Christina Applegate for Breast Cancer Awareness sale on Gilt Groupe

In case you haven’t heard, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  It’s time to make your appointment to get a mammogram, and think about giving to support Breast Cancer research.  You can do some fashionable giving by checking out Gilt Groupe’s Awareness sale curated by Christina Applegate today.   If you’re not a member of Gilt Groupe already, click here to use my invite to shop. The sale features items from Robert Rodriguez, Mark + James, Giuseppe Zanotti, Black Halo, Lauren Merkin, Badgley Mischka, Reem Acra, and Alex Woo’s exclusive necklace he designed for Christina Applegate’s charity Right Action for Women.

Applegate tells Gilt, “The reason I started Right Action for Women was to get the word out that this doesn’t just happen to women who are over 55…I was 36 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The reason that I was able to beat it was by early detection and that was by the smarts of my doctor, who said, ‘Mammograms are not for you; we’re going to do an MRI.’ An MRI can find breast cancer many years before a mammogram can. That’s something that I learned, and that I didn’t know about until I found out in my own life.” And the actress reminds that you can take matters into your hands—literally. “Early detection is key. Breast health is key. It’s to know your body, to be able to do self-examinations, to talk to your doctor if you know that you have a history in your family on either side,” she explains.  To hear Christina talk more about her charity and the Gilt sale, click here to watch her video statement.

Note: In the interest of full disclosure, please note that I do earn a referral fee if you shop Gilt using my invite.