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Fashion names design canine couture for charity

Fashion’s biggest names including Vivienne Westwood, Julien MacDonald, Jenny Packham, Christopher Raeburn, Philip Treacy, and Matthew Williamson have designed one-of-a-kind canine couture to raise money for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. The designer bespoke dog coats, collars and leads will be auctioned off to raise vital funds for the charity...

Business

Asos renews partnership with Beat to aid those suffering from eating disorders

London - Beat, a UK-based eating disorder charity, has renewed its partnership with online fashion retailer Asos. The new, expanded remit includes targeted support for men suffering from eating disorders. Asos has been a partner of Beat for the past five years, and the funding from the renewed partnership will be used to extend the opening hours...

Schools

Joules teams up with the Prince's Trust to support young entrepreneurs

British lifestyle brand Joules has joined forces with the Prince's Trust in order to support the charity's youth Enterprise Programme in Leicestershire. The Enterprise Programme works together with young, unemployed individuals between the age of 18 and 30 in the Leicestershire are, to help transform their ideas into business realities. The...

Fashion

80s-inspired NY fashion show draws four-legged models

Donning frocks and fabrics of all colors, dogs, cats, chickens and even a lizard strutted to 80s music at a US charity event Thursday. With hits blaring in the background, the peculiar scene unfolded at the New York Pet Fashion Show -- a fundraiser for animal rescue groups. The event, in its twelfth year, falls during New York Fashion Week and...

Fashion

Alexander Wang supports Do Something youth campaign

New York-based designer Alexander Wang has partnered with Do Something, one of the largest global orgs for young people and social change. The former Balenciaga creative director has designed a collection of hoodies and t-shirts bearing the charity’s logo and enlisted the help of his friends to model them. These friends are people who, according...

Fashion

Victoria Beckham to sell Harper's designer wardrobe for charity

London - British designer Victoria Beckham is selling 25 of her daughter's designer outfits to raise funds for the Save the Children charity. The items, which include Chloe dresses, Charlotte Olympia kitty flats and Marc Jacobs shoes, will be donated to Mary Portas Living & Giving store in Primrose Hill, as part of the Fashion Saves Lives sale....

Fashion

Toms aims to donate 1 million pairs of shoes via #Withoutshoes

Best known for its charitable initiative 'One for One' which sees a one pair of shoes donated for every product purchased, lifestyle label Toms has decided to make it even easier for the public to give shoes to those in need. From May 5 to May 21 Toms will donate a pair of shoes to a child in need for every photograph of bare feet uploaded on...

Fashion

Stylight launches inaugural Purple Day charity auction

Stylight, the European online curated fashion platform, has launched its inaugural charity auction to raise awareness for Purple Day. Launched in 2008, Purple Day is held on March 26 and dedicated to raising awareness for epilepsy. Stylight has invited over 50 fashion individuals, including stylists, designers and bloggers to donate special...

Trends

Louboutin x Angelina Jolie

Christian Louboutin has teamed up with Angelina Jolie to create the a limited edition shoe called Malangeli. The cartoon-esque shoe has been worn by Jolie to global premiers of Disney's new film Maleficent, and Louboutin will sell the sculpted wedge design from October. In addition to the sculpted heel, the shoe features a leather body and nude...

Trends

Fendi Peekaboo project

Fendi opened it's new doors on Bond Street on Thursday, celebrating with a dinner at auction house Sotheby's. The company has launched a charity in collaboration with a roster of high-profile women including artist Tracey Emin; actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Naomie Harris; models Cara Delevingne, Jerry Hall and her daughter Georgia May Jagger;...

Trends

Designers support Born Free Africa

Twenty two of the world's leading female fashion designers have come out in force to support the AIDS charity Born Free Africa. The charity asked the designers, which include Victoria Beckham and Celine's Phoebe Philo to create an exclusive ready-to-wear capsule collection for women and girls, available from April 23. The result are 22 capsule...

Trends

Marni childen's charity tees

Italian luxury label Marni has launched a series of charity t-shirts featuring prints created by children from across the world. The initiative comes as part of its annual effort to nurture young creative talent. Titled “Children’s imaginary world”, the t-shirts are co-designed by children of all ages from communities in Bogotá, Finale Emilia,...