Mary J Blige teams up with designer Catherine Malandrino to launch a range of charity t-shirts

It’s definitely a month for celebrity and charity collaborations and next on the bandwagon is soul singer Mary J Blige.

The singer has teamed up with designer friend Catherine Malandrino to launch a T-shirt collection called FFAWN + Catherine Malandrino.

According to WWD, the collection features tunics with hand-painted messages such as “I’m Free” and “I’m Power.” and a percentage of all sales will benefit FFAWN, the Foundation for the Achievement of Women Now charity set up by Ms J Blige started 2008.

Mary told WWD: “Catherine has been a dear friend of mine for years and, after she learned about FFAWN and our mission, she offered to create a T-shirt collection that would celebrate being women, being strong and being free. These are not your average T-shirts.”