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Jimmy Choo Designs For Elton John
Jimmy Choo is fashionably supporting Elton John's AIDS Foundation by creating a limited-edition accessories collection dubbed Project PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis). It will include handbags, shoes, and small leather goods decorated with a new signature laminated canvas print showing off iconic Jimmy Choo details like snakeskin, leather, and even a picture of Tamara Mellon from a Vogue Italia photo shoot.
"It's a whole collage of the DNA of Jimmy Choo," said Mellon.
Simply Fab: Designers Dress Christmas Trees For Charity
Clothes might be their forte, but that won't stop fashion designers from trying their hands at designing Christmas trees for charity. The results — as you see from Louis Vuitton's golden delight below — were fabulous. The Christmas trees, which included designs from Zaha Hadid, Louis Vuitton, Miguel Adrover, and Jean Paul Gaultier, went up for auction at Paris's architecture museum last week.
Fabworthy: The Trickle Up Necklace
Wouldn't it feel good knowing you've just changed a life? Here's an extra incentive to get your humanity in gear. When you donate $100 to fight poverty, you can receive this cute charm necklace chosen by Trickle Up supporter Maggie Gyllenhaal.The necklace, designed by TenThousandThings, stands for growth, empowerment, and success; the three things you will provide to some of the poorest communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
On Our Radar: Kate Moss Topshop Charity Tee
You gotta love a supermodel with a heart. Kate Moss has just added a special charity tee to her collection for Topshop. The top will be designed by Moss herself, with proceeds benefiting the Starlight Children's Foundation, which specializes in helping seriously ill children and their families.
On Our Radar: Chopard and Alberta Ferretti Team Up For Charity Gown
Chopard co-president Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele, and Alberta Ferretti have teamed up to show their support for the amfAR (The Foundation for Aids Research). The duo are set to design a jewel-encrusted gown to be worn by a yet-to-be named celebrity at the amfAR gala in Cannes, France, on May 22. The sketch (pictured left) already looks amazing and we can't wait to see who wears the real thing!
Fab Site: ChangingThePresent.org
There's all this talk of gift giving, and though it's so much fun, we can't forget that so many people in the world aren't fortunate enough to receive presents during the holidays. Changing The Present is a nonprofit website that offers gifts that make a difference. Choose from a cause or search for your favorite nonprofit to make a donation.
Fab Flash: Naomi Campbell Spearheads Fashion for Relief
Looks like Naomi Campbell is going to reverse her bad reputation in the press by doing good. The supermodel is planning a fashion show in London at the finale of London Fashion Week to raise money for the victim's of this year's UK floods. "As a British model, in my home town in London, I am honored to be able to put on and be involved in this kind of show," she said.
L'Occitane's Blind Ambition
Lots of companies create products to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness Month, including skincare brand L’Occitane en Provence, which is donating 15 percent of sales from its Limited Edition Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Cream, available here for $36, to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. But the earthy French cosmetics company also has another pet cause: helping the blind.
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On Our Radar: Cartier LoveCharity Bracelets
OMG I so want one of these! And I have a suspicion lots of you will too...To celebrate Cartier's second annual "LoveDay," the luxury goods company will announce its newest celebrity ambassadors for the Cartier "LoveCharity" bracelets. Last year, Cartier donated more than $1.2 million to eight global charities from the sales of the Love bracelet, and due to the enormous success, this year Cartier will celebrate with a new bracelet.
Celeb Style: Charlize Theron
Glamazon Charlize was in San Francisco last night for the ONEXONE Foundation Gala. I missed her, but Pop talked charity with her — stayed tuned for that on Pop! She wore a perfectly appropriate philanthropic 'fit.
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