Philanthropically-minded designer and high-profile bride-to-be Lauren Bush is famous for carrying her burlap FEED totes to even the biggest-deal social events. But, she concedes, I know not all women are inclined to do that. So Bush has teamed up with Judith Leiberthe industry standard for evening clutches, she points outto launch the lines first-ever nighttime option.
The clutch retails for $495, far less than many of Leibers more elaborately bejeweled minaudires, and $250 from every bag sold will go to supporting global food-supply programs. In fact, each sale will provide 1,000 school meals for children in need, the largest amount yet associated with one of FEEDs products.
Available in gold or silver metallic linen, the bag goes on sale at Judith Leiber stores, on its Web site, and at Bergdorf Goodmans Leiber boutique May 5. Bush has already carried it onceto the Accessories Councils ACE Awards last fall, where she picked up the humanitarian prizebut shell give it the official launch on May 6, when she and her mother, Sharon, will visit Bergdorf Goodman for a Mothers Day event. And now guests presumably also know what to carry when Bush ties the knot with fianc David Lauren.
tags: David Lauren, FEED Projects, Judith Leiber, Lauren Bush