For an chance to win this “Love” shirt designed by Ella Marciano tweet the phrase “Beat Domestic Violence With @Guess_Inc & @FashionIndie.” The winner will be decided this Friday so make sure you get on it now!

All T-shirt sales benefit  Sojourn Services for Battered Women & their Children which provides battered women and their children a safe space to regroup, rebuild, and reestablish their self-esteem and lives.

The GUESS store on Hollywood Blvd was lit up with stars this past Wednesday night for a T-shirt launch party. Guests included Andy Garcia, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Holly Robinson Peete, Jessica Lowndes, Sasha Barrese, Alison Sweeney, Molly Burnett and Casey Deidrick, Danielle Fishel, T-Shirt Designer Ella Marciano, GUESS CEO & Vice-Chairman Paul Marciano, and special musical guest DJ Mathieu Schreyer.

They were all there to celebrate to the debut of a new line of GUESS charitable T-shirts designed to make a difference in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October. 100% of the net proceeds are going to benefit Santa Monica-based Sojourn Services for Battered Women and their Children. The T-shirt, only $24, features words of inspiration drafted by 16-year-old Ella Marciano – Hope, Love, Courage, Strength, Community and Empower are designed in the shape of a heart, the symbol of love, and the graphic is penned in purple, the universal color of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

It’s great to see people with power in the media stand up for such a great cause. You can show your support by getting the shirt at GUESS.com

Check out some pictures from the event below:

Photos by Jerod Harris/WireImage

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A new Russian law could make being an emo kid illegal in the eastern European country. Legislation is currently being formulated in Russia to heavily regulate emo websites and ban emo and goth dress style in schools and government buildings.

The new laws are apparently being driven by fears that these “dangerous teen trends” encourage depression and suicide. The legislation was presented last month at a hearing held by the State Durma, where critics claimed that the “negative” emo culture encourages anti-social behavior and glorifies suicide.

Emo kids were described as teenagers who wear black, have facial piercings and black hair with fringes that “cover half the face.”

According to Wikipedia, the term “emo” is sometimes stereotyped with tight jeans on males and females alike, long bangs brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes, dyed black, straight hair, tight tees, studded belts, belt buckles, canvas sneakers or other black shoes (often old and beaten up) and thick, black glasses. The funny part about this, is that this describes almost every person walking down the streets of NYC. 

Emo stereotypes include being “emotional, sensitive, shy, introverted, or angsty,” which is also a description of almost everyone at one point or another.

Funniest part is that Russia has the second largest problem of domestic violence. “Every hour in Russia, a woman dies at the hands of a relative, partner, or former partner, according to a new report on domestic violence by Amnesty International. The report, entitled “Nowhere to turn to – violence against women in the family,” takes Russia’s government to task for failing to adequately address the problem.”

So no-one cares about domestic violence against women, but trendy dressing is apparently quite a concern.