ESPRIT GRAND OPENING BENEFITS RICHIE-MADDEN FOUNDATION

PHOTO:  John Shearer

Hats off to fun-n-philanthropic couple Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, shown here at the April 2nd grand opening of Esprit Santa Monica. Ten percent of the day’s proceeds were donated to the duo’s Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation. Nicole, currently expecting baby number two, said, “We’re very humbled. Esprit has been around for so long. I was wearing Esprit when I was a kid. It’s just so amazing that someone like Esprit is supporting something that we started.”

The clothing and lifestyle brand of Esprit has always been committed to social responsibility, passionately rallying support for community and environment worldwide since their beginning. Yours truly can vouch, having worked at their San Francisco headquarters for two years right out of college. Good times…great company!