TALBOTS’ HIGH FIVE: Having raised $500,000 over the last five years to help fight breast cancer, Talbots is ramping up its efforts this fall with the help of five female artists.
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Talbots will present “The Art of the Scarf Collection” on Sept. 24. The collection features designs by Lulu DK, Annie Davidson, Caroline So, Gladys Perint Palmer and Hannah Davies. Each of the $80 colorful silk scarves have prints and emblems that are meant as symbols of hope, resilience, strength and courage. Twenty percent of the net proceeds will benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Talbots is one of the many companies trying to offset the impact of the disease. One in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime, according to the nonprofit Breastcancer.org. Given how widespread the disease is, it is an issue that resonates with many consumers.
Lulu DK, who lost her mother to cancer, said, “My mother and mother nature have always been my two biggest sources of inspiration — both humble and selfless, both unapologetically electric with color. This scarf is a tribute to my mother, and to the power of
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