WWD is running a unique charity eBay auction that features couture stockings from Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabbana, Badgley Mischka, Stella McCartney, Josie Natori and Anthropologie. Each of the custom-designed stockings are also loaded with goodies. All proceeds from the custom stockings will benefit Citymeals-on-Wheels, which provides weekend and holiday meals to New York City's homebound elderly.
Cut from silk brocade and embellished with colorful beaded embroidery, and silk taffeta and fox fur frill, Oscar de la Renta's stocking is as elegant and gorgeous as his ultra-chic clothes. At Dolce & Gabbana, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana made naughty much better than nice with their decadent black silk satin stocking with white organza roses and tulle overlay. Badgley Mischka duo Mark Badgley and James Mischka were inspired by one of their lavish gowns - their extravagant design features bustled dove-gray duchesse silk satin tied with a grand bow. Animal lover Stella McCartney decorated her delightful wool and cashmere charmer with felted polar bear appliqués, and sprinkled on lots of festive sequins and Swarovski crystals. Bigger is better for Josie Natori, whose glamorous, oversize quilted silk charmeuse stocking is decorated with ornate Asian-inspired floral embroidery. As for Anthropologie's giant whimsical knitted sock - it's 54 inches tall - the store's playful designers worked in everything but the kitchen sink. (Wool sweater scraps, bamboo knitting needles, vintage silver spoons, pipe cleaners, wire, buttons, snaps and pom-poms are only a few of the accoutrements.) Featuring a detachable wool cuckoo "clock" (sorry, it's for decoration only), the stocking is the epitome of over-the-top holiday whimsy.
Here are the direct links to each stocking so you can get a closer look.
WWD is running a unique charity eBay auction that features 
