showed up, but what, together, they set in motion.
