TONIGHT (Tuesday, March 15): Sebastiano and I will be collecting donations for Japan at Mr. Black (Hollywood club) in Los Angeles, 10pm to 2am.

All the money collected will go to Doctors Without Borders. The international nonprofit organization is well-vetted and has experience and resources (please Google to verify). DWB has already sent emergency medical teams to Japan. The funds will help those who need urgent medical care, especially in Sendai.

We’ll have a booth at the party tonight, where you can donate (address for Bardot is here). If you aren’t in LA, please consider making a donation to Doctors Without Borders here.

We’re running around and trying to help our friends, so I’m not always able to give full updates and links here. You can see more updates on my Twitter (Japan Fashion Week has been cancelled. My Tokyo travel plans seem unlikely. A lot of our friends are trying to leave Japan and cannot. Cat Island may be ok, but the cats and people badly need help.)

We’re still going to do our best to help, and have a ton of fundraisers planned in LA over the next few days.

Listen… I’m sorry if some of you don’t agree with me and Sebastiano, but we’re in constant contact with people in Japan, and our position is unchanged. We think people should be more concerned about radiation and general instability in areas near Fukushima, including Tokyo. I don’t want to argue about what information is accurate: I think nobody can say for 100% certain. Better to take precautions and get somewhere safer. As a reader tweeted, “The potential well-being of other people comes first. If there’s a chance people will get hurt, we should help them get out.”

Please do your best to support Japan.