Friday, August 12, 2011

Operation Smile: FASHION

Now is the time to rock some Operation Smile fashion! Believe it or not, it is possible to support Operation Smile through fashion! We would like to promote two clothing lines to our blog readers. Each of these designers sell items where 50% of proceeds made go to Operation Smile. Not only are these clothes extremely trendy and fashionable, but purchasing them also helps save the lives of hundreds of children with cleft lip and cleft palate facial deformities. Be sure to check out their websites!


Verana Summers was created by my (Arielle's) two friends, Julian Kahlon and Nick Hakimi, in order to support a modern style that takes all life styles into consideration. Their clothing line is special because it incorporates pieces that express the fashion of the 60s and 70s surf and music era, but can be worn anywhere and at any time. This spring, Verana Summers guaranteed their customers that 50% of the proceeds made from one of their tank tops will go to Operation Smile. Each tank top says: "KEEP SMILING... Helping children with cleft conditions everywhere. More than 200,000 children are born with a severe cleft condition each year. Verana Summers and Operation Smile will make a difference." Visit their website at V E R A N A S U M M E R S to buy one of these hot tank tops for yourself!


The KEEP SMILING tanktop:

Wolfgang Ballinger modeled the tank top at the 2011 Jr. Smile Collection Event in NYC:


And here, Keenan Lam dances with his friends while showing off the tank top:

Chloe Kimiabakhsh and Arielle support Operation Smile & Verana by wearing the tank to school:


Poseidon Apparel, a clothing company created by Alexander Bischoff, is dedicated to offering fashionable clothing to humanitarian-minded people aspiring to make a difference in the world. Bischoff was inspired to start the clothing line after embarking on an Operation Smile medical mission to Guwahati, India and seeing how cleft lip and cleft palate deformities can cause children to become outcasts in their societies. 50% of every purchase from Poseidon Apparel is donated to Operation Smile. These donations are then used towards life-changing cleft lip and palate surgeries. Check out the Poseidon Apparel's website at Poseidon Apparel!

Some of Alexander's amazing designs: 
 
  

We hope you look into these designers' websites and buy their clothing to support Operation Smile!

With love,
Arielle Sasson and Alexandra Spiegel

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