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Lilly Pulitzer's A Colorful Cause Collection

Summer is the natural season for bright and colorful Lily Pulitzer designs. To celebrate the brand's 50th anniversary, Lilly has created the "A Colorful Cause" Spring/Summer 20009 collection, a special line designed with nine celebrity women--Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angie Harmon, Marcia Cross, Catherine Bell, Debra Messing, Brooke Shields, Bridget Moynahan and Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon. The line of swimsuits, shifts, pants, skirts and caftans benefits the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation with 15 percent of the price going to the foundation. Epidermolysis Bullosa is a rare and painful skin disease that results in blisters and wounds on the body. The Grace shift shown at right was designed by Debra Messing and sells for $428.

[via Make Luxury Count]

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Montblanc to Auction Celeb Portraits for Charity

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Writing Instruments, Auctions, Art, Charity

Montblanc, makers of fine pens with the famed "snow cap" motif (above), will auction off a series of celebrity portraits to benefit UNICEF in September. On Friday, May 8, they're hosting a benefit at Sotheby's in New York to announce the World Exhibition Tour of the photo project honoring the involvement of 12 great actresses and their efforts to "support UNICEF's fight against inadequate education and illiteracy". Sienna Miller, Eva Longoria, Christina Ricci, Emily Blunt, Marcia Cross, Andie MacDowell, Helen Hunt, Lauren Hutton, Milla Jovovich, Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon and Mira Sorvino are featured in a series of signed portraits by photographer Roger Moenks.

The portraits will be on display from May 6 - 13 at Sotheby's New York before traveling to London and then Los Angeles where they'll be auctioned off to benefit at a charity gala dinner on September 8th, International Literacy Day. Based on an original concept by Signature International, a cultural and artistic charitable initiative, each actress was photographed "portraying her favorite literary heroine in celebration of the art of writing." Each portrait will be presented to the winning bidder accompanied by a limited edition Montblanc writing instrument covered in the finest diamonds and sapphires.

[via JustLuxe]

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The Bridal Registry of Marcia Cross from Desperate Housewives

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor, Celebrity Shopping

Jeannette Walls over at The Scoop has unearthed the bridal registry of Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney. No way to know if this is legit or not but the registry is from the posh Beverly Hills store Gearys. The registry features silver from Christofle, casserole dishes from Reed & Barton and William Yeoward wineglasses. She also appears to be a big fan of the Margherita place settings from Richard Ginori. The china is inspired by Missoni's colorful striped designs and starts at $56 for a soup plate.

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