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Santa Monica, CA, July 28, 2008 –
Kim,
Khloe and
Kourtney Kardashian took a break from filming their reality TV show
“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” to host a charity fashion show last week.
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The Kardashian girls and their mom
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The trio, along with mom
Kris Jenner, attended
TMG’s Style LA: Swim and Resort fashion show at the
Viceroy Hotel in
Santa Monica. The annual event, now in its 6th year, benefits
Stop the Violence, Face the Music, an organization dedicated to helping inner city kids. While the organization has been linked to this event for the past 15 years, this year the fashion show also benefited
The Facial Paralysis Foundation, which aims to benefit patients affected by the devastating effects of the illness.
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The runway
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The Viceroy Hotel
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A white runway set up over the pool staged models wearing bathing suits and resort attire from
Christian Lacroix,
Valery,
Gottex,
Ina Soltani,
Monique Leshman,
Haverhill,
Plush Premium Denim and
Miki Nembhard. The
Kardashian favourite, obvious through their shrieks, was
Plush Premium
Denim’s blue jeans showcased on shirtless male models.
Kim Kardashian also made it clear to the crowd what outfit she had her eye on during her opening speech, as she blatantly said to a particular designer that she really liked a dress she saw back stage. After the audience stopped laughing, she continued by saying oh-so-sweetly: “Now you have to give it to me!”
Khloe Kardashian didn’t hold back either, and chimed into the microphone to make that two.
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Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian
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The hosts
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The event’s sponsors included:
CUUR, KMS California, World Gold Council, Adorage Skincare, Fiji Water and
Pinky Vodka.
CUUR, started by the “father of obesity” Dr. K, teamed up with celebrity trainer
Valerie Waters (who has trained
Jessica Biel and
Jennifer Garner) to produce dietary supplements to help people lose weight.
CUUR President Gwen Kent boasts that CUUR was one of the first clinically tested dietary supplements. She proudly called the night “a fashion event with a cause.”
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Sponsors had poolside booths
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Host
Kim Kardashian also said that the event was special to her because there is nothing better than mixing fashion and charity.
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Khloe and Kim Kardashian
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The event attracted about 450 guests and many celebrities, including
Dave Navarro, Andy Baldwin of
The Bachelor,
Kris Jenner and
Jason Davis as well as
Disney talent Jordan Francis, Meaghan Jette Martin, (Camp Rock),
together with designers
Petro Zillia’s Nony Tochterman and
Nick Verreos
tin.
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Disney's Meaghan Jette Martin
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Brandon Davis
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C.S. Lee of Dexter
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The chilly summer night set the mood and caused palm trees to sway in the breeze as if to the music. All eyes were on the runway as models fiercely showed off
8 designer lines for
’08 and
’09, beginning with lots of black. For the most part, models walking in
black patent leather heels adorned
black or
white bathing suits with
black mesh used often.
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Black mesh bathing suit
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Black and white was popular
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There was then a transition into models that were more covered up and sporting gold heels and earrings. Popular bathing suit colours were
gold, orange and maroon, and the material was often
lame and satin. The color soon really came out as models wore
purple, maroon or navy head wraps and walked in patterned bikinis. They showed off bathing suits filled with
bright oranges, pale greens, medium browns, greys and light pinks.
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A girly bikini and a satin headwrap
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Male models hit the runway for the first and only time for
Plush Premium Denim. Males wearing ribbed tank tops or nothing at all on top, strutted in dark
jeans with running shoes. For females,
Plush Premium Denim had
denim shorts and dresses.
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A denim dress
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After that, it was back to
bathing suits and
resort cover ups. Models wearing flat Egyptian style sandals walked down the runway in pretty cover ups with
heavy beading at the wrists and around necklines. Some long sleeve, the v-neck cover ups were
sweet, light and airy and had strings at the hips so they could be pulled looser or tighter around that area.
Turquoise and white were often matched together, as were
white, pink and brown.
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A pretty and airy dress
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The following set of bathing suits had a pretty
floral design stand out. White and black bathing suits became more feminine with
jewels, sequins and bright colors like
green, purple and navy.
Ruffles also made a bold statement on this runway. Using
hot pinks, green, and yellows, the models wore dresses that fell over
one shoulder and with ruffles at the top. A blue, green and purple dress was covered in what looked like feathers, and one dress was really reminiscient of Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, with
creases going down to the floor and a huge yellow
train.
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Ruffles are in
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About Stop the Violence/Face the Music
Founded in 1992, this non-profit organization provides counselling to kids and parents in the hopes of ending violence, crime and substance abuse and helping youth find alternatives to handle their problems. The organization uses educational programs, music, and television campaigns to reach out to kids across the USA and Canada.
For more information about
CUUR, click here.
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