Charity Chic 2007
fashion show and charity auction
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A spectacular catwalk show of cutting edge clothes with conscience, assembled from Edinburgh's charity shops, followed by a charity auction.
Wednesday 10 October 2007
7 for 7.30 pm
Subterranean Fashion Room at Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh.
Tickets, £15 (£20 front row), including a drinks reception sponsored by Diageo, from
Harvey Nichols (Customer Services), St Andrew Square, Edinburgh (0131 524 8388) St Andrew’s & St George’s Church, George Street, Edinburgh (0131 225 3847)
and the following Edinburgh charity clothes shops:
Barnardo’s Scotland - Grassmarket, Nicholson Street, Stockbridge;
Bethany Christian Trust – most shops;
Oxfam – Morningside Road, Nicholson Street;
Shelter – Forrest Road, Morningside Road, Nicholson Street
get the look
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Get the look: Thursday 11 October 11am - 7pm
The clothes from the show will be for sale in St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, George Street, from 11 am to 7 pm.
about the show |
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The stylist is Kevin Stuart from Harvey Nichols. He will select clothes from the Edinburgh shops of the participating charities – Barnardo’s Scotland, Bethany Christian Trust, Oxfam and Shelter – and put together the looks for the catwalk.
Also involved are third year fashion students from Edinburgh College of Art and senior fashion students from Eco Schools in Edinburgh. The students will rework clothes bought in the participating charity shops to create ‘new’ designs. These will be judged by a professional panel and the winning outfits shown on the catwalk.
The show is supported by Harvey Nichols, with hair by Charlie Miller, make-up by Laura Mercier and professional models
This project is supported by the Edinburgh Council’s Waste Action Grant Programme
about Charity Chic |
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Charity Chic is an initiative of St Andrew’s and St George’s, the landmark city centre church. It aims to promote the importance of ethical and eco-friendly fashion and to demonstrate that constructive consumerism – clothes with conscience - can be chic.
Charity Chic supports:
reducing exploitative clothing consumption through ethical, fair-trade and eco-friendly initiatives;
reusing clothing by supporting charity shops and by using vintage and second hand clothing for charity fundraising events;
recycling clothing by reworking it into new designs and uses
past events |
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Charity Chic The first Charity Chic fashion show was created in 2006 during the Edinburgh International Fashion Festival more...
Bags for Life An exhibition of antique, vintage and second-hand handbags to raise money for three charities more....
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