Merino Wool Scarves by Virginia Johnson
Helmut Lang's former accessories designer, Canadian Virginia Johnson, has launched a scart Collection Un the UK to die for!! Each piece is hand-painted and silk-screened in India and Toronto.
*i'm thinking its a FAB Gift for christmas or for urself ;)
its snowing in Gucci
Twenty-five percent of sales from those items will be contributed to UNICEF.
The Gucci Campaign to Benefit UNICEF has started 5 years ago and has raised $7 million for the U.N. charity.The Gucci UNICEF campaign has supported education, health care, protection and clean water programs for children and orphans affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
This year it has added South Africa to the regions it will support, along with Malawi and Mozambiquefit
UNICEF” project, Gucci’s creative director Frida Giannini collaborated with author and illustrator Michael Roberts to publish a children’s book titled “Snowman in Africa.”
The book will be on sale in 200 Gucci stores worldwide and on gucci.com for $25 from Nov. 16 to Dec. 31. All proceeds will go to UNICEF and book-signing events are scheduled in Gucci flagships in New York, Paris and London.
In parallel with the launch of “Snowman in Africa”, Frida Giannini has created a series of accessories that will range from $50 to $5,000.
Giannini designed two new medium-sized Joy bags featuring the snowman and another one with an elephant and foliage print.
There will also be key rings and add-on charms shaped as characters from the book, alongside printed small leathergoods.
Sinful Jewels
Inspired by the seven deadly sins, Jessica McCormack's XIV range is Victorian gothic meeys punk