Holiday Shopping Made Easy!

Posted December 4th, 2007

It’s time to make the list. What to get Mum, Dad, your spouse, your kids, your best friend, your sibling and what to get yourself for Christmas?

http://7thonsale.ebay.com offers a range of possibilities.

I worked on the merchandising committee for 7th on Sale for several days last summer and into fall. We combed through thousands of items donated by almost 500 generous designers. Several stand out in my mind and from these, I have selected luxury items that will make a gift giver look good, a receiver’s eyes light up and thoughts of last year’s fruitcake disappear!

Here are my picks for:

• Your fashionista daughter: A Coach bag
• Your cool son: Rock & Republic fashion sneakers or Dior Sunglasses
• Your precious little one: A Little Marc Jacobs sweater or an Amber Hagen “peace sign” sweater
• Your fantastic sister: A dress from TopShop,a Tory Burch bag or shoes
• Your goofy, lovable brother: MAC T-shirt signed by a celebrity like Pamela Anderson or a David Bowie-inspired look from Keenan Duffty
• Your adorable Mum: A luxurious sweater or jacket from Carolina Herrera or Oscar de la Renta
• Your pragmatic Dad: Kenneth Cole Oxfords or Ralph Lauren cashmere
• The girls at work: Henri Bendel fragrant candles or a signed designer fragrance
• Your gay or metrosexual best friend: Theory second-skin T or Dior or Giorgio Armani sunglasses
• Your hot, size 6(oh you could just kill her) best friend: A dress from celebrity designers Kevan Hall or Gilles Mendel
• And you, the V.I.P.: An evening dress, a clutch handbag, a Marc Jacobs watch, a cashmere sweater and silk pajamas. Too much? Non.

All available at http://7thonsale.ebay.com. Every $ raised goes to help people living with HIV/AIDS.

DANGEROUS DISEASES: SHOPPING HELPS

AIDS, an international health crisis, is on the rise again in our country. The rate of infection has not slowed since two decades ago and there is still no cure. Recently, I received an email from the GMHC- Gay Men’s Health Crisis. However, AIDS is no longer an exclusively gay man’s disease and it has not been for sometime. Black women are being infected at a faster rate than any other group- and that’s just in the U.S.

Young women between 18 and 35 are particularly hard hit.

The email from GMHC pointed out that the U.S. does not have an articulated AIDS policy, yet the government will not fund countries that do not have the same. Write to your senator, write to the president or shop at http://www.7thonsale.ebay.com. to help those who are suffering and to help eradicate AIDS for our children.

Every $ you spend shopping at http://7thonsale.ebay.com will be matched by MAC up to $500,000. MAC was an early crusader in the fight against AIDS including efforts to de-stigmatize the disease.