Atlanta magazine 2013 Benefit gala preview

Atlanta magazine: “Erin Brockovich, Rufus Wainwright among celebs expected for Captain Planet gala; The Dec. 6 eco benefit at the Georgia Aquarium will also feature one sweet dress,” Nov. 21, 2013

In order for this year’s Captain Planet Foundation gala co-chair Cara Isdell Lee to fit into the chic couture created especially for her for the upcoming December 6 fundraiser at the Georgia Aquarium, she had to bang back quite a few cans of Coke this fall. Yes, you read that correctly. And technically speaking, for Lee’s dress to exist at all, she and her friends, her husband, her hairdresser, her babysitter, her babysitter’s boyfriend and even the dress designer, Savannah College of Art & Design graduate Rachel Henderson were required to empty approximately 130 cans of Coca-Cola in its trademark red can. It took that many aluminum vessels to create the hand hole-punched sequins for Lee’s red and silver recycled eco-friendly outfit…CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE