MonarC
08-14-2003, 10:57 PM
Hip-hop stars rock their own gear
Mariah Carey's got your back. So do Eminem, Eve, 50 Cent and Nelly. They've got rest of your body covered, too. They're just a few of the hip-hoppers who are infiltrating the fashion world with their own flashy clothing collections. Of course, the upstarts will be facing stiff competition from Jennifer Lopez's established J. Lo line,(NOT! :lol: ) P. Diddy's Sean John gear and Jay-Z's Rocawear garb.
But that's not stopping Mariah Carey — not exactly known for wearing a surplus of garments — who is in talks to develop an accessory and jewelry line called Automatic Princess. "It's this whole new idea of selling a lifestyle and putting a face on fashion, where before it was driven by faceless designers," says Barbara Coulon, vice president of trends at a Gen-X and Gen-Y research company called Youth Intelligence. "Now, someone's face and life is connected to it, so if you love Jay-Z, you can listen to his music, eat at his restaurant and wear his clothes."
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Do you guys buy clothes designed by the artist of your choice or could you care less?
Mariah Carey's got your back. So do Eminem, Eve, 50 Cent and Nelly. They've got rest of your body covered, too. They're just a few of the hip-hoppers who are infiltrating the fashion world with their own flashy clothing collections. Of course, the upstarts will be facing stiff competition from Jennifer Lopez's established J. Lo line,(NOT! :lol: ) P. Diddy's Sean John gear and Jay-Z's Rocawear garb.
But that's not stopping Mariah Carey — not exactly known for wearing a surplus of garments — who is in talks to develop an accessory and jewelry line called Automatic Princess. "It's this whole new idea of selling a lifestyle and putting a face on fashion, where before it was driven by faceless designers," says Barbara Coulon, vice president of trends at a Gen-X and Gen-Y research company called Youth Intelligence. "Now, someone's face and life is connected to it, so if you love Jay-Z, you can listen to his music, eat at his restaurant and wear his clothes."
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Do you guys buy clothes designed by the artist of your choice or could you care less?