Friday, June 11, 2010

Fashion Designers Who Give Back


It is quite a time for retail and even the runway, but there's one thing that never goes out of style: giving back. This year, fashion designers have really up-ed giving and all with style.

Marie Claire magazine highlights 15 designers who don't just make our world look more beautiful, they make it better. Here they are:

Ralph Lauren: The Pink Pony Fund and The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention

Donnatella Versace: Versace One Foundation

Kenneth Cole: amfAR

Patrick Robinson: P.A.C.E. (Personal Advancement, Career Enhancement)

Michael Kors: Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Oscar de La Renta: New Yorkers for Children

Angela Missoni: Orphan Aid Africa

James Ferragamo: GlobalGiving

Frida Giannini: UNICEF

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: Vital Choices

Christopher Bailey: The Burberry Foundation

Donna Karan: The Urban Zen Foundation

ALESSANDRO BENETTON: Africa Works

Nicola Bulgari: Save the Children

Giorgio Armani: Project (RED)


See the short video here.