One of advertising’s biggest award shows got a little extra sparkle last month, when LA Gear, SLAM, and Sportie LA www.sportiela.com/lagear partnered with music company Mophonics www.mophonics.com and ad biz PR firm Raging Artists www.ragingartists.com to host a mixer and raffle benefiting The Cancer Vixen Fund www.svcmc.org/body.cfm?id=1664 at St. Vincent’s, NYC. Cancer Vixen helps to provide testing and treatment to uninsured women.

The event was held on May 13 at Pink Taco in the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, during the 50th Anniversary CLIO Awards http://www.clioawards.com/, one of the world’s most prestigious international advertising and design competitions honoring creative excellence and innovation in the industry.

In honor of the monumental 50th Anniversary of the CLIOs, the 3-day festival featured decade-
themed award shows, and Barry Manilow received an Honorary CLIO Award for his production of some of the most famous advertising jingles of all time for companies such as State Farm, Band-Aid, Tab and Stridex. Manilow also performed a live onstage medley of his 1970s advertising jingles.

As guests enjoyed margaritas and tacos, Kristy Thomley, Managing Director of Raging Artists, raffled off a pair of limited edition Stardust womens sneakers from LA Gear (Stardust Kid Lollipop in light grey). The mixer was a great precursor to the evening’s gala festivities, and added one more very happy winner to the festival roster.

SHOP STARDUST HERE
http://www.sportiela.com/lagear/stardust.html