Justin Bieber Raises Money for Charity on Fashion's Night Out

Usher and Brooklyn Decker mingled with Vogue editor Anna Wintour at the pop star's Dolce & Gabbana soiree Thursday night.

He's conquered the music industry, made a hit movie and created a new hot-selling scent. 

And now, Justin Bieber is taking over the fashion world. 

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The 17-year-old singer partnered with Dolce & Gabbana to host their Fashion's Night Out party and also raise money for Bieber's main charity Pencils of Promise.

Friday, the "Baby" singer's manager, Scooter Braun tweeted that they managed to raised enough money to build a school, saying, "the youth can make a difference. thank you." 

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The Biebs, who was only announced as the host for D & G's Passion Duo lipstick party Thursday morning, was the toast of the town. Some of the industry's biggest names managed to make their way to the soiree. 

In fact, the queen of the fashion industry herself, Anna Wintour, stopped by to hang with the Biebs (along with her daughter Bee Shaffer). 

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And she wasn't the only one. The party, which got so large it overflowed onto Madison Avenue, was also attended by model-turned-actress Brooklyn Decker, Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, Tyson Beckford, Usher, Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes reports E!. 

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Of course, Bieber's mom Pattie Mallette, along with hordes of screaming tweens, were also on hand. 

But meeting the superstar cost a pretty penny. Fans hoping for Bieber face-time had to purchase a Fashion's Night Out tee for $195 before being granted access. 

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Damien Hirst-Painted Guitar to Be Auctioned for Charity

The British artist has customized a Fender Stratocaster used by the band Squeeze.

Damien Hirst is back in the painting-guitars-for-charity business.

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The British artist, who is sometimes called “Britain's richest living artist” and is best know to the public for artworks in which dead animals have been preserved in formaldehyde, has hand-painted a classic Stratocaster that was used by the late ’70s band Squeeze when they performed in London last March.

Christie’s is auctioning the guitar/artwork on Sept. 14 in London with the proceeds going to the cancer charities Love Hope Strength Foundation and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Last year, a Hirst painted a guitar (the piece was called Beautiful Charity Spin Guitar) was also auctioned by Christie’s. It went for $146,730.

Christie’s has put an estimate of $25,000 on the guitar being auctioned on Sept. 14, which would appear to be on the conservative side.

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Michael Bolton, Dave Mason Set Second Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit Charity

The Sept. 10 event will benefit the Michael Bolton Charities for children and women at risk as well as three other organizations.

Singer-songwriter Michael Bolton and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason are set to host their second annual Celebrity Golf Classic to benefit the Michael Bolton Charities for children and women at risk on Sept. 10 at the Ojai (Calif.) Valley Inn and Spa.

The daylong event includes a golf tournament along with an awards reception, silent auction and dinner, including an awards presentation, live auction and performances by Bolton and Mason.

In addition, Orianthi (Michael Jackson's This Is It), singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem and singer-songwriter Gary Wright ("Dream Weaver") will make special appearances at the dinner, which will be emceed by John O'Hurley.

The Michael Bolton Charities Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Del R. Bryant, president and CEO of BMI Inc.  

The Michael Bolton Charities, founded in 1993, is based in Bolton's home state of Connecticut. It has handed out a total of $6 million in grants to various organizations that support children and women at risk of poverty, abuse, neglect, homelessness and domestic violence.

A portion of the proceeds from the Sept. 10 event also will go to ?Santa Barbara Community Food Bank, Yoga Blue and Work Vessels for Vets. For more information, visit michaelboltoncharities.com or call (203) 483-6463.

Bolton recently released his 21st studio album, titled Gems -- The Duets Collection, which includes collaborations with Rascal Flatts, Seal, Goodrem, late vocalist Eva Cassidy and composer-producer A.R. Rahman.

Mason is primarily known for his work with Traffic but also worked with Jimi Hendrix, Jackson, the Rolling Stones, Eric Claption, George Harrison and Fleetwood Mac, among others.

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Glenn Beck Launching Clothing Line for Charity (Video)

Glenn Beck has several post-Fox News Channel projects lined up and one is especially ambitious: a clothing line called 1791: The Original Blueprint.

Beck introduced the label in a preview reel for his upcoming GBTV venture, and said that proceeds from the sales of the clothes will go to charity and towards families in need in places like tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri.

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Beck displayed some of the polo shirts and long-sleeved button downs that will be part of the brand and says he's going to attempt to manufacture the clothing in America in an effort to create jobs in distressed communities. He said he refused to work with one designer who claimed the clothes could not be manufactured domestically.

The brand's logo is a skull and crossbones with a crown over it -- the significance of which is still unknown. The website for the venture, 1791.com, is currently minimal but it does display small insignias of George Washington's profile, a merit badge, the letter "V" in a circle and another logo with the words "G. Washington" below a skull and crossing keys.

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Beck explained the significance of the 1791 name in an interview with Bill O'Reilly last month, "That’s when the Bill of Rights happened. [We] need to go back to the original blueprint. And so the clothing will actually have things all over inside the clothing to remind you of -- to go back and be who you are supposed to be."

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Because proceeds go to charity, Beck likened himself to the late Paul Newman, who directed profits from his Newman's Own products to charity, "It’s philosophical. It’s a way of life. And it’s also going to be kind of like Newman’s Own. I’m going to do [that] to clothing."

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