CLOTHES OFF OUR BACK ANNOUNCES AWARD SHOW FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA

CLOTHES OFF OUR BACK ANNOUNCES AWARD SHOW FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA

Celebrities Donate Clothing and Accessories from the BE COOL Movie, Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards, Grammy Awards, Golden Globes and More to Benefit the Children’s Defense Fund, Smile Train, Cure Autism Now and the UNICEF Tsunami Relief Fund

Items from Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Vince Vaughn, Virginia Madsen, Robin Williams, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley Whitford and More!

Los Angeles, Calif., March 4, 2005 – The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is proud to kick off their award show fashion extravaganza with clothing and accessories from the top celebrities, award shows and costumes from the BE COOL movie, now up for auction to benefit charity.

Clothing, shoes, handbags, watches, gift bags, costumes and other celebrity items are up for bid.  Auction items include:

·         Alan Alda's Zegna Academy Award Tuxedo

·         Tyra Banks’ Elie Saab Golden Globe Gown

·         Cate Blanchett's Judith Leiber Academy Award Handbag

·         Amy Brenneman’s Liz Lange Academy Award Gown

·         Cedric the Entertainer’s Costume from BE COOL

·         Kristin Chenoweth's Carmen Marc Valvo SAG Gown

·         Leonardo DiCaprio’s Prada BAFTA Tuxedo

·         Minnie Driver's Randolph Duke Golden Globe Gown & Chopard Golden Globe Gift Bag Watch

·         Morgan Freeman’s Versace Tuxedo from the 67th Annual Academy Awards

·         Michel Gondry's Taryn Rose Academy Award Shoes

·         Official 47th GRAMMY Awards Telecast Jacket

·         Taylor Hackford’s Taryn Rose Academy Award Shoes

·         Randy Jackson’s Hilfiger Grammy Suit

·         Jimmy Jam’s Stetson Grammy Hat

·         Jane Kaczmarek's Gucci SAG Sunglasses & Elini Emmy Gift Bag Watch

·         Diane Keaton’s Richard Tyler Suit

·         Carson Kressley’s Ralph Lauren Golden Globe Tuxedo

·         Anthony LaPaglia's SAG Nominee Gift Bag

·         Virginia Madsen's Jimmy Choo Academy Award Shoes

·         Mark McGrath’s Holland ESQ Grammy Suit

·         Christina Milian's Sue Wong People's Choice Award Gown and Costume from BE COOL

·         Catalina Sandino Moreno's Katherine Baumann Academy Award Handbag

·         Sarah Jessica Parker's Vivienne Westwood Pants from "Sex and the City"

·         George Pennacchio’s Academy Award Vest

·         Taryn Rose Celebrity Autographed Shoes

·         Joss Stone’s MoMo FaLana Grammy Gown

·         Daniel Swarovski Handbag

·         Vince Vaughn’s Costume from BE COOL

·         Visconti Pen used by celebrities to autograph Taryn Rose shoes

·         Bradley Whitford's Emporio Armani SAG Sunglasses & Elini Emmy Gift Bag Watch

·         Robin Williams' Armani Golden Globe Tuxedo

Additional celebrity donations will be added throughout the week.  Continue to check www.clothesoffourback.org for updates and new auctions.

About Clothes Off Our Back

Founded by Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford, the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation works with celebrities, designers and high profile individuals to share their good fortune and donate clothing and accessories for auction to benefit children’s charities.  The items are put up for bid to the public – all in the name of charity.  Nearly 150 celebrities have participated in Clothes Off Our Back auctions since its inception in 2002 helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for various children’s charities.  The online auctions will be powered by cMarket of Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Bidding and additional information can be found at www.clothesoffourback.org.

For more information and to participate, please contact:

Michel Schneider

Clothes Off Our Back

(818) 753-2404

mschneider@clothesoffourback.org

About Clothes Off Our Back®
The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is a 501c3 organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. Clothes Off Our Back was founded by actors and philanthropists Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm In The Middle," "Raising the Bar") and Bradley Whitford ("The West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") whose efforts, along with their celebrity and designer friends have helped improve the lives of children across the globe. For more information and to bid, log onto www.clothesoffourback.org.

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