Fashion for Relief

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Fashion For Relief (FFR)
Established19 January 2015 (registered)
Dissolved15 March 2024
(Closed) [1]
Location
  • London and Swansea, United Kingdom
Chairperson
Naomi Campbell
Directors
  • Veronica Chou
  • Bianka Hellmich
Revenue
£610,704 (2018)
Disbursements£363,946 (2018)
Website www.fashionforrelief.org

Fashion for Relief was a charitable organization that raised funds for various environmental and humanitarian causes. Fashion Relief closed on 15 March 2024 following a statement from the Charity Commission for England and Wales. [1]

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History

In 2005, Naomi Campbell [2] founded two charities, "We love Brazil" and Fashion for Relief. [3] The fashion shows were hosted in Cannes, Dar es Salaam, London, Moscow, Mumbai and New York City.

In 2005, the London-based non-profit organization CARE hosted Fashion for Relief, donating to international charitable organizations to bring aid to people in crises in various countries.

From 2012 until 2024, the online retailer YOOX partnered with Fashion for Relief. [4] [5] In 2015, the popularity of FFR events, Campbell applied for non-profit status in United Kingdom.

On 8 November 2021, the Charity Commission for England and Wales announced it was opening a statutory inquiry into Fashion For Relief. [6] On 15 December 2023, the Commission issued a statement announcing its intention "to dissolve [the] CIO," with Fashion Relief ultimately closing on 15 March 2024. [1]

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