Asian designer Vivienne Tam mixed fashion with charity, to auction panda-inspired outfits in Beijing to raise money for quake-affected pandas on Monday.
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Chinese singer Li Yuchun attended the auction held for the quake-affected pandas.
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The New York based fashionista returned to her native China with five specially-designed outfits, each the only one of its kind. Proceeds from the sales of the outfits will go to the earthquake-ravaged Wolong Panda Reserve in southwest Sichuan province.
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Fashion show at the auction.
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Models paraded Tam's designs up and down the catwalk as audience members cast bids starting at 30,000 yuan. The winning bidders appeared unfazed by the global economic woes, spending a total of 190,000 yuan on the one-off collection.
Pandas are regarded as China's national symbol, fondly known as China's "little ambassador" and the quake-hit pandas were closely followed by national media. Wolong Panda Reserve lies just 30 kilometers away from the earthquake epicenter, deep in Sichuan's mountains.
