charity

Labor Day weekend used to mean back to school shopping. Now it means beer and BBQs and maybe, if we can stand it, back to Fashion Week shopping. But if you’re still looking for a valid excuse to spend money in the next few days, how about for charity? Each October, Glamour asks six designers [...]

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As if you needed another reason to shop the cute items at fredflare.com, for today only Fred Flare is donating 5% of all sales to help send adorable Chris Hues designed hearts to kids all over the world. Chris started out sending the hearts to kids suffering from cancer and now his hearts are distributed [...]

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Sometimes I really wish I was a Hamptons girl. Not for the scene, or especially the concept of having to dress up to pick up some groceries at Citarella. But for the occasional event that I wish I was attending on some summer weekend, like this one. I’m occasionally found in Montauk (which I so [...]

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After you have given away few pairs of shoes away, you may want to check out this footwear-charity collaboration. While Abby is considering forgoing her Havaianas to save her feet, some big names in fashion have created their own versions of the summertime staple. The sandals are to be auctioned off to benefit charity CLIC [...]

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Before you balk at giving up your shoes, think of that hot pink pair of heels in the back of your closet that you wore to one party and haven’t touched since. Then, consider a good cause. PUMA’s partnering with charity Soles4Souls, a charity that donates shoes to 125 countries in need, from June 15 [...]

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Pronto and Ideeli, two separate shopping sites, have joined forces to bring you that Alexander Wang bag. It’s the black Donna hobo that every single model carried this fashion week. It retails for $795 but you can register to win it here for free. If you need a pair of jeans to go with that [...]

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La Perla Does Good

What’s the best way to raise money for charity? Celebrities are a good start, pretty clothes don’t hurt and when you throw the two together, well it’s pretty much a given that interest will be piqued. La Perla’s had quite the red carpet turn this year. Molly Sims rocked a ruffled mini, Gabrielle Union wore [...]

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We’re always a fan of doing good while shopping – a trend that peaks during the holidays and then goes into hiding the rest of the year. So we were thrilled to see these signs in the Belle by Sigerson Morrison windows on our street. They’re holding a spring canned food drive and giving you [...]

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Well, at least the New York Public Library thinks you are. Starting on the 1st of January, there’ll be an online auction (through the 31st) to benefit the 87 branches of the NYPL and their teen programs. And what will everyone bid on? Tiaras designed by the likes of Vera Wang, Tommy Hilfiger, Nicole Miller, [...]

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The good people at Earnest Sewn know that times are tough. Their solution? Sell cheaper stuff and throw a few parties, of course! On December 2nd, the Earnest Sewn store on Washington launches “Recession Proof,” a back-room installation filled with goods all for less than $50, including candles from Malin & Goetz, Dents gloves, Earnest [...]

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We’ve been meaning to go through our closet lately, since every drawer seems to have a six-inch high padding of “maybe I’ll wear it” clothes that never sees the outside world. So good thing Banana Republic’s giving us a reason to get going. Who: Banana Republic and Goodwill What: Their second annual sweater and coat [...]

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Ever dreamed of the day when buying one of your favorite designers’ bags actually helped to make the world a better place? Well, thanks to Glamour, this day has come. The magazine, through their Fashion Gives Back program, has asked Doo.Ri, Loeffler Randall, Subversive, Band of Outsiders, Chris Benz, and 3.1 Phillip Lim to each [...]

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