$300,000 Shirts are GOOD?

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

“Donate $300,000, and get a free t-shirt.” My goodness! How inflation has taken its toll. In my day, it was, “Raise $25, and get this free Jump Rope for Heart t-shirt, AND this water bottle, AND this notepad, AND this pencil. Yeah!!” Not anymore. UNICEF has taken the t-shirt fundraiser to a whole new level, where the price of the shirt is the exact cost of the supplies they will provide. Like a $300,000 cargo plane to transport food and aid from the main hub in Copenhagen to Nairobi. Or a shirt for $24.30 that vaccinates 81 children against the measles. There are a dozen shirts with a dozen causes for UNICEF on Threadless. Take a look.

Kids Be Cute: Lanvin and H&M Forcing Us to Care About Children

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Just look at those little punims! Ugh, I’m nauseous. Not gonna lie to ya, I’ve never liked kids. Even when I was a kid, I didn’t much care for them. What, you have to run around screaming and laughing all the time? What’s wrong with sitting down and quietly paging through a Vogue? However, with Lanvin‘s irressitibly cute new children’s line and this mini-Benetton-esque ad for H&M‘s All for Children collection, my icy heart is beginning to melt. Slowly.

MUSE OF THE WORLD: Boozin’ with Carine…Oprah’s Fashion Plate Noticeably Empty…Kate Moss Serving Gin & Juice at Wedding

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Carine Roitfeld takes a shot of vodka before going to fashion events, just to make sure “she arrives in a good mood.” I do something similar, but my shots tend to involve entire handles of vodka…it’s very hard to get me into a good mood sometimes. [Financial Times]

Trick-or-Treat For a Good Cause With This Fab-O Bag

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

You can feel good about consuming gallons of corn syrup this Halloween if you collect candy in this FEED for UNICEF trick-or-treat bag.

Forget the Backpacks and Get That Explorer a Birkin

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

In celebration of Dora the Explorer‘s 10th birthday, the stars have aligned to design one-off backpacks for the pint-sized bilinguist, which will be auctioned off for UNICEF.

Pics of the packs after the jump.

Manchester United Vs. Hublot: The Million Dollar Challenge

Edited by Jason Chan, Señor

Good news for those suffering from World Cup withdrawal.  Manchester United, one of the most storied clubs in European soccer is coming to New York!  Several prominent members will participate in renowned watchmaker Hublot‘s “Million Dollar Challenge”.  Details after clickity click.

SHOP IT: Feed Guatemala Bags Designed by Lauren Bush

Edited by Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess

Yesterday, Randi, Mac an I went to Lord & Taylor where Lauren Bush presented her new bag collection handmade by women in Guatemala. The sale of the bags, along with World Food Program and UNICEF, help fight child hunger. The bags are really cute, and are only $39 and $19, which feeds 3 children for a year! Please buy the bags and help children receive the supplements they need to survive!

COLLAB HO: Jimmy Choo and Elton John

Edited by FashionIndie

Fashion is in a giving mood. In the wake of Gucci’s UNICEF campaign comes the news that shoe giant, in and out of heels, Jimmy Choo, has teamed up with the Elton John AIDS Foundation for Project PEP.

Emma Watson To Design Juniors Line

Edited by Rebecca Alexander

Rumors are circulating that Emma will design her own clothing line, and will donate proceeds from the sale of the line to the children’s charity UNICEF.

“She’s been getting advice from her fashion designer pals like Karl Lagerfeld,” a source tells Britain’s News of The World.

The Bashed: Rihanna for Gucci x UNICEF

Edited by Andy Wass

I’m sorry, Gucci. I love your vintage handbag designs and several of your clothing collections, I can respect your legacy as a major fashion house, I crush on Tom Ford, etc. etc.

But I make it no secret in my life that I can’t stand Rihanna, musically, visually, theoretically, seriously! I wonder if she’s from the same short-haired planet Posh is from. I don’t think she has the talent to be a lasting force in the entertainment industry; and it never ceases to amaze me how people mistake million-dollar stylists and designer-gifted garb for having a fashion sense. I imagine Rihanna’s morning routine to be something like that dress-making scene in Disney’s Cinderella. Jay Z has to enlist a team of mice and birds to turn her rags into riches. She’s simply a vehicle, a blank slate with money. She has a pretty face

Anyway, I think Gucci’s first ad campaign for its collaboration with UNICEF is a mistake. Slated to hit magazines in December, the ads show Rihanna with the Tattoo Heart bags. 25 percent of sales of the limited edition bags benefit UNICEF. That’s all very noble. But when you have to use a combination of an overused, undertalented performer and combine it with Ed Hardy knockoff art… I just don’t buy it. It all senses of the word! This campaign comes off as really cheap to me and makes me wonder about the financial and ethical states of the big fashion houses. Clearly a charitable cause is not enough to move units; they need a cheap-looking, unoriginal motif, and a too-familiar celebrity face.

Images from The Fashion Spot.