UNICEF
COLLAB HO: Jimmy Choo and Elton John
Fashion Indie September 14 at 2:29
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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
Rebecca Alexander, Editor June 22 at 12:28
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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
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.
Rihanna is the New Face of UNICEF
Rebecca Alexander, Editor November 4 at 2:02
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Rihanna has just been selected by GUCCI as the face of its new UNICEF campaign. The campaign, called “Tattoo Heart,” will offer a line of special edition GUCCI products featuring a tattoo style heart theme, with 25% of proceeds to benefit UNICEF.
Gucci creative director Frida Giannini said the fashion house selected RiRi for its first UNICEF ads because of her “strong personality,” feeling that “a musician and a beautiful woman was the perfect icon for this campaign.”
-Via Perez
Jemima Khan To Design Capsule Collection for Azzaro
Rebecca Alexander, Editor June 24 at 1:25
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Jemima Khan (is an socialite who is recognized as Hugh Grant’s ex-girlfriend, the former wife of Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan, and one of late billionaire James Goldsmith’s eight children) is designing a capsule collection for French house Azzaro.
Seeing this I thought, what right does she have designing a line for French house Azzaro, but then I did some research:
Khan became is also a UK Ambassador for UNICEF, concentrated on advocacy efforts on children’s issues, especially global poverty. Khan recently launched Jemima Khan Ltd., a clothing company that employed poor Pakistani women to embroider western clothes with delicate eastern handiwork. These clothes were sold under the label of Jemima Khan Designs in London and New York at outlets such as Henri Bendel, Harrods, Browns and A la Mode. Khan stated that all profits were donated to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Lahore. In 2001, due to cancellation of orders, the fashion label was closed.
Wondering if the capsule collection will also employ Pakistani women or profit charity organizations. Keep you all posted…
