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It's easy to look your most glamorous this summer and make a difference; from stilettos that promote prosperity and bags that empower women to scarves that create jobs, here are our favorite summer pieces that are chic and socially conscious!

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This is my kind of retail therapy! Now you can look hot and help people with our guilt-free guide to summer shopping.

At GLAM4GOOD we love accessories and clothes that are fashion forward, fun to wear and also make a difference in the world.

Designer Michael Kors recently launched two gorgeous watches to benefit the United Nations World Food Programme (click the slide show to see which one is our favorite). We love a watch that can tell time and help eradicate hunger. Michael Kors has said, "To make a significant impact, you need a great product as well as a great cause" and we couldn't agree more.

It's easy to look your most glamorous this summer and make a difference; from stilettos that promote prosperity and bags that empower women to scarves that create jobs, here's our GLAM4GOOD guilt-free summer shopping guide. Our favorite summer pieces are chic and socially conscious!

Guilt-Free Summer Shopping

Platforms Promote Prosperity(01 of08)

We love all the stylish pieces that empower social change at MAIYET. Maiyet has entered into a strategic partnership with Nest, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to training and developing artisan businesses to promote entrepreneurship, prosperity and dignity in places that need it most.These sexy platform sandals make us swoon.

Chic Caftans Help Peru(02 of08)

Mario Testino is one of the world's most influential fashion photographers and he has teamed up with one of our favorite fashion retailers, Net-A-Porter This exclusive capsule collection features enlarged abstract images from Mr. Testino's work on fun t-shirts and accessories to raise money and awareness for MATE. MATE, Asociación Mario Testino is a not-for-profit cultural institution that promotes and celebrate the arts in Peru. We love these chic caftans!

1 Watch = 100 Meals (03 of08)

Michael Kors has collaborated with Halle Berry and partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme to launch two specially designed styles of it's best-selling Runway watch as part of the brand’s WATCH HUNGER STOP campaign. For each watch sold, 100 children in a hunger-stricken area will receive a nutritious meal. “I’m proud to join Michael Kors in this global effort to end hunger,” says Berry. “It’s an effort I’m eager to be a part of because I’m certain we can make a real and substantial difference in the lives of people in need.”Click HERE to get your watch.

Cool Clothes That Help Create Water Wells in Sudan(04 of08)

A dress that makes a difference! The Obakki Foundation isn't your typical non-profit. To start with, fashion is their main fundraising vehicle and 100 percent of the proceeds from the collection go toward drilling water wells in South Sudan. The SS13 "Preserved in Time" collection helps to raise awareness about the South Sudanese cattle camps in particular. These three looks are our favorite. You too can Shop Obakki

Buy A Bag, Employ a Woman, Educate a Girl. (05 of08)

The Catrinka Project is a collaboration of women from around the world to design a collection of artisanal handbags from the 10 countries featured in 10x10's groundbreaking film, Girl Rising. The profits from these unique bags, made by socially responsible, woman-focused artisan groups, will be invested in educating girls in the country where each bag was made. New York based designer Kaia Peterka worked with the artisans of Annapurna Nepal to make this graffic felt clutch which is also a perfect iPad case.

Jewelry Helps Save The Sea(06 of08)

“The jewelry, for me, in a sense creates a social platform to talk about environmental issues,” said philanthropist and filmmaker Susan Rockefeller about her namesake fine jewelry. “I thought, what a great way to start the ocean conversation if I create some beautiful jewelry that reminds me and others of the mystery and magic of the sea.” Procceds from these gorgeous pendants benefit Oceana. Oceana is the largest international organization working solely to protect the world’s oceans. Since 2001, Oceana has protected over 1.2 million square miles of ocean and innumerable sea turtles, sharks, dolphins and other sea creatures.

This Scarf Empowers Women(07 of08)

Exotic shopping site L-atitude has a great initiative called GLOBAL GIVE. You can shop for a cause from this fashion forward collection that pays homage to artisans and traditional craftspeople and helps sustain local communities. One of our favorite pieces is this chic scarf created by Rumisu. Rumisu works with the United Nations Development Programme to create jobs and promote sustainable economic growth for the women of the Mardin region in Istanbul.

Tie-Dye That Matters(08 of08)

THERE IS NO LIMIT FOUNDATION has collaborated with designer Tory Burch to provide a unique, jacquard-based fabric, hand-dyed by women artisans from the Kindia region of Guinea using century-old techniques. The collaboration for Tory Burch's Spring 2013 collection has enabled THERE IS NO LIMIT FOUNDATION artisans to enter the U.S. market and has helped increased awareness about the skills of women tie-dyers of the Republic of Guinea.

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