( BW)(CA-EBAY/CFDA) Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson, Chloe Sevigny,
LeAnn Rimes, Amanda Hearst, Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen,
Ellen Pompeo, Naomi Campbell, and others Shop 7th on Sale Online to
Raise Money for HIV/AIDS

    Philanthropy Writers/Entertainment Editors/Fashion Editors

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2005--

  Star-Studded Gala Kicks off Industry-Wide Sample Sale -- Available
                 Online, Via eBay, for the First Time

    Jennifer Lopez, Scarlett Johansson, Chloe Sevigny, Ellen Pompeo,
Amanda Hearst, and LeAnn Rimes were among the stars to wine, dine and
shop to fight HIV/AIDS at last night's gala to launch 7TH ON SALE
ONLINE -- a historic fashion industry fundraiser sponsored by the
Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Dolce & Gabbana, eBay,
Kenneth Cole, Polo Ralph Lauren, and VOGUE magazine. Fashion designers
including Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole, Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana,
Donna Karan, Michael Kors and Marc Jacobs also were included in the
celebrity-studded crowd.
    The evening marked the return of 7TH ON SALE after a 10-year
hiatus, joining once again fashion's biggest names in an effort to
raise money for HIV/AIDS charities. This year, the sale continues for
a month after the gala with more than 6,000 designer items for men,
women, children and the home, available on eBay
(www.ebay.com/7thonsale).
    Jennifer Lopez will donate the Dolce & Gabbana dress she wore at
the event to the eBay charity auction. "You can bid on it, get it and
buy it on eBay," Ms. Lopez said. "And it's all for a very important
cause."
    Amanda Hearst will also donate the Randolph Duke dress she wore;
the ivory charmeuse dress was designed using pearls bought on eBay.
    Other charity auction highlights include a Ralph Lauren Collection
Beaded Dress worn by Lindsay Lohan, limited edition Kenneth Cole
Hudson bags, a Donna Karan berry tulle dress worn by Susan Sarandon,
and Kate Spade Cannes Bellini evening bags. The starting bid for each
item will be 10 percent of its retail price.
    Also up for bid are nine Fashion Adventures -- highly coveted,
once-in-a-lifetime auction packages created by VOGUE specifically for
this charity auction. Listings will last from November 10 to December
7, with a new assortment of items added each Thursday.
    "It's cool to shop online and hopefully it will help raise more
money," said Ms. Johansson.
    The proceeds from 7TH ON SALE ONLINE will be distributed through
the CFDA-VOGUE INITIATIVE / New York City AIDS Fund. Launched
originally in 1990 as the CFDA-Vogue Initiative for the New York City
AIDS Fund, the first "7th on Sale" raised an astounding $4.2 million
and mobilized the entire fashion industry in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. Two years later, "7th on Sale / San Francisco" set another
precedent in California, galvanizing the Bay Area design and retail
communities, raising an additional $2.6 million. In 1995, "7th on Sale
/ The Return to New York" enlisted the help of thousands of volunteers
and vendors, as well as top fashion models, photographers and
celebrities who made "7th on Sale" an overwhelming success, bringing
in another $4.2 million for HIV/AIDS organizations.

    For images from the 7TH ON SALE ONLINE Gala visit:
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=GLS====148715&str=&
styp=&sfld=&nbc1=1&sortval=3a&PageNum=1 (Due to its length, this URL
may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address
field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

    --30--DDT/sf

    CONTACT: CFDA
             Billy Daley, 212-590-5113 (KCD) 
             fax: 212-590-5101
             daley@kcdworldwide.com
             or
             Dolce & Gabbana 
             Lisa Monteleone, 212-750-0055 ext. 215 
             fax: 212-223-8243
             Lisa.Monteleone@dolcegabbana.it
             or
             eBay
             Laurie Adler 212-221-1713 (Kaplow) 
             fax: 212-768-1960
             lauriea@kaplowpr.com
             or
             Kenneth Cole
             Meredith Paley, 212-830-7405
             fax: 212-713-6670
             mwollins@kennethcole.com
             or
             Polo Ralph Lauren
             Nancy Murray, 212-813-7862 
             fax: 212-813-7745
             Nancy.Murray@poloralphlauren.com
             or
             Vogue
             Patrick O'Connell, 212-286-8369
             fax: 212-286-7678
             patrick_o'connell@vogue.com