LBD Auction Fever-When Fashion Meets Charity

January16

One little black dress(hereinafter referred to as LBD) that suits you can solve nearly all problems.Now when fashion industry interconnects with charity, LBD begins to jump out off the wardrobe, turn to Charity. Following, a upsurge of LBD donation takes off among female stars and celebrities.

Since Little Black Dress Wines took such a step-to auction off Stars’ red carpet dresses via charity auction in 2007. LBD dress has formally become a member of charity. As all we know, every female star has at least one classic LBD as LBD is must-have item.

At the first season of 2010, stars’ LBDs will be auctioned off at the “Clothes Off Our Back”. One of the proceeds will goes to Children’s Health Foundation, and the other part will be donated to Dress for Success-an international non-profit organization that help women find jobs. This organization has help more than 500,000 women get a job since its establishment in 1997.

Little Black Dress Wines has raised nearly $100, 000 fund since it was founded. As mentioned above, this charity auction attracts lots of stars and celebrities to donate their LBDs. And it also auction all kinds of limited Little Black Dress Wines with stars’ signature. Its official site also shares tips to wear LBD taste.

Here 99handbags.com list those female stars who are active in the LBD charity auction as follows:

Tina Fey

Tina Fey, winner of Emmy and Global Ball Best Screenplay and comic star, donated her Stephen Burrows LBD in the autumn of 2008. Tina is an enthusiast of charity career and an active environmentalist as well. She is dedicated to helping poverty-stricken areas. And she insists using recyclable goods and driving hybrid car.

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman is a loyal supporter of the “Clothes Off Our Backs” site that actions stars’ personal belongings. She has been donating her dressed since 2005 Like the super-mom Lynette Scavo she played in Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman likes to wear simple yet chic clothes in daily life. This donated LBD is the best interpretation of her dressing style.

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum also joins the charity auction. She donated the LBD by Thakoon, a rising new designer favored by first lady. Like other dresses from the same brand, this LBD is chic and elegant with exquisite white stitching and bows at the back. It was auctioned off at $900, and the proceeds went to the Youth AIDS/HIV Association

Glenn Close

Glenn Close always loves to combine fashion with charity. She specially design a pair of shoes for a charity auction started by shoes brand Stuart Weitzman, and the proceeds was donated to Ovarian Cancer Seminar. The pictured Alexander McQueen LBD is her latest item donated for charity

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is regarded by many as the new American sweetheart. As the ambassador of the Operation Smile, she of course takes some action. The pictured LBD from Jessica Simpson Collection is her 2010 donated item. Its auction price starts at$100.

Mary J. Blige

The Tadashi Shoji LBD with architectural profile must be the favorite of Mary J. Blige. She loves to show up in this dress. The picture depicts one scene when she attended the Precious AFI evening in the LBD. She sang I Can See Color that night.

Ashlee Simpson

Following her sister, Ashlee Simpson joined the Little Black Dress Wines auction in Jan.2010. The pictured BCBG Max Azria was her auction item this year. She was spotted wearing this LBD at the 2008 spring/summer fashion show.