BIGGucci designer, Frida Giannini, has agreed to create the wardrobe for singer Lenny Kravitz to wear on his upcoming European tour, reported FemaleFirst.
The singer will be wearing 20 outfits designed by Giannini during his concert tour entitled Love Revolution, which will debut on May 29 in Vigo, Spain.
The contract is much like that of Spice Girls’ with Roberto Cavalli who designed the wardrobe for their reunion tour earlier this year.
Ready-to-wear designer items will be available for purchase from the Internet site Yoox.com.
More than 50 designers have already made their items available on the site, including Emporio Armani, Diesel, Alexander McQueen and Gucci. The collections are put onto the web site as soon as they are available in stores.
People reported that Madonna hosted the event and invited many celebrities to raise money for UNICEF and her own foundation Raising Malawi. Madonna has a two-year-old, David, whom she adopted from this African country. The event took place in New York City and was sponsored by Gucci.
Madonna stated, "I am grateful that Gucci has underwritten this event, that’s all that matters to me – their generosity."
The star added, "I want to put Raising Malawi on the map. I want credibility as a philanthropic organisation. I want to inspire people. I don’t want them to just write me a cheque – I want them to give me a piece of their heart."
Gucci is celebrating 85 years in business and has created a new scent for the special occasion called Gucci by Gucci. The bottle was inspired by the modern woman in search of sensuality.
Both fruity and floral, the fragrance mixes the scents of honey, musk, patchouli, guava and pear, and is available in 50 and 75 millilitres. A deodorant, body lotion and shower gel are also available in the special scent.
Russian model Natasha Poly will be the face of the advertising campaign for the new product line. She will be directed in the ads by filmmaker David Lynch.
According to Reuters, Madonna has teamed with the prestigious design house to raise money for Raising Malawi, a charity founded in 2006 that aids orphans in Malawi.
At the opening of the Gucci boutique on New York’s Fifth Avenue on February 26, 2008, a special dinner will take place. Madonna will perform and also show the attendees the harsh reality of the lives of the orphans in the African country. Madonna said, "I am grateful that Gucci is joining forces with me to bring attention to a country with millions of children in desperate need of our help."
Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, adopted a boy from Malawi, David Banda, in 2006.
FemaleFirst reported that both Gucci and Chanel are taking legal procedures against a young Swedish adolescent because of many pairs of fake sunglasses that were discovered.
The 15-year-old boy from Gothenburg will be sued after many packs of sunglasses were confiscated by customs officials, that were sent from someone in China.
A legal representative from Chanel, Bengt Eliasson that he does not normally take this type of action against a 15-year-old. The young boy claims he does not know who sent him the sunglasses from China.
According to FemaleFirst, the designer said, "The other Gucci perfumes were made by different people – I really wanted to put myself in the fragrance. What I want out of this fragrance is that it becomes a classic and that it has a long life. I want it to be like a Chanel No. 5 – OK, that’s a grand dream, but it’s better to think big."
The perfume will be released later this year in association with Procter & Gamble.