From the Fashionwidget Team
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December 5, 2011
File Under “Humanitarian” – The GEANCO Foundation’s Health And Hope For Africa Charity Concert Gala in Chicago, Illinois
HEALTH & HOPE
Syesha Mercado
Syesha Mercado
WHO: American Idol Finalist Syesha Mercado, Academy Award-Winner Forest Whitaker, Amobi Okoye, Afam Onyema et. al.
WHAT: The Health and Hope for Africa Concert Gala hosted by Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker and Amobi Okoye.
MISSION: A fund-raiser to help save and better the lives of impoverished Africans. — GEANCO.org
WHEN: December 3rd, 2011
WHERE: The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois
Photo Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America
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May 19, 2011
Cannes Film Festival 2011 Day 9 – Fashion for a Cause – amFAR Gala
DEFINITIVE STYLE
WHO: Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Courtney Love, Rosario Dawson, Doutzen Kroes, Michelle Rodriguez, Freida Pinto et.al.
WHAT: amFAR Gala 2011 – Cinema Against AIDS
WHEN: MAY 19TH, 2011
WHERE: CANNES, FRANCE
Fashionwidget’s Verdict: Models versus Actresses versus Singers versus Designers, every single one of them showed up with their fashionista game face on. We Especially loved the colourful statements made by Doutzen Kroes and Janet Jackson in a two-tone Haider Ackmermann dress. The fashion was simply stellar on the amFAR red carpet this year as expected. We loved the Jean Fares, the Chanel(s) and the Givenchy Couture(s), we also cherished looks from L.A.M.B (Gwen Stefani was a showstopper in her black halter ensemble) and Atelier Versace. It is with sincere hope that we wonder if it was as much fun for all these divas to strut in their latest designer threads for a worthy cause as it was for us to watch and offer our opinions. We also hope some serious money was raised to benefit AIDS research. For more information about the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR ) and how you can volunteer/donate/spread the word please follow the link(s) as listed below.
http://www.amfar.org/ (The amFAR Official site)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmfAR (Research History)
Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin & Getty Images Europe
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March 23, 2011
Death of an Icon – R.I.P Dame Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)
Iconic for her signature style, great beauty, many marriages and as a crusader for HIV/AIDS related charities, Elizabeth Taylor quietly passed away in the wee hours of Wednesday March 23rd 2011 surrounded by her family at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California where she had been hospitalized two-months ago. Taylor’s son Michael with second husband (Michael Wilding) released an official statement on behalf of the family:
“My mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humour, and love,” he said. “Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world. Her remarkable body of work in film, her on-going success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished. We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts.” – Michael Wilding
Elizabeth Taylor.Image Circa: 1981 (with Roddy McDowell).
Elizabeth Taylor.Image Circa: 1992 (at the Academy Awards with Paul Newman)
She is survived by her four children, ten grand-children and four great-grand children.
Photo Credit: Bauer Griffin
AP
– Fashionwidget
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March 16, 2011
Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Charity to Launch Global Fashion Brand
Who: Nelson Mandela’s 46664 in collaboration with Cape Town-based Seardel Investment Corporation Limited.
What: 46664 Global Fashion Brand Launch
When: Starting August 2011
Where: Johannesburg, South Africa
“46664 has evolved to become much more than a global HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention campaign…The work of the organisation encompasses Mr Mandela’s humanitarian legacy as well as confronting and inspiring action to address the broader social injustices in our society. To do this effectively, 46664 needs reliable and sustainable income streams, something we believe the 46664 Apparel can significantly contribute to…The legacy of Nelson Mandela is powerful enough to stand on its own. You can change the world and your community one step at a time. Wearing [the 46664 brand] is part of a movement for good.”
– 46664 board member, Achmat Dangor,
(The Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.)
The first apparel to be issued by the brand is expected to hit shops exclusively in South Africa starting in August 2011 and the rest of the world in 2012.
For more information please visit 46664.com
