After working together on a collaboration of T-shirts, designer Catherine Malandrino and singer Mary J. Blige have become fast friends. The pair, who worked on the project to benefit Blige charity FFAWN, the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, were spotted recently dining on oysters at Aquagrill, then heading for drinks in the Meatpacking District. “I dress a lot of celebrities, but I never had the connection I have with Mary,” Malandrino has said about the singer.