Other celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Cate Blanchett have also contributed lots to the benefit sale.
Cindy Sherman is contributing a spectacular Op Art dress she bought from the Marc Jacobs's Spring/Summer 2013 collection to a charity auction hosting by ReSee. Through May 2, ReSee will open online bidding for 15 fashion treasures from nearly a dozen celebrities. Sherman's dress hits the block on April 30.
Cindy Sherman at the Party In The Garden at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 2013. Photo: Ben Gabbe/Getty Images.
“It was hysterical!” Sherman recounted of seeing Feinstein at the event. “Marc told her that since I'd already worn it a month prior, there's no way I'd wear it again—little did he know!” Sherman and Jacobs have enjoyed a rich rapport spanning the past few decades. She just appeared in a Marc Jacobs ad campaign this January .
But, Sherman never did wear the gown again. “Maybe those two times were already worth the price,” she said, “and this is for a good cause.” The size four getup looks comfortable but daring—with a boat neckline, three quarters sleeves, and relaxed bodice—all in a black and white lacquered sequin appliqué. Its principal checkered pattern splits into strips alongside stripes at the waist, all of which cascade to the floor, revealing a black silk lining beneath. It is estimated to make €800–€1,000 ($857–$1,070).
Bernardin, Marshall, and Sheman all hope the sale will also encourage a more sustainable approach to style. “Wouldn't it be great,” Marshall told Vogue “if celebrities wore something two, three, more times over? Wouldn't that be a game-changer? The conversation would become so different.”
