Charity fashion

It seems like everybody is wearing a band against something. Lance Armstrong started the whole thing with his 'Livestrong' yellow wristband in aid of the fight against cancer.

To date over 30 million of these bands have been sold for $1 each. That's a fairly successful charity drive.

But now..it seems that every cause under the sun has their own band...from the fight against AIDS to racism to tsunami relief. Every cause has a different colour...and they're fast becoming the must have fashion accessory of the 05's.

So gone are the day's where a old lady with blue hair pastes a sticker on your shirt for dropping a couple of coins into her shaking tin. The future is rubber. 

Just make sure you find a cause who's band colour matches your outfit on a Saturday night.

Buy your Lance Armstrong fashion item here.

Comments

[Gareth]

Haha, those wristbands have already been banned at my school. The headmaster has a massive Ziplock bag full of them. At least it was for a good cause...

[Rich...!]

Damn but those things are getting boring, everyone and their dog is jumping onto the rubber-band-wagon...!

(I just made that up - I'm very bright and witty)

[Armand]

See here [1] for a summary of how much of the revenue actually goes to the charities :S

[1] - http://weblogs.asp.net/oldnewthing/archive/2005/02/28/381594.aspx

[ambuscher]

Ja, Tanie met die blou hare......she dropped out of Info Systems and is now selling rubber bands for charity.

[faith]

i think those wrist bands are phenominal. However people are forgeting what they are for.

[6bandgirl]

the band aint just for fashion every one should remeber they are all for charity apart from the beat bullying bands and i think there should be more bands out

[nevaumind]

the bands are for charity and yea ppl r forgetin about them bein for charity but the charitys made them just for money and thats wat there gettin so in a way it dont mata if we forget wat the bands are for cos they dont even no :D

[huw]

hi

[Jess]

I've got loads of bands, aids, breast cancer, poverty, rasism but loads of my friends don't even know what they are. Even my headteather's got one.

[romana]

those bands are good but people are forgetin wat there 4. n using it 4 fashion

[me!!]

i fink dat da charity bnds r kl but i no dat 2 start of with i was only gettin dem 4 da fashion point of view becus all my frends wer gettin dem so i got sum! i hve da racism 1 and da breast canca 1 but i no dat if no1 elsei no got 1 i probably wouldnt of eitha! but the fingi h8 is peeps buyin dem den sellin dem 2 dere frends 4 more n dats just stupid!!!