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>Fashion news and notes<P> By Jackie White Knight-Ridder Newspapers (KRT) Once upon a time, clothiers sold clothing and fund-raisers asked for handouts and held charity balls. But since the =9280s, charities have joined up with cosmetics, jewelry and clothing businesses to promote buying for a cause. Such efforts softened the image of corporate America and raised millions for the likes of breast cancer, AIDS, drunken driving and environmental destruction. As for the latest entry, look for Muhammad Ali=92s silk ties and cotton boxer shorts. A portion of sales proceeds are targeted for research and education on Parkinson=92s disease, from which he suffers. The boxer has licensed the Carpediem Co. of Salt Lake City to produce the styles. The prints are all busy, colorful attention-grabbers. Some are decorated with whimsical patterns created from actual disease organisms. Some are reminiscent of the solid banded trunks Ali fought in. And the graphic design on the waist band proclaims =93Ali: The Greatest of All Time.=94 He is scheduled to appear on Jay Leno=92s show Aug. 27 to promote the project. The ties are priced at $30 to $35. The shorts cost $20. They are available in selected department stores, or by calling 1-800-246-5121.