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Whether you realize it or not, you've seen the beautiful and meaningful "Until There's A Cure" bracelets on stars like Jessica Alba, Mandy Moore, Alan Cumming, Kerry Walsh, and of course, Kevin Bacon.

Tim Gunn is hosting a fashion show called Fashion Forward to benefit the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). Could he get any lovelier? We love you, Tim Gunn.

Fashion Forward will take place Monday, November 10, from 7-10pm at Skylight Studios in New York City.

The fashion community has always been a champion of HIV and AIDS research and support. Fashion Forward's hosts will include Tim Gunn, Betsey Johnson, Derek Lam, Italo Zucchelli, John Bartlett, and Michael Kors, and the designers will be Ports 1961 by Tia Cibani, Michael Bastian, Betsey Johnson, Charles Nolan, and John Varvatos. That's quite a lineup!

You can purchase tickets to the event online here. General admission is $100.00, reserved seating is $250.00, and the VIP front row is a $500.00 ticket. Go if you have the cash, it's for a great cause and promises to be star-studded and fashion-fabulous!

Kelly Roland looks picture perfect in this eye popping dress by Ralph Lauren at Alicia Key's party, the Black Ball UK in London, which benefited the "Keep a Child Alive" HIV/AIDS charity.

Though this dress is quiet fancy here, we just couldn't help ourselves. Kelly looks gorgeous in the color and we can never, ever, ever get enough of Ralph Lauren's simple yet elegant clothes. To us, Ralph Lauren clothes are like sugar because you can mix it into anything you want. This dress would look equally as good with a pair of jeweled flats in St. Tropez. Fan.tas.tic.

And there's the always beautiful Alicia, seemingly dressed down at her own event but plugging her Obama support nontheless. Go B.O.!

If you live in Tanzania, chances are that you're seeing tons of George Bush's face. Not just on the news, but on people's clothing. From halters to handbags, Africans are sporting W's face like it's a designer logo.

What's up with that? I immediately thought: these people must be getting paid. And I was right, sort of. Apparently, people in Africa do love the guy for sending tons of cash their way. But, it's actually aid money that's going toward fighting diseases -- especially AIDS.

I doubt you'll see anyone wearing these where you live -- since he hasn't been all that popular elsewhere. At least he's doing something that most Americans can get behind.

One of the most successful campaigns in the beauty world is M.A.C's Viva Glam campaign. When you purchase Viva Glam products at M.A.C., 100 percent of the sales go towards M.A.C.'s AIDS Fund, which raises money to fight HIV and AIDS globally. This Fall M.A.C. has reached an incredible milestone by raising $100 million dollars. This milestone has been 13 years in the making and M.A.C will continue to raise money as they set their next goal.

Aside from having great Viva Glam products to purchase, celebrities have lent their fame to campaign as well. In the past Viva Glam spokespersons have been Ru Paul (the first spokesperson), Eve, Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Missy Elliot, and many more. The next spokesperson will be none other than singer Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson.

Viva Glam products are for sale year round, so head to your M.A.C counter and support a good cause.

Is it possible to wear your politics? I mean, in some fashion than the usual 19-year-old-in-a-Che-Guevara-t-shirt kind of way?

Sure, people have worn political buttons for years, and ribbons (red for AIDS awareness, pink for breast cancer awareness and so on) and wristbands (yellow for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and cancer awareness, green for Darfur awareness). But is it possible to be both stylish and political?

Heavy Rotation believes you can be stylish, political and ambiguous. On the back of this vintage fatigue jacket is, yes, a patch of camouflage. But look closely, my friends -- inside the camouflage you'll see a white dove.

Definitely cooler than a bumper sticker, but at $68, it's also way more expensive.