Whatever It Takes

Fancy George Clooney keeping you warm or getting your hands on Claudia Schiffer? If so, look no further than Whatever It Takes charity mugs and plates, featuring artwork donated by the gorgeous George Clooney, Pierce Brosnan, Heidi Klum and many more celebrities.

The Whatever It Takes collection features ‘symbols of hope for the 21st Century’ drawn by leaders in the worlds of royalty, fashion, film, music and sport. The Whatever It Takes campaign, has so far raised over $3,000,000 for 21st Century Leaders Ltd, which donates its net proceeds to charitable projects worldwide such as key global development causes, including those nominated by the celebrity artists – poverty alleviation, environmental conservation and the protection of children. 

The mugs (£9.99) and plates (£10.99) come packaged in a tin with a picture and a personalised message of hope for the future from different celebrities. By purchasing these products, you will be supporting 21st Century Leaders Foundation, in their work around the world, and genuinely making a difference. 

Claudia Schiffer

Pierce Brosnan

Heidi Klum

 

If mugs and plates aren’t your thing, don’t panic as you can also choose from canvas prints, clocks, computer/iPod/iPhone accessories and bags.

Make Me Beautiful

We all know that with the wonders of new technology (as well as a little program called Photoshop) every single image published in magazines/posters etc has been retouched…but do we know just how much these images are altered?

One person who is adamant we all know how much our “idols” are re-touched is Valerie Boyer, a 47-year-old female and member of the French parliament. The divorced mother of three has stated that “the pictures contradict the message” and has recently proposed a legislation in France that would require all digitally altered photographs of people used in advertising to be labeled as retouched.

One company that proves exactly what Boyer is stating is iWANEX who digitally retouch photos of celebrities. Click here to see some examples of their work (click on portfolio and scroll your mouse over the images to see them change). 

I understand what Boyer is saying, but at the same time I think it is less to do with simply retouching images, as most people know everything we see is digitally enhanced, and more to do with changing the global view that being skinny (verging on anorexic) is the ideal body shape.