March 3rd, 2010 by JulieApple
If there is something like a rain dance to hasten spring then I want to learn it. Barring that, I think it is time for someone to do something to entice a return to lush green days. Starting today shop our Countdown to Spring sale to see if it will align the stars allowing the return of light life and love.
Are you ready to get back on your bike? Our Streamliner is the perfect cycling companion, fits a laptop, sketch book, magazines and it has an umbrella pocket, in case you encounter April showers!
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February 3rd, 2010 by JulieApple
I think this happens to all of us when we watch about a disaster on the news. I know it happens to me. As I watched the story of the Haitian earthquake unfold, I had an out-of-body experience in sadness. It was hard for me to ignore my warm and comfortable surroundings and the buoyant movements of my three healthy and happy children. I was grateful and became aware of how grateful I should be every day. It is hard respond to a disaster of these proportions meaningfully. I quietly made my personal donations, and was grateful that I have the means to do that, still it seemed inadequate when there is so much suffering in a place that has sustained hope for so long against harsh odds. Haiti needs so much love. It needs people to actively hope for a meaningful future. I realized with disaster there is a chance for healing, rebirth, creativity, and a future if people respond with hope.
I am fortunate to have ideas as a designer and I am even more fortunate to work with skilled people in the US and in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispanola with Haiti. I realized that, while I am not a doctor, an engineer, a nurse, or an electrician, I can help. I can take the bags that people of Hispanola have made on one side of the island and use them to heal the people on the other side of the island in Haiti. To do this I need a community of hopeful people who want to heal and rebuild Haiti. The people of Haiti are resourceful. They can make a little generosity go a long way. We are donating to the medical fund of the Haiti Outreach Program. This organization is all volunteer based, so all donations go 100% to Haiti - $0 go to “overhead.” When I say they are resourceful I want you to understand that Haiti Outreach Program can feed, educate, and clothe a child for $100 a year. It is this kind of generosity, resourcefulness, and hope that can heal Haiti so Haitians can enjoy the fruits of their own labor.
Please contact me if you would like more information.
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February 2nd, 2010 by JulieApple
Eco-chic handbag designer joins Haiti relief efforts with a special sale to raise money and awareness for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Julianne Applegate, who recently launched her signature line of “upcycled” JulieApple totes and bags, will donate 50 percent of her online sale proceeds to Haiti Outreach Program for a limited time.
“We manufacture our merchandise using equitable labor in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispanola with Haiti, so Haiti is near and dear to my heart,” says Applegate. “This is our way to reaching out to displaced and suffering people during this crisis.”
What: Haiti Outreach Benefit Sale
When: From noon EST Wednesday, February 3, 2010 to midnight EST Friday, February 5, 2010
Where: www.julieapplestore.com
Haiti Outreach Program works to improve the health care, education and economy in the community of Boucan-Carre, Haiti. With Partners In Health and other organizations, Haiti Outreach Program provides critical care, as well as long-term tools and resources, that promote ongoing benefits to facilitate self-sufficiency for the Haitian people.
“It is through the generous partnerships with businesses, such as JulieApple, that the Haiti Outreach Program has been able to serve the people of Haiti for over 10 years. We are grateful for JulieApple’s participation during this crisis, which allows HOP to continue to provide much needed medical care in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas,” says Jennifer Neil, HOP coordinator.
Julianne Applegate’s products have been sold in The U.S., Europe, Asia, South America, Mexico and Canada, and featured at Colette, Paris and Takashimaya, Tokyo, and on the RTW runway. Applegate has designed collaborative collections for Diane Von Furstenberg, Jonathan Adler, Stella McCartney, Gwen Stefani and many others. She is former vice president of design for LeSportsac, where she created more than a thousand unique print designs for the line. Applegate has painstakingly crafted every detail of the JulieApple bags, building on her experience to create a collection of world-class and earth-conscious designs.
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