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Nine Designers Create Solar-Powered Bags for Charity

To support the Portable Light Project, a non-profit organization providing poverty stricken communities solar kits, Elle magazine enlisted 9 fashion designers to create one-of-a-kind bags, each tricked out with a flexible solar panel, rechargeable batteries, an HBLED light, and USB port—currently up for auction on Ebay. Here, Diane von Furstenburg's graphic take on a classic canvas and leather tote.

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Nine Designers Create Solar-Powered Bags for Charity

To support the Portable Light Project, a non-profit providing poverty stricken communities solar kits, Elle magazine enlisted 9 fashion designers to create one-of-a-kind bags to be sold on Ebay through July 15.

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