Look Hot and Help Out...All at Once

By Addison Donnell, LA, CA


Ahhh...fashion...a girl's best friend. We all love to spend our hard earned pennies on stilettos, purses, and dresses we will only wear once, but when was the last time that pair of Louboutins saved a life? That is what I thought. Budding fashionista and good friend, Kristen Wilson, has figured out a
way to make clothes life saving AND trendy at the same time with her organization called Stitch of
H.O.P.E.


Kristen's love of fashion and drive to help others and change the world led her to create Stitch of H.O.P.E. (cleverly standing for Helping Out People Everywhere), an organization that produces tank tops and tee shirts for charity. The coolest thing about these uber trendy tanks is that the color of the word “Hope” that is hand stitched onto each and every one, corresponds with a different charity. The based in Los Angeles, Stitch of H.O.P.E. benefits tons of different organizations from American Red Cross to Habitat for Humanity to The Humane Society. A large amount of the proceeds made from the sale of each shirt are donated directly to the specific charity of your choice. So, it doesn't matter if you are a tree hugger or an animal lover, there is adorable tank for you to sport and support your favorite
charity at the same time.

Think about it this way, next time there is a natural disaster, you don't have to settle for the “one size fits all man tee” just to make a difference in the world. Number one, who are we kidding, those tee shirts for charity are rarely cute and pretty hard to wear without looking like that asshole that wants
everybody to know they donated money and got a free shirt. With Stitch of H.O.P.E., not only do the shirts have a vintage, one of a kind look and feel, but there is a subtlety that says, “I heart my adopted cat and I'm fashionable.”

I mean, I really love donating to disaster relief funds and participating in charity walks, but if I can do it in a really cute tank top at the same time...I think it's a win win.


To order your “Hope” shirt and read more about creator and designer Kristen Wilson, click away:
http://www.stitchofhope.com