2011.06.25
SAVEJAPAN! CHARITY T-SHIRTS PROJECT
The SaveJapan! website was established immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake to support the affected parts of the country by providing information on area-specific relief efforts. UNIQLO is working with Condé Nast Japan—a supporter of the SaveJapan! website and the publisher of Vogue Japan and GQ Japan—to create T-shirts featuring messages of encouragement from artists around the world. UNIQLO plans to donate approximately $1.2 million through the sale of Save Japan! T-shirts to the Japanese Red Cross Society, to back recovery efforts in northeastern Japan.
UNISEX
Product Information: 10 styles Price $19.90 Sizes: XS～XL On June 25th launch
Available: UNIQLO SOHO, 546 Broadway
Alber Elbaz
As a fashion designer, the elegant and sensitive Alber Elbaz has long enjoyed unwavering popularity. Following stints with famed fashion houses Guy Larouche and Yves Saint Laurent, Elbaz was selected to be the artistic director for Lanvin's ladies' line in 2001. He received the International Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) in 2005.
Blake Lively
Blake Lively is an American actress who shot to fame as Serena van der Woodsen on the TV series Gossip Girl. Since the program began in 2007, she has garnered a wealth of attention as a trendsetter. One of the most popular and influential celebrities among young women, Lively has graced the cover of many fashion magazines, including Vogue.
Charlize Theron
One of the greatest known actresses of our time, Charlize Theron captivated audiences and won an Academy Award１ for her role in the thriller Monster2. She is currently filming Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott and will be making her next appearance in Jason Reitman’s upcoming film Young Adult. Her recent charity work includes the establishment of her foundation3, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, which has done incredible work in preventative4 education to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in her native country South Africa.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is one of the biggest pop icons of the 1980s, with a Grammy and an Emmy Award to her name. She is known for her interest in Japan and she participated in charitable activities in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. She also toured Japan immediately after the March 11 earthquake and held concerts to encourage the victims of the disaster, as well as a donation drive.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow won the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and other honors for her work in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love. She is married to Chris Martin, the vocalist of popular British rock band Coldplay. Paltrow is always in the spotlight as a fashion and lifestyle icon.
Karl Lagerfeld
Legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld has worked in fashion since he was 17 years old. He has worked on designs for Fendi since 1967 and for Chanel since 1983. Lagerfeld, who is also highly regarded as a photographer, is a fashion superstar whose words and actions are always under the spotlight.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is a major fashion icon and a singer-songwriter, known for her 2008 hit album The Fame. A charity bracelet she designed after the Great East Japan Earthquake was an immediate sensation, generating over 100 million yen in just two weeks.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge, as well as another Oscar and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her work in the 2003 film The Hours. She has served as Australia's UNICEF goodwill ambassador since 1994.
Orlando Bloom
Since his international breakthrough The Lord of the Rings in 1998, Orlando Bloom has starred in epics such as Troy and The Pirates of the Caribbean series. He is known for actively participating in charitable activities, and that reputation led to him being selected as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham got her big break as a member of the Spice Girls, one of the best-known pop groups of the 1990s. The singer, actress and model is also active as a fashion designer. She and her husband, soccer star David Beckham, have three children and are expecting a girl this summer.
