A weird phenomenon has taken over the french press lately. In just over a month I’ve came across 3 special editions of magazines where “the power of the editor-in-chief” was given to celebrities. More accurately, these magazines are dedicated entirely to one chosen person.  

The latest issue of Madame Figaro, out to the news stands today, is dedicated to Vanessa Paradis from cover to cover. How to get her red carpet look, what music she listens to and what are her favorit dishes, these are only three examples of  what awaits in this one-woman-mag. It’s not the first time Madame figaro has chosen this strategy. The first lady of France, Madame Bruni-Sarkozy got to conduct the issue of March 27. If you’d like to see a fashion spread featuring Carla’s best friends and sketches of her made by the greatest designers (Jean Paul Gaultier, Alber Elbaz, Karl Lagerfeld and more) – this issue is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  

You might think i’m overreacting. After all, Madame figaro is not realy a fashion magazine… But what do we do when the “people attitude” reaches Vogue Paris? This month’s french Vogue is dedicated to Penélope Cruz. In it we can read an article about her sister’s style and see photos from her privet album. Hmmmm….

Personally, I believe a Vogue signed by Stella McCartney or Marc Jacobs would have been more appropriate.  

Sheena Matheiken is a very brave girl. A year ago, this young Indian girl living in New york had pledged to wear only one dress for 365 days. On her blog, The Uniform Project , she’s been using nothing but accessories to change her look every day as an exercise in sustainable fashion (calm down, there are actually seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week).
The concept for itself is great already, but Sheena and her Project saw even bigger. Through the website she collected donations for the Akanksha Foundation – in order to send children to school in India.

I first heard of The Uniform Project  11 months ago, when it was only starting. I followed the project for a few weeks, admiring Sheena’s daily creativity, but then life made it slip out of my mind. Until today. When I opened the page I discovered there are only 4 days left till the end of this adventurous year. In a short video you can see all the looks Sheena had assembled since May 1st 2009, and all the places she got to visit thanks to the project.

74,236 $ were collected up until now, which means 211 more kids in school. In the few days she has left Sheena is hoping to reach 80,000. Take a look, it’s almost over!