A-List Celebrities Take Off Their Shoes for Shoe Auction to Benefit Soles4Souls®, the Shoe Charity

Sarah Jessica Parker and other celebs donate their shoes for Soles4Souls' celebrity shoe auction. (PRNewsFoto/Soles4Souls)

Stars, including Sir Elton John, the Kardashian family, and Yankee All-Stars donate their shoes for charity auction launching May 31st on CharityBuzz.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Soles4Souls®, the international shoe charity, announced today a complete line-up of a-list celebrities who decided to take off their shoes for a good cause.  What began as a staff shoe drive internally at NBCUniversal 30 Rock studios for the charity's Japan relief efforts quickly caught on to stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Sir Elton John, sisters Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake, John Krasinski, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mariska Hargitay, Yoko Ono, the TODAY show cast, and many more. Jennifer Wilson, an NBCUniversal employee who helped initiate the celebrity shoe auction, said it was the kindness of organizations like Soles4Souls during Hurricane Katrina that drew her to help.
 

"I'm a Louisiana girl with family in New Orleans, so I saw first-hand the destruction, pain, and uncertainty that comes with a natural disaster," Wilson said. "I started this to help those that helped us." The celebrity shoe auction that will benefit Soles4Souls will include game shoes from Lamar Odom, The SNL Cast, Spike Lee, and signed game cleats from Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, C.C. Sabathia, Joe Girardi, and Robinson Cano, and will launch in coordination with Soles4Souls' 4th annual National Barefoot Week on the charity auction site CharityBuzz.com, beginning May 31st and extending until June 22nd.  

Fergie Goes 'Boom Boom Pow' in Philips Light Dress at Billboard Awards

Fergie Lights Up Billboard Music Awards In Philips Light Dress. (PRNewsFoto/Royal Philips Electronics)

 LAS VEGAS, May 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Billboard Music Awards -- Six time Grammy Award winning singer Fergie raised the bar in fashion statements this evening (Sunday 22nd May) at the Billboard Music Awards, sporting a dynamic luminous dress while performing with The Black Eyed Peas, designed by Philips Lighting in collaboration with Stylist B. Akerlund.

The 'little black dress' was crafted using a figure-hugging fabric integrated with lighting to shape the singer's curves and move with the music - giving the performance that the singer's fans have come to expect. Showcasing a fusion of fashion, music, lighting and technology, the Philips design team worked alongside B. Akerlund, the industry's leading Stylist/Costume Designer, to construct the dress.
Speaking about the creation, Rogier van der Heide, Chief Design Officer for Philips said: "As a brand, we seek out to work with artists from a range of different industries to evolve and revolutionise the way we use light. When Fergie challenged us to create something new for her, we wanted to design something that could bring an additional dimension to their audience and help showcase how light can further enhance experiences. What is remarkable with this dress is the way the lighting is integrated with the fabric and works in tandem with the beat of the music."
Rogier continues: "For us, creating this dress was not only about the aesthetics, it is about viewer experience and impact - enhancing the artist's performance through application of lighting."

SOURCE Royal Philips Electronics

Very.co.uk Introduces Dee-V by Diana Vickers

LIVERPOOL, England, May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for her original sense of style, Diana's capsule collection with Very.co.uk consists of eight key women's wear pieces for SS11 which are set to be an instant hit.
Diana Vickers firmly stamps her quirky, vintage signature style on her debut collection of women's dresses and playsuits adorned with whimsical blossoms, embroidered bird's and subtle dog prints.
Designing for any occasion, Dee-V includes a selection of pieces fit for a night out on the tiles. A multi-coloured Aztec sequin dress injects glamour into a tired wardrobe, while wide leg jeans and casually cut cotton tees provide dressed down alternatives, for those lazy Sunday afternoons.
With Mad Men proving to be a mammoth fashion hit, Diana works with mid length hemlines and chic A-line styles to make the trend wearable for all, while short shift dresses showcase her homage to the swinging 60s.
Describing her collection Diana says, "It is fun with a sophisticated twist. It's full of quirky prints and bold, fun colours. The pieces all reflect my approach to fashion, which is generally to try and have fun and I think this is what customers would expect. I want people to look at the collection and see that it has come from me."
The Dee-V collection is now available online at Very.co.uk, fast women's fashion delivered straight to your front door, all at the click of a button.

SOURCE Very.co.uk