|
Other highlights include 2004 Academy-Award nominated
Iranian actress Shoreh Aghdashloo (The House of Shadow
and Fog) in Cynthia Rowley, tennis star Venus Williams
in Luca Luca, Vanessa Williams in Kenneth Cole,
author Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City, Four
Blondes, Trading Up and her new novel due in September,
Lipstick Jungle) in Oscar de la Renta, actress Mariel
Hemingway in Richard Tyler, the First Lady’s niece, model
and student Lauren Bush in Tommy Hilfiger, and Essence’s
Beauty Director Mikki Taylor wearing Shannon Stokes.
As part of the Heart Truth’s February 2005 programming,
President George W. Bush issued a proclamation declaring February
American Heart Month and designated Friday, February 4—the day of
the show—the second annual National Wear Red Day.
The list of Heart Truth campaign partners also
include the Office on Women’s Health (www.4women.gov/owh),
the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org),
WomenHeart: the National Coalition fro Women with Heart Disease
(www.womenheart.org), the
American College of Cardiology, Hadassah, Association of Women’s
Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, Sister to Sister: Everyone
Has a Heart Foundation, Society of Women’s Health Research and the
Links Foundation, Inc.
Because heart disease is also a leading cause
of death among women in African–American and Hispanic communities,
the Heart Truth used this opportunity to announce the formation
of a new partnership to reach women in these communities. The partnership
will include Essence magazine, the Association of Black Cardiologists,
Catalina magazine, the National Black Nurses’ Association (NBNA),
and the National Association of Latina Leaders (NALL).
The Red Dress 2005 Fashion Show was sponsored
by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and made possible
by the corporate sponsorship from the affiliated companies of Johnson
& Johnson (www.jnj.com), Celestial
Seasonings (www. celestialseasonings.com),
and Swarovski (www.swarovski.com).
For more information on the Heart Truth, the Red
Dress 2005 Collection, please visit www.hearttruth.gov.
•
Special acknowledgement to Sally McDonough of Ogilvy
Public Relations.
Phillip D. Johnson is features’ editor
of Lucire.
|
  
INSET: Paula Abdul. FROM
TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Christie Brinkley in Calvin Klein. Rachel
Hunter. Venus Williams backstage. Carmen dell'Orefice.
|
@