Last night was the second annual Bid to Save the Earth's green auction in Rockefeller Center. This year they partnered with Runway to Green, an organization which connects designers with important environmental causes. This year the proceeds went to many global environmental charities including The Central Park Conservatory.
There were some really amazing experiences were auctioned off and almost 2 million dollars was raised in under an hour! (But then again, who wouldn't want 2 tickets to the Chanel Couture show in Paris or a personal private flight with Harrison Ford as your pilot?)
Some of today's hottest designers collaborated to create a collection using sustainable manufacturing practices. Guests were treated to "green" looks from
Balenciaga,
Thakoon,
Oscar de la Renta, and
Stella McCartney as well as looks from the AW2011 collections of
Marc Jacobs,
Alexander McQueen, and
Marchesa. Simultaneously, a limited selection from the Green Collection was sold online exclusively at
NET-A-PORTER.COM and all proceeds went to charity as well.
(all photos courtesy of Mimi Ritzen Crawford and Elizabeth Lippman)
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| Rag and Bone designers Marcus Wainwright and David Neville |
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| Angela Lindvall |
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| Designer Christian Cota |
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| Model Constance Jablonski and Designer Thakoon Panichgul |
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| Designer Rachel Roy |
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| Zoe Kravitz and Designer Alexander Wang |
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| Designer Michael Kors |
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| Lauren Bush and David Lauren |
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| Seth Meyers |
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| Jessica Stam in Gucci |
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| Karolina Kurkova in Prada |
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| Coco Rocha in Tory Burch |
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| Jourdan Dunn in Alexander McQueen |
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| Surprise Performer Nicki Minaj |
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| Patricia van der Vliet in Marchesa |
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| Daria Strokous in Marchesa |
