Gucci gives back + my fave shot from cruise '07 ad campaign

I have been meaning to post this but it totally slipped my mind the past weeks. *slaps head* You all know that I've always been a gucci girl right? Yup, this designer brand is my first love (and as they say, first love never dies, haha!). Well, its just that gucci has never disappointed me and I've always identified with the brand.

Well, this holiday season is sure to be a good one for us gucci lovers as our fashion house has decided to give back to charity. The following news were out in Fashion Wire Daily since Oct. 20, 2006:

From November 21st to December 31st, Gucci will donate 20 percent of the sales from a luxurious collection of items designed by Gucci’s Creative Director, Frida Giannini. The proceeds will specifically benefit education and health services to children in Mozambique, where nearly three-quarters of a million children are directly affected by HIV/AIDS.

“The 2006 holiday campaign is part of the most extensive philanthropic program in Gucci’s history,” said Mark Lee, Gucci CEO and President, in an earlier statement. “We are committed to supporting important humanitarian efforts through UNICEF.”

Now here is a picture of some irresistable items from the said collection:


Gorgeous platinum guccissima, and its for a good cause too!

In addition, "helping to spread AIDS awareness and the Gucci and UNICEF partnership is actress Jennifer Connelly, who will act as honorary global representative of this year’s campaign. Connelly, who has spent considerable time in Mozambique and other affected regions in Africa, is just one of many famous faces that have stepped forth to help fight the global epidemic."

Wow, jennifer connelly is such a good choice for this campaign. I super adored her in labyrinth! I do understand that some of my readers may be too young to even have heard of labyrinth hehe! So I thought of posting this pic:


Jennifer in Labyrinth (google it if you still don't know or remember! haha.)

Well, I also liked her in A Beautiful Mind, so here's a more recent pic:




Back to the topic, items from Gucci’s 2006 Holiday collection for UNICEF will be available at 200 Gucci boutiques worldwide on November 21st (exactly a week from now). So rush over on that day if you've been looking for an excuse to buy pretty little things from gucci. Come on, you know you want to! hahaha.

On a lighter note, I am so loving this particular shot from the gucci cruise collecton '07 ad campaign:





Can you guess why? haha!

Audrey Hepburn tribute + Imelda Marcos accessories line

School has started barely a week and it's driving me crazy already! Geez. I really want a year-long break. *pout* I don't even have time to read the local newspaper on mornings since I typically am in a panic the moment I bolt out of my room.

Yesterday though was an exception. I woke up at effing 6 am as our opthalmology class is at 7 am (with a lock-door policy) and there is a quiz every meeting. All latecomers get a lovely score of zero. So lo and behold, little miss late was quicker than usual and I was able to grab all the lifestyle and fashion pages of the inquirer (owned by bf's tita tessa) before leaving the house. I could not get the whole paper as my dad will kill me, but those are my fave pages anyway. *wink*

Whilst the driver was driving (duh?) me to school, I, who supposedly was studying for optha was actually reading the newspaper because who could resist reading a page with this on the cover:



For pete's sake, it's not only an article about Audrey Hepburn but is also talking about Imelda Marcos starting an accessories line!

Anyways, I have always been a huge Audrey fan and I think she is such a fashion icon. Who does not love audrey you ask? There are weirdest of weirdos i tell you (such as some commentors in youtube) and they probably are very yucky dressers too. hehe. I have always loved that gap ad where a footage from "Funny Face" of her dancing was used, And I found it quite surprising that some of my friends actually have not seen it! I decided to post it here as well just in case some of you haven't seen this vid.



As written in the article by Thelma San Juan (Philippine Daily Inquirer), the ad casts her ballerina figure for posterity in black tube pants and shirt. And I do agree that the image does continue to captivate today's generation of women. Now I have not seen or felt the skinnies from gap but perhaps its because gap bottoms are not always perfectly fitting on me so it hasn't sparked my curiousity. I suppose though that they are worth it for some. Anyone here who has them?

I also have received my November issue of Harper's Bazaar where Natalie Portman is wearing one of the three versions of Audrey's black dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Natalie and Audrey in the same black dress

Here's my copy! haha.

The dress was designed by Givenchy and will be sold to the highest bidder on Dec. 5 at Christie's Auction House in London with an estimated fetching price of *gasp* $130,000. The proceeds of the auction will go to City Of Joy Aid, a charity organization that helps India's poor. It's just so wonderful that Audrey continues to inspire people with her fashion and humanitarian efforts. And you know what else is interesting? The dress is actually a bit loose on Natalie! I bet that makes you love Audrey all the more. haha.

Moving on, Imelda Marcos will be adding a new title to her list of "titles" as proprietor of a fashion brand.

Source: Bravo,Claudio: A Painting of Imelda Marcos

She will be be unveiling her fashion accessories line - necklaces, earrings, brooches, cuff bracelets and hair combs - called The Imelda Collection, produced by daughter Imee, perhaps in time for the holiday season. As the article said, the line is meant for "the stylish but practical woman with a penchant for owning a piece of history". Now, whilst Imelda herself has become a fashion icon of her own (did you know that the word imeldific is now made official in dictionaries?), I am not so sure whether the catch phrase really is the best one for her new product. I mean, I for one would find it more appropriate to associate "Imelda" with the words "glamorous fashion" than with the words "practical" or "history".

I mean, wouldn't you? *wink*