Thursday, October 23, 2008

Fashion Saves Lives, Really.


You may remember my love affair with Housing Works, mentioned here and here.

Well, here are a couple of highly mentionable updates:

The organization, whose proceeds benefit those living with HIV and AIDS, is holding a sample sale with over a million bucks worth of designer goodies in the hopes of raising $500K. There's also a swank party, Fashion For Action, which is being held at The Rubin Art Museum and hosted by Marc Jacobs.

The sale will be held at the store's Chelsea location at 143 West 17th Street from November 14 - 16th. Not a New Yorker? Don't fret. They've also updated their website to include "Buy It Now" items that your friendly neighborhood Fed Ex guy will happily dispatch.

There are tons of treasures that get updated daily but here are some of my favorites:

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A Tom Ford designed Gucci dress that is perfect for the stylish, yet cash-strapped bride, a vintage Courreges bag that's equally chic with a tweed suit or jeans, and speaking of jeans, a pair of Sevens in a flattering wash and cut.

Find them, and all their BIN items at Shop Housing Works.

2 comments:

Discount Designer Shopper said...

Don't you just love shopping for a cause???
I know Loehmann's is great for sponsering charity events.
Today they have THREE going on: Charity Shopping Night in selected stores
Thursday evening from 4:30pm – 8:30pm
In Chelsea and Upper Westside, join us for a special night of shopping for Gilda’s Club New York City. Visit www.gildasclubnyc.org to learn more about their worthy cause.

In Beverly Hills, Burbank, Beverly Connection, Pasadena, Long Beach, Reseda and Torrance, join us for a special night of shopping for BREATHE California of Los Angeles County. Visit www.breathela.org to learn more about their worthy cause.

In San Diego, San Marcos, Laguna Niguel, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Thousand Oaks, Falls Church, Rockville, Timonium, Chevy Chase, Fairfax, Columbia, Troy and Farmington... join us for a special night of shopping for the American Liver Foundation. Visit www.liverfoundation.org to learn more about their worthy cause.

5% of the evening's proceeds in the above stores will benefit the appropriate organization.

WendyB said...

I bought a nice Balenciaga top from them.