Tilda Swinton has joined a host of celebrities to auction their handbags for charity.
The generous We Need To Talk About Kevin star has donated two designer handbags, one from Chanel and another by Victor & Rolf to Save the Children’s ‘Bag to Save a Life’ appeal which will launch tomorrow.
Encouraging people to get involved, Tilda said: “Bid high! Bid so much higher than you think you will or can! Think of a dicey number and double it. And then double that. No fancy bag can ever carry what your generosity will mean to the children it will help to live.
“Make this beautiful object truly valuable by investing real money in real life – and carry the evidence with pride. Don’t count the cost. Think of it as paying something back for all there is to be grateful for in your days.”
Other celebrities including Sienna Miller, Florence Welch, Gemma Arterton, Georgia May Jagger, Annie Lennox, Minnie Driver and Anna Friel have also given a selection of designer handbags from Christian Louboutin, Mulberry, Jimmy Choo, Miu Miu, Prada to the appeal.
The Bag to Save a Life online auction is part of the No Child Born to Die campaign to stop the deaths of more than eight million children in some of the world’s poorest countries every year.
The online auction is live from tomorrow and will close on Sunday December 4th. Visit www.savethechildren.org.uk/bagtosave to place a bid.
Alistair Carr has been named as Pringle of Scotland’s new design director.
The Balenciaga designer succeeds creative director Clare Waight Keller at the luxurious label and he will present his first Pringle collection in September for spring/summer 2012.
Jean Fang, Pringle of Scotland’s chief executive, told the Telegraph newspaper: “We are thrilled to have Alistair on board. His passion for both cutting-edge and contemporary luxury design is the perfect alliance for Pringle of Scotland, and we look forward to continuing our success as an international luxury brand with an emphasis in knitwear.”
Alastair – who completed his womenswear MA at Central Saint Martins – was until recently in charge of the design team at Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquiere and has previously worked at Marni, Cacharel and Chloe. He also showed his own label at London Fashion Week for three seasons.
Clare announced her resignation earlier this month after being at the label since 2005.
The designer – who is pregnant with her third child – said: “It’s a sad moment – but the perfect time to close my era at Pringle. I leave incredibly proud of Pringle’s growth from a Scottish knitwear company to an international luxury brand. And to a certain extent, this move is for personal reasons.”
Pringle of Scotland’s latest campaign was fronted by Tilda Swinton.
We gave you a first glimpse of Pringle’s SS2010 campaign staring Tilda Swinton and now we’ve got our hands on the promotional video too.
Despite our hopes that the campaign would be fun, the video says a different story, it features Tilda walking across the beautiful Scottish landscape and ending up in a cave wearing different outfits.
And although its not fun, it’s laid back, depicted by Tilda’s lack of footwear, and just a tad eerie. However it does make for riveting watching and the cinematography is amazing.
As you know, many designers are now picking up celebrities to front their campaigns. This has led to many sultry shots, think Emma Watson for Burberry and Madonna for D&G, and while we don’t have a problem with this, it’s always nice to have a bit of a change.
Cue Pringle’s new SS2010 campaign. Although the brand has gone for an actress, it’s decided to pick Tilda Swinton who is well known for her sense of humour and fun.
The actress who played the ice queen in the Lion, witch and the Wardrobe apparently went “wild” at the shoot photographed by Ryan McGinley and if this picture is anything to go by we can’t wait to see the rest of this fun campaign.
It’s been 11 days of more film screenings than usual in L.A., with the annual American Film Institute’s AFI Fest film festival in town. Celebs came out in looks from the demure, see Michelle Trachtenberg, below, to the fashion forward/ (Tilda Swinton in a good way, Bai Ling in … her own way.)
Tilda Swinton has been invited to attend this year’s highly anticipated Met Costume Institute Ball by Miuccia Prada. The Oscar-winner will join US actress Kate Banks in accompanying the designer to the superhero-themed do.
They are just a few in a long-list of top designers and A-list celebs who will appear at the annual event next month in New York. Titbits about who will be wearing what are beginning to trickle through with other star/designer hook-ups including Liv Tyler and Fergie, who will both be dressed and accompanied by Francisco Costa.
Tilda Swinton has joined a host of celebrities to auction their handbags for charity.
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