Want to own a T-shirt personally designed by Zolani Mahola, the lead singer of popular South African band Freshly Ground? How about one by Top Billing presenter Aiden Bennets?

Well, you can…!

Four bright-minded fashion design students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology have come together and formed a project named UNI-TEE to raise awareness and funds for a Cape Town-based charity called MyLife.

This Cape Town charity focuses on getting street kids off the streets and rehabilitating them back into society.

A number of plain white t-shirts were given to famous South African personalities, artists and photographers, and each of them were asked to create their own unique t-shirt so it is a wearable piece of art.

These one-of-a-kind t-shirts will be auctioned off at a specially arranged event, taking place at Bonafide, 207 Long Street, on the evening of 19 September at 7PM.

The profits from the auction each of these t-shirts will be presented on the night to Linzi Thomas, the co-ordinator of the MyLife charity.

South African celebrities who have created T-Shirts for the UNI-TEE project are:

Amanda Laird Cherry - Designer
Gavin Rajah - Designer
Gerda Genis - Photographer
Farryl Purkiss - Musician
Mak1one - Graffiti Artist
Mantis - Graffiti Artist
Richard Huisamen - Hip Hop Fashion Designer
Roxy Louw - Model
Michael Merit - Stencil Artist
Gabriel Hope - Stencil Artist
Stefania Moorland - Designer
Aiden Bennetts - Top Billing Presenter and Artist
Zolani of Freshly Ground - Musician
Ard Matthews of Just Jinger - Musician

The MC for the evening will be up-and-coming Cape Town comedian Paul Snodgrass.

Any T-shirts that are not sold on the night will remain available for purchase.

For more information about the event, the UNI-TEE project or the t-shirts themselves, contact Ondine Corewijn on 082 339 7788.

UNI-TEE Celebrity T-Shirt Auction for Charity:

Time: 19h00
Date: 19th September 2008
Venue: Bonafide, 207 Long Street

Molo Says: “This T-shirt auction as a fund raiser is a great idea – not only can you own and wear an exclusive piece of celebrity-designed art, you can also contribute to future of street children in Cape Town.”

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