A charity auction entitled Pink Carpet: Helping Dolls was held in Prague's Soho restaurant. How does it look like when the world of fashion and the famous lend a helping hand?
For the fourth time already, a charity auction of Barbie dolls dressed by prominent fashion designers from both the Czech Republic and abroad was held. Luxury Prague Life couldn't miss this special occasion - and neither could actresses Hana Maciuchová, Simona Postlerová or Sara Sandeva, who became this year's ambassadors. The auction generated an impressive amount of CZK 670,000 to help children in need, and who didn't bring a handkerchief that night made a hufe mistake - emotions were running wild.
You could admire luxury creations from designers such as Ivana Mentlová, Jiří Kalfař, the Poner siblings, Jakub Polanka, Hermine Khalaf Pogosyan, Michael Kováčik, Zdenka Imreczeová, Zuzana Kubíčková, Lay Sedláková or Alice Abraham. A total of 40 dolls were presented and auctioned. This year's proceeds will go to the benefit of children who live in Klokánek Láskova and to the support of the Dub family.
People could entertain other senses than just sight during the evening. Jaroslav Svěcený's daughter Julie and winner of Voice Czechoslovakia Annamária d´Almeida performed at the auction.
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These five were most successful!
Nikol Pavlová's doll symbolizing an angel was auctioned off for the highest amount of money - CZK 75,000. The extravagant doll from Radek Zachariáš, for which the auctioneer paid 45,000 crowns, took the second place. The Barbie with a pink tulle skirt by Katarína Karlíková was auctioned off for 40,000 crowns, the dolls from Ivana Mentlová sold for 35,000 crowns, and the Poner siblings were also successful, generating 32,000 crowns for their doll.
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Nikol PavlováSource: Helping Dolls
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Radek ZachariášSource: Helping Dolls
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Katarina KarlíkováSource: Helping Dolls
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Ivana MentlováSource: Helping Dolls
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PonerSource: Helping Dolls
BEST OF dolls through the eyes of the public
The auction was preceded by an exhibition of the entire collection of dolls in the Czech Design Passage, where even those who didn't participate in the auction have a look at it. From the point of view of the public and the vote that took place there, the best achievements were the works of Radek Zachariáš, Zuzana Kubíčková and Katarína Karlíková.
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Radek ZachariášSource: Helping Dolls
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Zuzana KubíčkováSource: Helping Dolls
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Katarina KarlíkováSource: Helping Dolls
Helping Dolls at a glance
Helping Dolls is a charity project that changes the lives of the impoverished and helps children in need. František Anděl and Adam Ptáček came up with the first idea of this venture that brings together fashion, dolls and designers.
The project was started in 2015 with the help of Mattel and to date, more than CZK 1,850,000 has been collected since the first auction. In the past, Dagmar Havlová, Vanda Hybnerová, Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová and Petra Špalková became ambassadors of the project.
More Barbie dolls created by the hands of talented designers this year, can be found in the gallery at the end of the article.
