New York’s in love…
David Bowie recently signed a few of
Here’s some relevant stuff regarding the auction and 7th on Sale…
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7th on Sale is back with a one-of-a-kind fashion experience that offers shoppers thousands of items direct from the world’s top designers between November 15 and December 6. You can shop online or in person at the New York shopping days. For the second time, a worldwide audience can bid online for celebrity-worn gowns, magazine-worthy home goods, brilliant jewelry and more. Look for new items daily. Once again, 100% of the money raised goes to services and housing for those living with HIV and AIDS.
This is the world’s biggest sample sale and it kicks off on November 15, 2007 with a black-tie gala in New York. That will be followed by three days of shopping open to the public, November 16-18, in New York. Click here to purchase tickets to one of the sessions. Also, make sure you check eBay often because seven-day auctions will launch daily between November 15 and December 6. All bids start at only 10% of the retail price and hundreds of designers have donated items.
The 2007 event is sure to make fashion and fundraising history once again as fashion’s biggest names join forces as major sponsors of 7th on Sale: the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), eBay, Kenneth Cole Productions, M·A·C AIDS Fund, Marc Jacobs International, Polo Ralph Lauren, Topshop and VOGUE Magazine.
In addition, the M?A?C AIDS Fund has generously agreed to match every dollar raised at the online auctions, up to $500,000.
A little history…
7th on Sale was founded in 1990 by the CFDA Foundation and VOGUE magazine. In its first three incarnations (1990 and 1995 in New York City, 1992 in San Francisco) the initiative raised more than $11 million, which was distributed by the New York City AIDS Fund to benefit HIV and AIDS organizations. The 2005 re-launch of 7th on Sale, available for the first time online through eBay, brought in an additional $1.7 million for the cause, which was distributed over the last two years through opportunity grants and requests-for-proposal. Beneficiaries over the years have included dozens of worthy organizations like AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), Alpha Workshops, amfAR, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, God’s Love We Deliver, Greenhope Services for Women, Harlem United Community AIDS Center, HIV Law Project, and the Latino Commission on AIDS, among many others.
Why your donations are important…*
While incredible progress has been made in the fight against the epidemic, HIV/AIDS remains a constant global threat. AIDS is the world’s deadliest infectious disease among adults and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Some other statistics:
– The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that there are now close to 40 million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide.
– Since the beginning of the epidemic, AIDS has killed more than 30 million people worldwide, including more than 550,000 Americans.
– In 2002, HIV/AIDS was the leading cause of death among New York City women between the ages of 25 and 34.
– 61 percent of young people living with HIV/AIDS are girls.Around the world, 95 percent of people living with HIV do not know it.
– By 2010, India will have between 20 and 25 million AIDS cases, the highest in the world.
*Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, UNAIDS, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
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The first couple of BOWIE items are live on eBay now, including a trench coat (see autograph immediately above) and a puffer vest.
And there’s a lightning bolt T-shirt, (see picture at top of page) a Let’s Dance lyric print shirt (see large autograph on second image down) and a pair of black jeans with lightning bolt design on pocket, yet to come.
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Speaking of charity auctions, I’ve had a couple of e-mails asking why I haven’t posted pictures of David’s contribution to this year’s