Daphne Guinness auctions her couture collection for charity
Socialite, heiress and designer muse Daphne Guinness auctioned a selection of her enviable couture wardrobe this week and raised £143,790 for charity.
The auction which was predicted to raise between £40,000 and £60,000 exceeded all expectations when over 150, 000 people visited the online auction site, and 1,000 placed bids for a slice of Daphne's wardrobe on eBay.
The sale, in aid of Womankind Worldwide - a charity that aims to help women in third world countries lift their families out of poverty - was one of the most successful of it's kind ever, with a red John Galliano felt hat from the autumn/winter 02 collection selling for over $7,000 - breaking all world records for hats at auction.
Of the auction's success Guinness told the U.S press, 'The auction was a cathartic experience, In a world where consumerism is often prominent, it was good to try to give something back and to see my old wardrobe recycled. The clothes will go to people who will continue to enjoy them and I am really delighted that I have been able to do something practical to help women in different parts of the world.'
For more information about Womankind Worldwide, click here now.
By Laurelle Gilbert
Posted: 1 May 2008
With the kind of weather we are having it's no wonder we are rather joyous at the prospect of Luella Bartley's Autumn/Winter collection arriving next week, and at the wondrous high street fashion store that is Urban Oufitters no less. There will be gothic checks, Russian inspired embroidery, spotted, black and spidery print chiffons. Get in line fast as Luella's line taps into the Autumn's hottest trend of punk and gothic and is sure to fly out.
Meanwhile at Topshop, leading Parisien lingerie designer Fifi Chachnil has created a special collection just for the store - a collection of 50s inspired silk lingerie available from 20 July. Naughty but very very nice.
Posted by Lianne Ludlow
18 July 2008
