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Kentucky Derby Hat Auction

Filed under: Apparel, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping

For the past three years, Grey Goose Vodka has teamed up with Eric Javits to create one-of-a-kind hats for the Kentucky Derby. Last year, Petra Nemcova was chosen to model a silvery white portrait hat that was auctioned on eBay, raising over $800 for the Barnstable-Brown Foundation. This year's creation was modeled by actress Zoe Saldana at the 133rd Kentucky Derby. The hat is a lightweight nylon, raffia and lurex in French blue with silver highlights. The unique chapeau was designed with a dramatic brim meant to symbolize the burst of energy of a grey goose taking flight. The hat, along with a custom designed hat box, is now up for auction at Clothes Off Our Back. Both the hat box and the chapeau are autographed by Javits and Saldana and together have a retail value of $1800. Proceeds from the auction will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to support pediatric cancer and disease as well as The Barnstable-Brown Foundation to support diabetic research. The auction ends May 15th and the last I checked, the bidding was up to $500.

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Petra Nemcova's Infinite Heart Collection

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Filed under: Jewelry, Charity

The diamond necklace shown here isn't just a heart, it's a heart with a heart. The necklace is part of Petra's Infinite Heart Collection from Fortunoff. Model and tsunami-survivor Petra Nemcova worked with the jewelry design team to create the collection. The Infinite Heart charm was inspired by the logo for Petra's Happy Hearts Fund and is available in a bunch of styles ranging from a sterling silver piece that sells for $95 to the diamond and white gold necklace above which sells for $675. A portion of proceeds from each piece will benefit the charity, which provides aid to children who have suffered loss or hardship as a result of natural, economic or health related disasters. The collection will be available at Fortunoff starting February. Petra will also make an in-store appearance on February from 12-2 PM at Fortunoff's Fifth Avenue store.

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Kentucky Derby Hat on eBay

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions, Celebrity Shopping

Would you want a Kentucky Derby hat after the Derby? You might if it sat on the head of model Petra Nemcova. This year she was the wearer of a new hat created by Eric Javits for Grey Goose vodka (last year, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was the celeb hat model). The one-of-a-kind hat is created each year and then sold on eBay to benefit the Barnstable-Brown Foundation to support diabetic research. The value of the hat is $1,000. The hat has spiraled silver gray braid which represents the lanes in which the horses's race and the dotted veil pouf symbolizes the moment when the horses leave the gate. Last time I checked on eBay, bids were up over $330. The auction ends on May 18.

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