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It's great that Tea Leoni, Madonna, Timbaland, and Alicia Keys can take time out of their shiny lives tonight to attend a fundraiser for UNICEF. Because they all support UNICEF, and are each determined to raise money for the suffering people of Malawi, you see. Purely coincidental is Gucci's co-sponsorship of the event. The high fashion brand is also extremely concerned with Malawi, and whatnot. And did they mention that this event will celebrate the opening of their NEW 5th Avenue flagship store? That is only a secondary concern, of course. Gucci is actually very popular in Malawi. And why wouldn't they be, with products like these:

A Malawian couple can pool their $800 per capita GDP together to buy one of these attractive "hysteria" large top handle bags!

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If President Bingu wa Mutharika siphons money from the treasury for one of these "papillon" evening bags for his wife, won't she be the happy one?

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This "pop bamboo" tote can be traded for $2290 worth of melons at the market.

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Be wary of thieves on the road from Mzuzu to Nkhata Bay; carry only necessities in your $880 "continental" wallet.

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