Finance:Jeans for Refugees
Jeans for Refugees was a global fundraising initiative started by Johny Dar.[1][2] Celebrities donated their jeans to Dar and he painted them to raise money to auction them off for the International Rescue Committee.[3][4] The goal was to collect and paint 100 pairs of jeans from celebrities. From October 24-30, 2016 The Saatchi Gallery in London exhibited the entire collection of 100 jeans for refugees.[5] Celebrities who donated jeans included: Sharon Stone, Emma Watson, Salma Hayek, Sir Elton John, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Daniel Radcliffe, Karlie Kloss, Claudia Schiffer, Harry Styles and others.[6][7] The photographer who documented the campaign was John Swannell.[8] The project raised a total of $352,000, with the most expensive donation from Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi of Sharjah raising $122,000.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Johny Dar painted and auctioned 100 celebrity jeans to help refugees" (in en-US). 2016-11-24. https://global-citizen.com/johny-dar-jeans-for-refugees/.
- ↑ Cummins, Christopher (2016-10-28). "Jean genius Johny Dar paints celebrity denim for Jeans for Refugees" (in en). https://www.euronews.com/2016/10/28/jean-genius-johny-dar-paints-celebrity-denim-for-jeans-for-refugees.
- ↑ "JEANS FOR REFUGEES" (in en). https://johnydar.com/collections/jeans-for-refugees-by-johny-dar.
- ↑ "Jeans for Refugees" (in en). 2016-10-10. https://www.rescue-uk.org/article/jeans-refugees.
- ↑ "JEANS FOR REFUGEES" (in en-US). 2016-10-24. http://www.aroundjournal.com/jeans-for-refugees/.
- ↑ AFP. "Stars donate jeans for refugees" (in en-US). http://www.timesofisrael.com/stars-donate-jeans-for-refugees/.
- ↑ "Jeans for Refugees by Johny Dar". https://www.saatchigallery.com/art/refugees.php.
- ↑ "Jeans for refugees" (in en). 2016-08-05. https://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/news/2016/08/05/jeans-for-refugees-johny-dar/.
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