Fashionable fundraising

Always willing to put your hard earned cash on the line for a good cause? Here’s one that’ll see your contribution help acquire a coveted piece of vintage couture, not to mention, give much pleasure to the fashion-astute for generations to come.
 
Turning 150 is definitely no mean feat, and for Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) this coming of age is being marked in true style with esteemed jeweller, Bulgari playing host to the soiree of soirees.

Champagne, cocktails and canapés aside, this part-ay isn’t all frolicsome. The aim of this gala is to raise $60,000 for a highly collectable rare Mariano Fortuny Coat c.1930.

Long before the McQueens, Gallianos and Gaultiers, this Venetian artist (who could call Isadora Duncan and Peggy Guggenheim his patrons) eschewed the fashion grain, instead carving out his own creations and inventing new textile techniques.

So help attain Mariano’s work, get a world-first glimpse of Bulgari’s new Mediterranean Eden Jewellery Collection and go in the lottery for the iconic Bulgari Spiga white gold and diamond (17 carats) necklace and bracelet (ah-hem valued at $180,000+).

Don your philanthropy suit or stilettos and do your bit.

The Bulgari Gala
17 May 2011, 7 – 9pm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 3000
Tickets $165
T: (02) 8257 1007 email: gala@bulgari.com