Elitists roll together.
Via Fashionista:
Is Anna Wintour the Oprah of the fashion industry? The Vogue editrix’s support of Barack Obama over the years has been no secret. Her $30,000+ per person fundraisers for the commander-in-chief — one at her home and one at Harvey Weinstein’s — were highly publicized and practically shut down all of downtown Manhattan last year. In addition to raising tons of money for the DNC, the events drew a star-studded crowd of celebrities and designers.
So as Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign gets underway, Anna is using her pull with the fashion crowd to support him. First up, another event, co-hosted by Scarlett Johansson in conjunction with a new initiative assembled by Vogue called Runway to Win.
Runway to Win will showcase exclusive products created by 22 designers to be sold online at runwaytowin.com with proceeds benefiting the Obama Victory Fund, WWD is reporting. The list of participating designers (many of whom have dressed Mrs. Obama) is like an all-star selection of the CFDA and includes Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Joseph Altuzarra, Rag & Bone, Rachel Roy and Tracy Reece.