Emma Watson: Celebrity Designer (for Charity)

Burberry and Chanel have a fresh, young face—it's Emma Watson's. But now the budding starlet is branching off to create her own fashion line. The best part? She's doing it all for charity.

Emma's line will be geared toward the teenage set and rumor has it that she's been taking advice from her fashion designer pals like Karl Lagerfeld, which means her line is likely to be hot hot hot. All profits will benefit the children's charity UNICEF. Emma currently models for some of top fashion houses, namely, Burberry and Chanel.

We didn't know they taught fashion design at Hogwarts, but clearly this Harry Potter star knows what she's doing. Finally, a young celebrity who is both talented and selfless; nice to see more of that these days.

Charlize Theron Makes Out With a Woman - For Charity.

Charlize Theron was part of a live auction at a party for OneXOne in San Francisco Thursday night. When bidding stalled on a South Africa/World Cup package she was auctioning, she upped the pot by offering some personal lip service. Us Weekly reports:
...bidding stalled at $37,000, far below the $280,000 Jeremy Piven had just raised.

"For f*** sake! You can do better," she tells attendees. "There is no way I am leaving here with Jeremy Piven getting a higher bid. I've got t**** for God's sake."

To sweeten the pot, she offered up a 7-second kiss for $130,000 to a male bidder. "Swine flu is going around. This is high risk kissing!" she told him.

After one man bid $135,000, a woman upped the stakes to $140,000 -- ascending the stage for a 20-second smooch as the audience counted down.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/23/charlize-theron-kisses-wo_n_331879.html

Vanessa Williams and Dress For Success Help Women in Need.

Vanessa Williams is using the tough economic times to clean out her closet and help disadvantaged women thrive in the workplace. Teaming up with Dress for Success and Allergan, Williams hopes to empower women by donating professional attire and offering career advice to those in need.

"I want to raise awareness for everyone out there who needs a leg up and looking for jobs ... We can help. Dress for Success has been around for years, and I contributed to that organization before Allergan (a pharmaceutical company that produces Botox) contacted me about joining this new campaign. As a working woman and actress, I know how important it is to look the part when interviewing for a new position or in any professional setting. The whole intention of the campaign is to celebrate women while giving back."

Kudos Vanessa!

Paris Hilton Wins FiFi Awards for Best Charity Fragrance

Paris Hilton's signature scent, Fairy Dust, wins top charity fragrance at the FiFi awards.

The sweet smell of success permeated the red carpet at The 37th annual Fragrance Foundation Awards. Hollywood A-listers including Sean "Diddy" Combs and Paris Hilton turned out sporting their favourite scents to what some call the "Oscars of fragrance."

Hilton was honoured for her perfume, Fairy Dust. She attended the event with her mother Kathy and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt.

"I've been doing the fragrance business for a very long time and mine is one of the most successful," says the socialite and reality TV vixen. "Tonight I'm winning celebrity fragrance of the year so it's such a huge honour."

Rosario Dawson 'Thinks Beyond' for Charity.

Rosario Dawson will be participating in The Palomita Education Fund's upcoming charity event, Piensa Mas Alla…(Think Beyond) on May 29 at Terra SF in San Francisco. With the 2009 theme “What is your passion?” Dawson has designed a beautifully whimsical environmental, special edition t-shirt, which will be auctioned at the event, with all proceeds benefiting Latino education. The design will also be available for purchase, for a limited time only, through specialty retailers and on-line at palomitaclothing.com.

Drawing on last year‟s success, the second annual Piensa Mas Alla…Think Beyond… event is expected to draw over 500 VIP‟s of the Latino community together in celebration and support of fashion, art and Latino culture. Other confirmed celebrity designers include Adrienne Bailon, Andy Garcia, Baby Bash, Cesar Millan, Christina Milian, Eva Longoria- Parker, Frankie J, Jaslene Gonzalez, LENA, Maria Conchita Alonso, Melonie Diaz, Raquel Welch, Tony González, Tony Romo, Walter Perez and Valerie Cruz. This is a great way to kick-off the summer and enjoy a luxurious evening while supporting a worthwhile cause. A limited number of tickets for the event are available on www.palomitaclothing.com/

Shoshanna and Tesla Group Fight Cancer With Fashion.

In the city that never sleeps, The Tesla Group is ensuring that New Yorkers stay awake on March 26, 2009 as they host their first annual Charity Gala held in honor of lung cancer recipients and survivors at The West Side Loft in midtown Manhattan.

Alex and Simon from Bravo TV's “The Real Housewives of New York City,” will officiate the silent auction. Other guests participating in the event include celebrity stylists, music artists, New York socialites, and young professionals, along with supporters and friends of CancerCare.

The Charity Gala will kick off with a lively red carpet entree followed by an amazing spring fashion show by “Shoshanna” and will conclude with a silent auction, music, and dancing. Guests will enjoy complimentary cocktails and passed hors'd oeuvres. There will be a VIP reception area and an exclusive celebrity "Green Room" with an enticing atmosphere of waterfalls, an aquarium, and a fabulous midtown view. VIP guests will also have the pleasure of receiving gift bags filled with great products from some of the event’s many sponsors and worth over $1,000.

There are over 20 sponsors that have provided their support including Erica Anenberg, City.com, Catwalk Confidence, Pure Style Girl Friends, Blueprint Cleanse, Le Creuset, AOL, Cookie Lee, Signature Limousine, The Hyatt, We Love Colors, Vitamin Water, Jurlique, Micheal Antonio, Hard Candy, Mini Tissue, The Mystic Masala, Nooka Watches, Cyber Jocks, Udderly Smooth, I love Ryann and more.

The Tesla Group’s philosophy of A.E.R, (Advocate, Educate, and Revolutionize), determined them to choose an organization to get involved with, especially when lung cancer struck home to a family member of Tesla’s CEO, Ahlilah Longmire. “We need to have something out there that starts a new trend of young people getting involved for 2009.” said Longmire. From that thought evolved this Fashion Charity Gala, geared towards encouraging a younger generation to help raise awareness about the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. “That's why I love CancerCare; it’s about the encouragement, counseling, and support needed to help people pull through.” The Tesla Group will donate 100% of the net proceeds from the event to CancerCare to celebrate and honor cancer survivors and service recipients.

"We are grateful to the organizers and to all of the participants and hosts, for taking part in this very special event to benefit CancerCare," said Diane Blum, CancerCare executive director. “Events like these are especially appreciated during these uncertain economic times, and your participation helps us continue providing our free counseling and education services to anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.”

Fashion Favours - Celebrity duds get ripped for charity.

Blimey. The Brits always come up with the coolest ideas.
Especially when it comes to dreaming up creative concepts to combine fashion and charity. Fashion Favours, the UK's latest philanthropic fashion initiative that's touting sustainable-chic clothing for the greater good, is no exception.



The newly launched Fashion Favours initiative involves shredding the old clothes of celebrities to raise money for charity, while at the same time, persuading Brits to recycle their unwanted threads.

Kate Winslet’s suit and Twiggy’s jeans are just a couple of the celebrity cast-offs that have been cut up and customized by young volunteers to create Fashion Favours, a project that aims to highlight the issues surrounding throwaway clothing.

The items that have been created will be auctioned on fashionfavours.com and will also be part of a massive fashion show being held in London on World AIDS Day, December 1. Proceeds from the auction and the show will go to Body and Soul, a charity that works with young people affected by HIV in the UK.

DesignerLaundry gives the creative geniuses behind the Fashion Favours an enthusiastic "Oi!" The feel-good benefit is two-fold: Wear a piece of your favorite celeb for charity and simultaneously save the planet! Rubbish never sounded cool.

Gwyneth Paltrow supports fashion swap for London charity Kids Company.

Gwyneth Paltrow, alongside fellow celebrities, Trudie Styler and Jemima Khan have donated clothes to Rumble in the Jumble, London's latest philanthropic fashion swap event benefiting the London children’s charity, Kids Company.

Kids Company was set up in 1996 to help vulnerable inner-city children, many of whom are surviving on their own, within severe deprivation. Last year Kids Company fed 1,273 children on Christmas Day who had nowhere else to go - and gave them all a present.

We suspect Gwyneth’s Antonio Berardi black and white lace dress won’t be on the racks. But, chins up, Alexander McQueen, Armani, Chanel and Luella have all added pieces to the sale with a difference, so if you just happen to be shopping in London this weekend, make sure you give them a visit.

DesignerLaundry partners with the American Cancer Society

From left to right: Fashion Editor Joselle Yokogawa, The American Cancer Society's Pamela Mohr, and your dedicated blogger raise a glass at the 2008 Taste of Hope Benefit. DesignerLaundry.com showed their support by donating the proceeds from the designer merchandise sold at the event.

BlogFave: The DC Goodwill Fashionista

I always feel a little warm and fuzzy when I come across a blogger whose adding value to the world. Let's face it, there's a zillion fashion blogs out there. And if you're reading this far chances are you've experienced most score high on style but low on substance. When I stumbled across The DC Goodwill Fashion Blog I knew I'd uncovered a diamond in the rough. There's another charitable soul out there pushing fashion for the greater good!