The Chari-Tee

150 VIP guests including design duo Harry Watt and George Gross proved that Variety really is the spice of life as they celebrated the national launch of the inaugural Variety Chari-Tee collection at the exquisite new Skyline Penthouse on Wednesday night. The 12 models wore the latest denim jeans donated by JAG with the brilliant Chari-tees - so modern - everyone agreed it was a clever and exciting combination of what looks good and why women will want to support this new project for Variety.

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Hosted by Channel Nine beauty Miranda Deakin, the event saw 12 collector’s edition tee-shirts unveiled on a rainbow catwalk to a VIP crowd including Kevin and Kay Seymour, Nova’s Emily Jade O’Keeffe, Italian Consulate Francesco Capecchi and local designer George Wu.. The designer lineup reads with the names of Australia fashion royalty, with Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson from Easton Pearson, Wayne Cooper, Peter Morrissey, Harry Watt and George Gross from Harry Who, Trelise Cooper, Jonathan Ward, Charlie Brown and Marilyn Said of Covers all taking part in the inaugural Collector’s Edition Chari-Tee for Variety.

The brainchild of Danielle Harris, Variety Queensland’s chair of Ladies of Variety Events (LOVE), together with her mother Di Cant, the full range of Chari-Tees will also be showcased at the NRA Australian Fashion Design Awards & Festival on the Gold Coast in March.

Chari-Tees available on line www.varietyqld.org.au & www.nra.net.au or at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre.

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Trelise Cooper tee-shirt design2008’s must-have fashion tee-shirt.

2008’s must-have fashion tee-shirt.

Australia’s fashion royalty team with children’s charity Variety to create the ultimate Chari-Tee.

Forget Manolo Blahnik shoes, Prada bags and Marc Jacob sunnies, 2008 will be the year of the collector’s edition Chari-Tee.

Ten of Australia’s hottest fashion designers have given their talent and time to each design a limited edition tee-shirt for the children’s charity, Variety, with the range to be launched nationally at an event in Brisbane in early February, and available for sale from February 15.

The designer line-up is a Who’s Who of Australian fashion royalty, featuring Pamela Easton and Lydia Pearson from Easton Pearson, Wayne Cooper, Peter Morrissey, Harry Watt and George Gross from Harry Who, Trelise Cooper, Jonathan Ward, Charlie Brown and Covers all taking part in the inaugural Collector’s Edition Chari-Tee for Variety.

Each Variety Chari-Tee (retailing for $59.95) features a custom design and the respective designer’s signature.

The brainchild of Danielle Harris, Variety Queensland’s chair of Ladies of Variety Events (LOVE), together with her mother, style doyenne Di Cant, the full range of 10 Chari-Tees will also be showcased at the National Retailer Association’s (NRA’s) Australian Fashion Design Awards on the Gold Coast in March.

“We have had an overwhelming response from Australia’s best designers wanting to be part of this initiative,” said Danielle Harris. “Once they heard it was for Variety and that they could design a tee that reflected their signature style, they were absolutely committed. The fact that the Chari-Tees will be retailed nationally and showcased at the NRA awards was just a bonus for them.”

Harry Watt, of the famous design duo Harry Who, has designed a fantastic 1970s inspired tee complete with the message "Variety…is the Spice of Life" (pictured right), while Lydia Pearson, one half of Australia’s greatest fashion export Easton Pearson, has designed a tee with a quirky, naive edge. Jonathan Ward, a favourite in leading fashion magazines and the design director of R.M. Williams as well as his own haute couture range opted for a 1920s look complete with a glamorous red headpiece, while New Zealand designer Trelise Cooper, who we like to claim as ours, has designed a fantastic multicolored love heart (pictured above), reflecting the Variety connection.”

Variety – a global giving phenomenon

Variety, the worldwide volunteer organisation devoted to helping sick, disabled and disadvantaged children, started in Pittsburgh, USA, in 1927 when a group of 11 young men working in a theatre found an abandoned baby girl. It was Christmas Eve and she was found in the stalls of the Sheridan Theatre. Attached to the blanket was a note: “Please take care of my baby. Her name is Catherine. I can no longer take care of her… Signed a heartbroken mother.”
source - ourbrisbane.com.au

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Harry Watt, Di Cant and George Gross at Chari-tees launch