Models walk for Haiti

(NEW YORK) As Fashion Week rolls on, so do the efforts to support the people of Haiti. Last night, the tents were buzzing with excitement and anticipation, as it was clear that Naomi Campbell was in the house. The super’s massive charity fashion show, Fashion for Relief, promised to feature a slew of chicsters in designs which will all be auctioned off at Net-A-Porter beginning March 15th. Campbell spearheaded the show, as friends and supporters including fellow models, fashion designers, actors and musicians stomped down the runway in designer looks put together by Rachel Zoe.

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Models walk for Haiti

(NEW YORK) As Fashion Week rolls on, so do the efforts to support the people of Haiti. Last night, the tents were buzzing with excitement and anticipation, as it was clear that Naomi Campbell was in the house. The super’s massive charity fashion show, Fashion for Relief, promised to feature a slew of chicsters in designs which will all be auctioned off at Net-A-Porter beginning March 15th. Campbell spearheaded the show, as friends and supporters including fellow models, fashion designers, actors and musicians stomped down the runway in designer looks put together by Rachel Zoe.

Agyness Deyn must have been having a major wardrobe malfunction in the shoe department though—the seasoned model took not one but two spills on the runway. Other famous catwalkers faired a bit better. Donna Karan and Diane Von Furstenberg took to the runway with ease, as well as Karen Elson, Helena Christensen, Tanya Dziahileva, Selita Ebanks, Chris Brown, Alan Cumming, Lorenzo Martone, Kelly Osbourne, and Estelle. Runway tumbles and all, the night was a smashing success. “Naomi did a fantastic job!” raved Georgina Chapman. “We’re all so thrilled to be here and support her and efforts for help in Haiti. It’s really amazing.”

Source: http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/scene/article/heart-for-haiti

Taken from cocoperez.com:

“Trying to find a way to help out the earthquake relief effort in Haiti and be fashionable?

Look no further!

Clothing company Kid Dangerous has designed HELP HAITI T-shirts with all proceeds going to One Dome at a Time Emergency Fund. One Dome at a Time will build protective domes to provide immediate relief, as well as help rebuild Port-au-Prince down the road.

The shirts, available in Men’s S-XXL and Women’s S-L, pictures an vision of the Haitian flag with HELP HAITI in simple block lettering. Kid Dangerous is selling the shirts at a reduced price of $35 dollars (the brand’s shirts ...continue reading]]> Taken from cocoperez.com:

“Trying to find a way to help out the earthquake relief effort in Haiti and be fashionable?

Look no further!

Clothing company Kid Dangerous has designed HELP HAITI T-shirts with all proceeds going to One Dome at a Time Emergency Fund. One Dome at a Time will build protective domes to provide immediate relief, as well as help rebuild Port-au-Prince down the road.

The shirts, available in Men’s S-XXL and Women’s S-L, pictures an vision of the Haitian flag with HELP HAITI in simple block lettering. Kid Dangerous is selling the shirts at a reduced price of $35 dollars (the brand’s shirts normally retail for $45-$90) through the brand’s website.

If you’ve ever considered buying charitable fashion, now is the time to do it. Port-au-Prince was nearly demolished in the 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday. The death count is still rising, and the entire city, including the main hospital, is in ruins. Please contribute to the cause.

Help Haiti!”

New York has the third largest population of Haitians, aside from Haiti itself and Florida. So many of us want to help, but where do we go? Below is a list of places where you can donate, as well as tips to avoid scams. Taken from http://lifehacker.com/5447987/how-and-where-to-donate-to-haiti-and-avoid-scams.

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Cynthia Magnus and some of the mutilated clothing she found

On January 5th, The New York Times discovered that clothing stores such as H&M and Wal-Mart throw out their brand-new unsold clothing… which is nothing new, but to make sure people can’t just take home trash bags filled with clothes, the companies tore holes and shredded the clothing. After backlash, the company has decided they will no longer destroy clothing but instead donate it to charity, as they should have been doing all along.

“It will not happen again,” said Nicole Christie, a spokeswoman for H & M in New York. “We ...continue reading]]>

Cynthia Magnus and some of the mutilated clothing she found

On January 5th, The New York Times discovered that clothing stores such as H&M and Wal-Mart throw out their brand-new unsold clothing… which is nothing new, but to make sure people can’t just take home trash bags filled with clothes, the companies tore holes and shredded the clothing. After backlash, the company has decided they will no longer destroy clothing but instead donate it to charity, as they should have been doing all along.

“It will not happen again,” said Nicole Christie, a spokeswoman for H & M in New York. “We are committed 100 percent to make sure this practice is not happening anywhere else, as it is not our standard practice.”

Ms. Christie said it was H & M’s policy to donate unworn clothing to charitable groups. She said that she did not know why the store on 34th Street was slashing the clothes, and that the company was checking to make sure that none of its other stores were doing so.

A spokeswoman for Wal-Mart said basically the same thing — she didn’t know why their clothes were destroyed and dumped when it’s company policy to donate them.

Cynthia Magnus, who attends classes at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York on Fifth Avenue was the one who noticed the piles of discarded clothing as she walked to the subway station in Herald Square.

“Gloves with the fingers cut off,” Ms. Magnus said, reciting the inventory of ruined items. “Warm socks. Cute patent leather Mary Jane school shoes, maybe for fourth graders, with the instep cut up with a scissor. Men’s jackets, slashed across the body and the arms. The puffy fiber fill was coming out in big white cotton balls.”

What a shame. Hopefully H&M will keep to their word and donate these bags to charity like they said they would.

A Worker At One of the United Homeless Organization Tables

We all know those familiar tables that are set up across New York City that represent the United Homeless Organization. The table consists of nothing more except a tablecloth, a jug full of coins and dollar bills, and a worker asking for change. For years, New Yorkers dropped money in them, always a little skeptical about where the money goes.

Well, it turns out that attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, announced that the United Homeless Organization is a fraud, and his office filed a lawsuit against the group. The lawsuit alleges that ...continue reading]]>

A Worker At One of the United Homeless Organization Tables

We all know those familiar tables that are set up across New York City that represent the United Homeless Organization. The table consists of nothing more except a tablecloth, a jug full of coins and dollar bills, and a worker asking for change. For years, New Yorkers dropped money in them, always a little skeptical about where the money goes.

Well, it turns out that attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, announced that the United Homeless Organization is a fraud, and his office filed a lawsuit against the group. The lawsuit alleges that the president of the United Homeless Organization, Stephen Riley (who claims to have once been homeless), and the program’s director, Myra Walker, has used tens of thousands of donated dollars for personal expenses, while failing to provide any actual services for the homeless.

Apparently, the table workers pay the president and the director a $15-per-shit fee to use the tables and materials, and keep the rest of what they collect. Mr. Riley and Ms. Walker then use this fee to pay for premium cable television, restaurant meals, trips to Mr. Riley’s home town of Cleveland, and shopping trips to GameStop, the Home Shopping Network, and the Weight Watchers website.

The attorney general’s office has decided not to press criminal charges, and the best way to end this scam was through a civil lawsuit.

While the group claims to run homeless shelters, soup kitchens and a detox center, as well as creating programs that provide food and clothing to the homeless. However, according to Mr. Cuomo’s office, Mr. Riley and Ms. Walker admitted in testimony that the group does not have such programs.

“U.H.O. exploits the good intentions of people who thought that their charitable donations were helping to fund services for the homeless,” Mr. Cuomo said in a statement. “Instead, their donations go directly to U.H.O.’s principals and workers, who abused the organization’s tax-exempt status to line their own pockets.”