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Celebrities inspire reselling clothing for charity
Selling a red-carpet gown for charity is no strange move for celebrities, with some also selling other secondhand items to raise funds.
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Ashley Graham (left) and Stella Maxwell attend the 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between' Costume Institute exhibition and Met Gala 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Getty Images for Huffington Post/AFP /Nicholas Hunt)
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ed-carpet events are usually the perfect occasion for celebrities to put their best foot forward, dressed to the nines in their most glamorous gowns.
Many a time, however, the dresses worn to such occasions would not be seen again at any other big events, let alone at another red-carpet event.
Decked out in a striking gown with a fitted red skirt and corseted white bodice, model Ashley Graham walked up the steps to the 2017 Met Gala in New York with ruffles on the bottom of her mermaid skirt sweeping the floor.
With a strip of red frills framing her right shoulder, Graham struck various poses in front of flashing camera lights.
Days later, Graham announced on Instagram that she had put her custom-made H&M gown on sale, with proceeds going to the United Nation's (UN) Girl Up campaign, which supports UN programs promoting the health, safety, education and leadership of girls in developing countries.
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Selling a red-carpet gown for charity is no strange move for celebrities, with some also selling other secondhand items to raise funds.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, meanwhile, recently hosted the annual charity fashion show, the 2017 Fashion for Relief in Cannes, France.
This year, money from the event will be donated to Save the Children, an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.
"Children are our future, and they didn’t choose this. They’ve just been caught in the crossfire,” Campbell said, as quoted by Glamour magazine.
Indonesian celebrities have also taken up the practice of selling personal items for charity, according to a report by kompas.com.
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Last year, singer Andien Aisyah, along with fellow singer Raisa Adriana and actress Dian Sastrowardoyo, cumulatively raised Rp 100 million (US$7,520) from selling 200 pairs of shoes, donating proceeds to a shelter for cancer patients in Jakarta.
Designer Dian Pelangi had a garage sale in 2015, through which she sold about 40 articles of clothing and pairs of shoes, with proceeds donated toward education fees for underprivileged children in Indonesia.
In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadhan, raising funds for charity has become a popular tradition, with people looking to sell secondhand items heading online.
Last year, as many as 75,000 people joined a charity campaign run by online company olx.co.id, in which sellers could donate all or part of their sales proceeds for distribution by NGO Dompet Dhuafa. (liz/kes)
