Going Wild: Clothes for a Cause
Two of my favorite fashion finds in the past few months both go to support great causes. One is a bit of a splurge, but all for a good cause, right? Hermès The legendary French fashion house is getting catty, philanthropically speaking. This year, Hermès has partnered with Panthera, an organization dedicated to saving wild cats, to produce a limited-edition scarf, with proceeds from the sales going to support leopards, cheetahs, lions, tigers and other big cats. The silk scarf is glorious — an Indochinese leopard prowling through savannah grasses — and available in a rainbow of colors, though this fiery orange is my favorite ($395). J. Crew The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is one of the coolest organizations I’ve ever read about — they foster orphaned elephants. With poaching more rampant than ever, and the elephants’ numbers in serious decline, this organization saves ill-fated babies and works to eventually reintegrate them into wild herds. And people can opt to foster the little ones from afar — I’m fostering Lasayen right now! J. Crew teamed …