Helping with Haiti

For one of my classes this past winter, I did my final paper on fashion for Haiti, and who's doing what to help with the relief of Haiti. Good news! As soon as the Haiti tragedy happened, designers and retailers were thinking of ways to help these suffering families. There is currently a shirt being sold by many retailers with the words To Haiti with Love: Hope, Help, Heal, Haiti. I was at Easton the other day and saw it in J.Crew. There are many stores selling it, and are being sold for $25. All proceeds will go to Haiti relief efforts.

Beyonce has become the spokeswoman for this t-shirt

One celebrity that has done tremendous work for Haiti relief is Naomi Campbell. She has done 2 different runway shows, one in New York and one in London. Both shows had ticket sales going directly to relief efforts and the outfits being auctioned off will have all proceeds going to Haiti. Some celebrities that appeared, and some were in the runway show, include Kate Moss, Kelly Osbourne, Chris Brown, Geri Halliwell (baby spice), Donna Karan, and many others. For the london show, Naomi made a tribute to the recently deceased designer Alexander McQueen, who died days before the show.

Kate Moss wearing McQueen

T-shirt designed by Vivienne Westwood

Naomi wearing McQueen, and wife of British Prime Minister, Sarah Brown, helped Naomi in coordinating the runway shows. In all, both shows were a hit and all money that was made has been, and will continue to be proceeded to Haiti relief. The clothes from the show are being auctioned on netaport.com

The retail industry has stepped up in helping Haiti, what can you do to help?