Retail Therapy: Versace’s Charitable Tote Bags

What a fantastic fund raiser. I have a 22 year old son that is a cancer survivor. When he finished his surgeries and chemo treatment we went on a Disney cruse through the Starlight foundation. What a great time we had as a family. His picture with all the Disney characters with his tan bald head is priceless. Thanks for the opportunity to contribute. Of course I bought the bag with Andrew's signature on it.

By wjstrom on October 19, 2009 at 12:50:23 PM

Which bag was Andrews? I was able to purchase a few bags...and will give one to my friend. It is for a wonderful cause and I am honored to have been able to contribute. I hope...well, I am sure they were able to sell all the bags. Do you know if there is a site that shows pictures of all the bags? It would be nice to see the entire collection in some time of on-line gallery.

By obiang on October 20, 2009 at 12:54:11 PM

I would like to see all of the bags also.

By cynthiajackson1223 on October 20, 2009 at 07:11:10 PM

i missed the sale! i really want to get a bag - can they be purchased at the retail locations?

By kweiss96 on October 21, 2009 at 10:43:55 AM

I like everyone else missed the sale. Is there some way I could purchase one or put my name on a list to buy one. Thank you. By emgf39@yahoo.com

By foley on October 21, 2009 at 12:17:04 PM

Would love to purchase one of these bags?? Can I put my name on a list. Thank you emgf39@yahoo.com

By foley on October 21, 2009 at 12:22:58 PM

Andrew's bag was a little animal piggy back on another animal. His signature on the bag reminded me so much of my Andrew. I received a email this morning from Gilt that we may not be getting the bag we ordered. I hope my is what I ordered. I'll be so disappointed if it's not.

By wjstrom on October 23, 2009 at 12:21:10 PM

I did not received the bag I ordered so disappointed, Looking for Andrew. Returned the bag I received.

By wjstrom on October 23, 2009 at 07:10:12 PM

I joined this site specifically to be able to buy these bags. I am so disappointed that I didn't get a notification from Gilt about the sale day :( My daughter make one of these bags (and got to work with Donatella herself :) and we were hoping to at least see the finished product. If anyone knows where there are photos of the bags, I'd really appreciate a link. Thank you.

By mamarose1129 on October 25, 2009 at 11:25:25 PM

Call there customer service number, they can check the warehouse, because they have received returned bags.

By wjstrom on October 26, 2009 at 11:52:37 AM

does any one know the phone number to call and see if there are any left and what they look like? HOW CAN WE ORDER ONE? i am so disappointed that I MISSED THIS !!. . . . .

By kweiss96 on October 27, 2009 at 10:53:46 AM

877-280-0545. customer service they have bags that have been returned and you can purchase there. Hope that helps.

By wjstrom on October 27, 2009 at 11:57:22 AM

I received two of my three bags today. They were not what I ordered. Extremely disappointed. I may be returning mine as well. I did e-mail Gilt Support to see if they have been receiving bags. I think they should try to gather all the bags and resend to the appropriate person who purchased it. Sorry you did not receive Andrews bag :-(

By obiang on October 27, 2009 at 01:36:57 PM

I sent a few messages to Customer Support in regards to the comment above about maybe being able to purchase the bags that have been returned. This is what Customer Support wrote back "Unfortunately at this time we are unable to see which bags are being returned. We hope to be able to offer the repurchase of the correct bags at some point. We are unsure when that will be" Also, I asked if there is a way to receive the bags we originally purchased, and they responded: "In some cases, members received a bag that they liked better than the once that had ordered and opted to keep it. So while we are trying to match up the bags to the correct member, it may not be possible for everyone since some people have decided to keep the bags that they did receive." I wish people would return the bags, even if they did like the one they received better. Unfortantely that is not the one they ordered. It was difficult to get bags in the first place...so it would be really nice to receive the bag that was originaill purchased.

By obiang on October 27, 2009 at 04:29:00 PM

I bought one for my Maid of Honor as her gift. She received hers today. It is not the one I ordered. So 3 out of 3...not what I ordered. That just does not make sense. So what to do?? There are people out there looking for a specific bag...like the Andrew bag!!! Looking for a bag that their child made.... mamarose1129, what bag are you looking for? There should be a way that people can post what bags they got so people can do swaps or something. I will probably return mine, but should I ask my Maid of Honor to return hers as well? It was a gift...but not the design I purchased. Anybody looking for: Rene, 16 (moon, purple/pink stars) Andraw, 10 from Las Vegas (smiley heart that says friends on top) Kalla, 9 (a rainbow colored purse)

By obiang on October 28, 2009 at 01:59:10 AM

Oh, I guess I should put the ones I am searching for: 1. Picture of two females heads that says Friends...as in this picture http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/the-thread/Limited-Edition-Versace-Tote-Benefits-Art-Unites-64749757.html 2. One that spells out Versace (in pink) on the top with a flower in the middle..and it looks like shells or something on the each side of the flower 3. A red heart that is made out of the word friends

By obiang on October 28, 2009 at 02:22:06 AM

Thanks, obiang. Great idea! My daughter's name is Savannah, from NY. She drew a few of her friends in their prom dresses, along with their names (her 8th grade prom had been the week before). She made a yellow background. And because I am a mom and need to show off ;) , this blog article has a picture of my daughter & Donatella, and talks about her bag : http://fashionista.com/2009/07/donatellas_art_project.php

By mamarose1129 on October 28, 2009 at 06:19:21 PM

Has anybody heard any news about the returned totes and what the plans are for them?

By obiang on November 9, 2009 at 05:38:14 PM