Fashion Challenge

As you may know, I've recently accepted the role of Chair for the Melbourne Advisory Committee of Fitted For Work.  Fitted For Work is a marvelous social enterprise that works with women to get them ready to return, or enter, the workplace.  Working with refugees, women who have experienced homelessness, women coming out of jail, women escaping domestic violence... Fitted For Work works to fit them with a suitable outfit for an interview and, when they are successful, provides them with a few outfits that they can wear to work.

While a suit and cute handbag will definitely make you feel more capable and chic, Fitted For Work also helps by working with individual women to practice interview skills and develop their own style.  As you can imagine, this is definitely my sort of enterprise! 

In March, Fitted For Work are launching their Fashion Challenge.  The idea is that people sign up to a 'fashion challenge' such as wearing the same Little Black Dress for 2 weeks and raise money for the organisation.  I encourage you to think about whether this is something you're interested in and sign up to raise money.

Alternatively, you can donate to my Fashion Challenge - A Year Without Shopping.  By clicking on the link and then the big green 'Donate Now' button you can help me raise $5,000 in the next 12 months... or more if we get really excited!  That amount will do wonders for Fitted For Work and the women we help.  I (and the organisation) will be very grateful for the donations and you will know that you're assisting women make choices for themselves - choices that only come when they're earning money and participating in the world.

I will be hosting lunches, dinners, cocktail parties and other events where I will be happy to relieve you of your hard-earned cash during 2011.  Emails will follow and I encourage you to pass them onto friends, lovers, family, colleagues... complete strangers.  Please let me know if you need any further information or clarification!