TOP DESIGNERS SUPPORT CHARITY FASHION BENEFIT ORGANISED BY MODEL JASMINE GUINNESS

May 23, 2001May 23, 2001, 11:00 PM GMT+1

Top designers including Giorgio Armani, Philip Treacy, Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen have donated evening and day wear to a charity benefit to take place in Dublin on May 25.

The auction is dedicated to Clothesline, an organisation founded by supermodel Jasmine Guinness, a member of the famous brewing dynasty, and fellow catwalk chum Jade Parfitt. Funds raised will go to children affected by AIDS in Africa.

Giorgio Armani’s contribution, a sapphire blue sequin-encrusted dress with matching sandals from the designer’s spring/summer 2001 collection, is valued at over £23,000.

“We are hoping to make £100,000, but we could raise a lot more,” says Jasmine, who was instrumental in organising the evening, despite being seven months pregnant. “It’s a really good cause. Just £40 can feed and educate an African child for a whole year.”

In addition to the high-profile designers involved in the event, familiar names from the catwalk have also volunteered their support including Helena Christensen, Jodie Kidd, Yasmin Le Bon and Jerry Hall and daughter Elizabeth.

The Clothesline Charity Fashion Benefit was organised by supermodel Jasmine Guinness, a member of the brewing dynasty

Among the contributions to the event is a layered sapphire blue gown, plus matching sandals, donated by Giorgio Armani (above)

In addition to top flight design names, familiar faces from the world of modelling are also lending their support, including Helena Christensen (above), Jodie Kidd and Jerry Hall

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