Link Love: Breast Cancer Fundraiser, Balenciaga Bag, Black Tops, Weddings Mag, and Model Search

October 21, 2009 10:00 AM | Comments (0) | Posted in charity, link love, biker chic

Fashionable Gals is hosting a Fashionable Gals For A Cure Fundraiser & GIVEAWAY! Help them raise money for breast cancer and get a chance to win tons of great prizes from companies like Gillette, Philosophy, Urban Decay, Ella Moss, and more!

Shopping and Info has a scoop on where to get a Balenciaga black giant hardware bag, as seen on Kim Kardashian.

Black can look dull, but You Look Fab has tips on how to make a black top pop.

Viva Fashion Blog has a scoop about a model search for women with curves.

The Capitol Fashionista shares her night out at the Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine Celebration.

Stein Mart & Salvation Army Join Forces for Charity Event

September 25, 2009 07:00 PM | Comments (0) | Posted in salvation army, charity, stein mart, 20 percent off

What: Stein Mart is doing it again. The specialty store chain is partnering with the Salvation Army for a Give & Receive clothing drive for the second time this year. From October 1 – 3, customers who bring in clean, gently used garments to any Stein Mart store nationwide will be able to receiving sales on a number of fall fashions, and more.

What They Say:
“We are proud to once again partner with Salvation Army,” says Stein Mart chairman Jay Stein. “Our loyal customers continuously step up to join us in our efforts to support this valued organization. We are honored to again have this opportunity to help those in need and hope to make this an ongoing initiative.”

What We Say: Organizations like the Salvation Army always need additional clothes for the cold winter months, and you need to clean out your closet. It sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Just consider Stein Mart’s offer to throw in a 20% off coupon for each item donated the cherry on top of this already great event.

You’ve Got to Give to Get at Stein Mart

February 19, 2009 01:00 PM | Comments (1) | Posted in discount designer, online coupon, salvation army, charity, stein mart, 20 percent off

What: Clean out your closet and head to Stein Mart, where you’ll get 20% off a single-item purchase, just for donating gently-used clothing to the Salvation Army. Stein Mart’s annual Give & Receive event is happening March 5—7.

What They Say:“The economic downturn has meant that people are keeping their gently used items longer so we are seeing fewer donations to our thrift and family stores,” said Major George Hood, The Salvation Army’s national community relations and development secretary. “This means that we have fewer goods to sell and therefore less funding for our life-changing programs. Stein Mart’s support, and that of their shoppers, is vital to our service.”

What We Say: . We know you can’t bare to part with those itty bitty jeans from college that you swore you’d squeeze into again, but chances are there’s someone else out there who can fit into those jeans. So, help out the Salvation Army, and receive a coupon for 20% off a single purchase at Stein Mart.

Do Good: Maggie Gyllenhaal Teams Up With Trickle Up

August 5, 2008 11:00 AM | Comments (0) | Posted in accessories, charity, do_good, tenthousandthings, trickle_up, maggie_gyllenhaal, the_dark_knight

What: The Dark Knight’s femme fatale Maggie Gyllenhaal and Trickle Up have teamed up for one of our fave combinations—fashion and a great cause. In this case, Gyllenhaal tapped New York jewelry design studio TENTHOUSANDTHINGS to design a necklace with proceeds to benefit Trickle Up’s “Seed a Dream” campaign.

The Lowdown: The necklace features three charms—a seed to represent the $100 seed capital grant that will help a poor person launch a microenterprise; a globe to represent Trickle Up’s outreach to people around the world working to pull themselves out of poverty; and a person doing the celebratory “arms up” gesture that indicates empowerment. Here’s how it works: For a donation of $100 to Trickle Up, you can help a poor family start a microenterprise in Africa, Asia, or Latin America, and receive the charm necklace or send it to a loved one as a symbol of a donation made in her honor. Grants of $100 go directly into the hands of extremely poor people as ‘seed capital’ to start their own businesses.  In addition to start-up money, Trickle Up will give program participants business training and savings support to help them build sustainable livelihoods. 

To Make Your Donation, or For More Information: Visit www.trickleup.org and click on the necklace picture to learn more about the “Seed a Dream” campaign and watch a special 75-second animated short narrated by Gyllenhaal.

Shop for Opera

June 4, 2008 11:00 AM | Comments (0) | Posted in fashion, discounts, designer, charity, opera

What:

Where: Industria Superstudio, Studio 10
                356 West 12th Street
                New York City

When: June 18
        VIP Preview Shopping
        5:00pm - 6:00pm

        Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, Shopping and Music
        6:00pm - 10:00pm
     

The Word: Shop from a collection of donated vintage and designer clothing, accessories, jewelry and home furnishings discounted up to 75% off, while eating hors d’oeuvres and drinking cocktails. Oh, and listen to opera. In your hottest, “diva” outfit. Fashion icons like John Bartlett, Phillip Bloch, Patricia Field, Michael Fink, Elsa Klensch, Lorry Newhouse, Rebecca Taylor, and Robert Verdi will be there, too. Mezzo soprano and New York City Opera singer Heather Johnson will perform. Purchase a regular ticket and receive a gift bag for $250 or become a VIP for the night and receive one worth $600. After you shop, dance all night to DJed music. Proceeds go towards the design and creation of costumes for the New York City Opera. Ticket prices range from $150-$500.

What We Say: The idea of spending money for a ticket that allows you to spend more money on clothes irks us a little, but if you employ your bargain-hunting abilities, you’ll find the best buys while enjoying a classy night at the opera. Score a Nanette Lepore dress for $225 instead of $370 or a Luca Luca clutch for $150 instead of $550. And hey, the gift bag filled with free goodies from Carolee, Clarins, Make Up For Ever and other brands should take care of any guilty feelings you have. Plus, all unsold items will be available the next day at the City Opera Thrift Shop on East 23rd Street, so you can continue your bargain hunting the next day.

Click here for more info and call 212-870-4018 to purchase tickets.

Washington DC Sample Sale/Charity Event

September 10, 2006 01:33 PM | Comments (1) | Posted in charity, labels_for_love, washington_dc, www.districtsamplesale.com

Who: Labels for Love, benefiting Suited for Change
What: District Sample Sale: 20 of the region’s best clothing, shoe and jewelry/accessories boutiques selling their end-of-season wares at liquidation prices, plus sneak peaks of their fall looks; cocktails,
hors d’oeuvre, giveaways and more, with proceeds benefiting SFC.
When: Tuesday, September 12, 6-10 p.m.
Where: 3307 M Street, NW (Georgetown), Washington, DC
For more information, please visit www.districtsamplesale.com