Harper's Bazaar and Designers Launch Women for Women Collection
Harper's Bazaar joined forces with fashion designers to create a range of charity tees. Proceeds from the t-shirts will benefit the Women for Women International charity. The 11-piece "Women for Women" collection includes designs by Alice Temperley, Amanda Wakeley, Bella Freud, Betty Jackson, Chalotte Olympia Dellal, Holly Fulton, Jimmy Choo, Twenty8Twelve, Pringle, Pam Hogg and Nicole Farhi. You can see more of the t-shirts from the collection here. The collection will be launched on March 8th and will cost about $46 each. They will be sold on net-a-porter.com.
Naomi For Haiti Lotus Evora Auctioned For $500.000
Eight "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evora vehicles are being auctioned off for charity. The vehicles have the Haitian flag emblazoned on the front doors along with the words "Naomi for Haiti." Top Speed reports that the first of the eight vehicles was sold for $500,000. Naomi Campbell's boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin, made the winning bid. Naomi Campbell also helped put on the Fashion For Relief Haiti show at New York Fashion Week, which you can watch here.
"We Are The World 25 For Haiti" was recorded in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios).
Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie served as executive producers and producers. The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. You can find out more information on wearetheworldfoundation.org. Take a look:
Some of the biggest names in UK and American music joined forces to record a cover of the REM classic "Everybody Hurts." The effort will raise money for charities supporting the relief efforts in Haiti. The line up of featured artists includes Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, Kylie, Rod Stewart, Alexandra Burke, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Joe McElderry, Cheryl Cole, JLS, Mika, Michael Buble, James Blunt, James Morrison, Susan Boyle, and Westlife. The song can be purchased on Amazon.co.uk, HMV and Play.com. You can see the official music video below.
Photos: Joel Anderson, Austin Hargrave, SYCO Music
Simon Cowell Launches Haiti Charity Single: Everybody Hurts
Simon Cowell has launched his Haiti celebrity charity single. The single is a cover of R.E.M.'s single, "Everbody Hurts." The cover featurs Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi and Miley Cyrus. The song will be available for download from hmv.com, play.com, and amazon.co.uk on February 7th. Take a look:
InStylereports that Rachel Bilson created this bracelet to raise money to help purchase additional student housing for the CIDA City Campus in Johannesburg. The Everlon Bracelet features a round-cut diamond set in 14k gold over sterling silver with a brown leather strap. $20 from each purchase of the $100 bracelet goesto the non-profit Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF). You can buy the bracelet here on Macy's.
Simon Cowell Putting Together Charity Single for Haiti
Simon Cowell is determined to make a charity single for Haiti. Simon Cowell says, "I'm literally making this up as we go along. We've put the word out. We're going to see what comes in over the next two or three days. I don't know who is available but I will get a record out within seven to ten days."
So far Cheryl Cole is the only confirmed singer signed on but Simon is determined and he has great industry contacts. ITN expects that Leona Lewis is likely to join as well. Simon Cowell says, "I will make it happen." Take a look:
Seal Performs During Haiti Charity Telethon on Larry King Live
Larry King held a charity telethon Monday for Haiti to raise money for the Red Cross and UNICEF. Some of the celebrities in attendance included John Mayer, Scarlett Johansson, Russell Simmons, Susan Sarandon, Sarah Ferguson and Jennifer Lopez. Here is Seal's performance. Take a look:
Prince William Spends Night on Streets at Charity's Urging
Prince William is the patron of the youth homeless charity Centrepoint. After a visit to the charity, William accepted the charity's challenge to spend the night sleeping on the streets as many homeless teens in London do. The charity's head was quote surprised when the future king agreed to the challenge. The prince said it was bitterly cold and his group nearly got run over by a street sweeping crew in the morning. He said the experience was sobering and reiterated the need to help the homeless. We think his mother would be very, very proud of him. Take a look:
Over 1,500 of Santas of all ages walked and ran for charity in Sydney on Sunday. Some of the Santas held on to little wooden reindeer. The Melbourne Agereports that official total of participants was 1,650. Take a look:
Jewelry designer Carolina Bucci has designed a bracelet called the "Charity" bracelet. The bracelet contains an 8 carat gold-plated chain is weaved between silk threads. The bracelets can purchased for £135 (about $225 U.S.) from Harrod's website. £30 from every Carolina Bucci bracelet sold will be donated to Global Action for Children.
United Airlines and American Cancer Society Introduce Holden Hugyou
United Airlines and the American Cancer Society are teaming up for the third consecutive year. Holden Hugyou - a huggable, limited-edition 14-inch Gund teddy bear - was designed for this year's money raising effort. Holden is the cuddly younger brother of Maye I. Hugyou and Kenny Hugyou, who delivered smiles to nearly 18,000 children in 2008 and 2007.
For each contribution of at least 7,500 Mileage Plus miles or of a minimum of $50, volunteers - including United employees - will deliver a Holden Hugyou teddy bear to a child with cancer at hospitals throughout the country in February 2010. Contributions can be made through December 31 by visiting united.com/bearhug. Individuals who contribute $250 to the American Cancer Society through this initiative will also receive their own Holden Hugyou bear.
"The expressions of the faces of children receiving a teddy bear is worth a million miles," said Sonya Jackson, president of the United Airlines Foundation. "We are so grateful for the overwhelming response from our customers and colleagues, who together have raised more than 100 million Mileage Plus miles and more than $360,000 for the American Cancer Society for this program since it began in 2007."
Charlize Theron was helping with the charitable auction for organization OneXone Thursday night in San Francisco. When the bidding lagged at $47,000, Charlize decided to raise the stakes, offering a 7 second kiss. She told the crowd that this was high-risk kissing, since the swine flu virus is going around. A man in the audience jumped the bid to $137,000, but a woman outbid him. She paid $140,000 and got her money's worth: Charlize kissed her for a full twenty seconds. The winner also got a 2010 South Africa trip - complete with World Cup tickets, a safari trip and a chance to meet Nelson Mandela.
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Marc Jacobs Reissues Protect the Skin You're In Tees
The Clones reports that Marc Jacobs is reissuing some of his "Protect the Skin You're In" tees. Chloe Sevigny is posing in the t-shirt above. Other celebrities that posed for the shirts include Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Dita Von Teese, Doutzen Kroes and Erin Wasson.
You can find the tees in the special items section on MarcJacobs.com. You have to find the shirts by scrolling to the right. Marc Jacobs has lumped different types of products together on his website in a manner that makes it difficult to find things. As of this writing, the only shirt we could find online after scrolling around for a while was the Heidi Klum one. The shirts can also be found at Marc Jacobs' stores. The shirts costs $35. Proceeds from the sale of the shirts will benefit NYU Cancer Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center.
Video: Betsey Johnson Talks Lifetime Achievement Award, Does Cartwheel
Designer Betsy Johnson appeared on Good Day New York to discuss being awarded the Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion from the National Arts Club's fashion committee. Betsey was awarded the medal at a black tie affair, where a retrospective of her designs were displayed. Betsey is a breast cancer survivor and spends a great deal of time fundraising for breast cancer charities. She talks about how she discovered she had breast cancer after having her breast implants. Betsey attributes her longevity in the business to a youthful outlook: she ends every runway show (and this television interview) with a cartwheel. Take a look:
