Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Haiti Show a Hit
What kind of event can attract an audience as diverse as the Duchess of York and Beyonce at a moments’ notice? If you’re guessing a fashion show, then you are correct, but this wasn’t just any fashion show. It was Naomi Campbell’s fundraiser to raise money for Haiti relief efforts. It was also a heartfelt tribute to fashion icon Alexander McQueen, who was found dead in his London apartment just the day before.
Supermodels like Helena Christensen, Karen Elson and Campbell herself proudly walked the runway in McQueen-designed contemporary wholesale clothing. Victoria Beckham described Alexander McQueen as a “master of fashion” in a recent interview, saying he made everything he touched beautiful.
Then in a post-show interview with CNN, Naomi Campbell said, “the public came out to this show, but it is not normally the public who attends a fashion show.”
She expressed her appreciation for all the amazing designers, who took time out from preparing their fall 2010 collections to select the right contemporary apparel for the show. Campbell herself has a special interest in the suffering women and babies in Haiti, which is why she chose to donate all the proceeds from this event to Care.org.
As a woman with a Jamaican heritage, Ms. Campbell is acutely aware of the desolation that Haitians must be facing, saying “I feel like my people are there.” She said [this event] is “something I’m doing to care for me” but it will only work with everyone’s collaboration and time. This is definitely the Naomi Campbell they don’t talk about in the supermarket tabloids.
As a part of New York’s Fashion Week, Fashion for Haiti was a huge success as both a fundraiser and a fashion show. With so many important designers descending on one event with such short notice, it was interesting to see what kind of fashion apparel wholesale they chose to display. But it is at spontaneous events like these that the best wholesale clothing apparel buyers get their inspiration for a season.