At the Coachella music festival, pop star Katy Perry carried a colorful Wayuú Taya bag. These gorgeous bags are not only deliciously eye-catching and utterly unique, but each bag is hand-woven and made by indigenous women in Venezuela. The bags cost $120 each and proceeds from each purchase help benefit the Wayuú indigenous people. Considering it takes Wayuu artisans 8 hours a day for 20 days to make one of these beautiful pieces of wearable art, I think they are well worth the price! These bags would make a great socially conscious and stylish gift for grads, too. Shop the Wayuu Taya bags at The Wayuu Taya Foundation's online gift shop.
Each Wayuu Taya bag is a one-of-a-kind design created by an individual weaver.
Trendy L.A. boutique Kitson also carries a selection of Wayuu Taya bags now as well. Click any image to shop!
H&M will launch its third Fashion Against AIDS collection, available May 20 in stores and once again supporting youth HIV / AIDS awareness and education.
For the first time ever, the Fashion Against AIDS collection offers guys and girls "festival themed" items that encompass the entire festival experience – from clothing and accessories to tents and sleeping bags.
And the winner is… #53 Joanna! Congrats to our winner and thanks to Tra Tutti for making this giveaway possible.
Please note: This giveaway is now closed to further entries.
Enter to win a $100 gift card from TraTutti.com! Tra Tutti is a one-of-a kind online designer consignment shop, carrying high-end and vintage designer brands, with a philanthropic twist: Consignors receive 40% of the sale of their items, an industry standard; however Tra Tutti only keeps 40% of the profit, donating the remaining 20% to charities that provide kindness and support to causes important to Tra Tutti and its customers. It's couture with a conscience!
To enter, visit the "Fashion that Always Fits" section at TraTutti.com, then tell us what's your favorite item in the comments section below.
UPDATE: This giveaway is open to readers worldwide. Comments must be posted by 12 noon ET on March 31st to be eligible to win. Thanks to our friends at TraTutti for providing the prize. Good luck!!
On Tuesday night, I was invited along with other journalists and bloggers to learn about a new campaign from mark (the beauty and fashion boutique brand of Avon) called m.powerment, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to breaking the cycle of dating abuse and partner violence. There we learned the sobering statistic that 1 in 5 teens in a serious relationship reports being physically abused by a partner.
The event was held at the hotel Crosby in Soho and hosted by Lauren Conrad (The Hills), Claudia Poccia, Global Present of mark, and a Peer Educator Leader from the Healthy Relationship Training Academy of New York City. Guests got to see the new PSA for the campaign (watch the video above!) and participate in a Q&A with Lauren, who talked about raising awareness for this great cause.
Lauren collaborated with mark to create the below beauty and accessory items from which 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to help raise funds and awareness for the cause:
To date, $400,000 has been awarded to seven organizations through the m.powerment by mark campain. It's a fantastic cause and it's so easy to participate and do your part to help out. We each received a swag bag at the event with one of the bracelets, gloss and necklace and they are quality products you will want to wear and use and share with friends. Spread the word, ladies!
Random sidenote: Lauren mingled with guests after the event, which was sweet. I went right up to her and got my photo taken with her and she was seriously cool, down the earth, and very thin and pretty in person. Just thought I'd share cuz you know you want to know! LOL
Available at www.meetmark.com or through your mark Representative
LA-based t-shirt line Kid Dangerous designed the "HELP HAITI" tee, with all proceeds going to the One Dome At A Time Emergency Fund.
In the wake of Haiti's tragic earthquake, The Budget Babe is donating $1 for every comment received below (up to $100) to the American Red Cross for Haitian Relief. Hey, I'm not Oprah but I wanted to do my small part.
If you're looking for ways to help, text "Haiti" to 90999 to automatically donate $10 to American Red Cross Relief or go to RedCross.org. Alternatively, you can text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 via Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti organization.
For more on the fashion designers and retailers who are supporting relief efforts in Haiti, check out this great article on The Recessionista by my friend Mary Hall.
If you're looking for a "Help Haiti" badge that you can add to your blog, visit Budgetnista.org.
UPDATE January 17, 2010: Thanks to YOU we reached our goal of 100 comments!! As promised, I made my pledge of $100 on behalf of The Budget Babe and its readers to the American Red Cross. Here's "proof" (screenshot of my receipt - click to enlarge):
Thanks again to everyone who posted a comment. Together we can make a difference as cliche as that sounds. You guys ROCK.
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