Last yr, timed to Veterans Day, Donna Karan announced a latest initiative in collaboration with Veteran Services USA, cofounded by Cheri Kaufman. Now, several days after Memorial Day, the designer is unveiling the primary “Style for Strength: Celebrating Our Heroes” event, set for Monday at Urban Zen in Recent York.

Karan recruited 18 of her designer peers to repurpose and redesign vintage military clothing, which shall be auctioned off throughout the inaugural event, happening at Urban Zen’s West Village space. Participating designers include Karan, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Thom Browne, Michael Kors, Epperson, Erin Beatty, Emily Bode, Collina Strada, Rio Uribe, Bonnie Young, Rebecca Moses, Jonathan Cohen, Kobi, Vanessa Noel, Peter Dundas, Frederick Anderson, Terry Singh and Banna.

The evening will include a cocktail reception and fashion presentation, followed by a live auction of select pieces led by Lydia Fenet. Other looks shall be sold via a silent auction, which fits survive Wednesday and closes June 6.

Funds raised through the event will support Veteran Services USA’s “ground-breaking” prescription-free post-traumatic stress treatment, often called Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories.