Fashionista - 31 juillet 2012 |
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Last night Alternative
Apparel and Olivia Wilde celebrated the launch of the Message Bag–the
result of a collaboration between the two hosts and Wilde’s best friend
Barbara ‘Babs’ Burchfield, which will benefit the Academy for Peace and
Justice in Haiti.
We happened to arrive at the event just as Wilde and co-designer Burchfield stepped out of their taxi. Despite being ridiculously beautiful (her green eyes are exquisite), Olivia seemed much more like a cool, normal girl hanging with her bestie than the A-list movie star that she is. Perhaps it’s because she takes her role as activist and philanthropist seriously and happens to be just as comfortable toting her messenger bag around Haiti as walking a red carpet. How many actresses who’ve scored the number one spot on Maxim’s Hot 100 can say that? Naturally, Olivia and Babs were both carrying the limited edition Message Bag, an army green, canvas bag that doubles as a cross body and a backpack. The bag retails for $138 and is sold on Shopbop.com and in Alternative Apparel stores. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Academy for Peace and Justice, a secondary school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti funded by Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis’s charity, Artists for Peace and Justice. The event took place at the James Hotel, where Erica Domesek of P.S. I Made This helped members of the media customize their bag with stencils and studs. Before Olivia headed to the DIY table to stencil O.W. onto hers, we had a quick chat with her and Babs to learn more about what their work in Haiti means to them.
Fashionista: Tell us about your
collaboration with Alternative Apparel.
How did you decide on creating a bag?
What would people be surprised to know
about Haiti?
Would you ever consider designing more in
the future? |
Traduction par Jujualias |
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