Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza appeared in the December 1988 issue of American Vodue magazine alongside Naomi Campbell; then in 1989, he participated in the Love Ball, an elaborate celebrity fundraiser organized by the Design Industry Foundation for AIDS.
He also appeared in the December 1988 issue of American Vogue magazine alongside Naomi Campbell and other models, the May 1989 issue of Time magazine, and other local and national publications. In 1989 he participated in the Love Ball, an elaborate celebrity fundraiser organized by the Design Industry Foundation for AIDS that used the basic structure of the original balls as a template for the evening's festivities. 
