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Chrissie Miller on designing SOPHOMORE

Chrissie Miller's SOPHOMORE is taking off and expanding in her direction as a once strictly T-shirt company into a full blown line of clothing reminiscent of the old lower east side. This is not a line for hipster-ism. There is a very contemporary vibe to what she is doing. To think this all started as one big happy accident. Which is why I always try to push the idea out there to just do your art. Get it out there not 100% perfect. But expose yourself. And who knows what will happen next?!

-From what I understand you where a graphic artist who accidentally spawned a line of kitschy pop culture T shirts meant for friends only and voila it just blew up from there. Tell me a little bit about your beginning, and was it way overwhelming?
The beginning was the best part!

We made 72 t-shirts for Charlotte Ronson's store, then Daily Candy wrote about it and then we got orders from tons of stores including Bloomingdales! We didn't even have a company name yet! I thought I was going to be a graphic designer, but couldn't find a job. Then when our t-shirts starting doing well, it gave me a job! I love clothes and had so many ideas, it just felt right.

- For a few years now I've noticed you how you have a quirky sense of humor when it comes to the sayings that are printed on your T's ie ( The New York Crimes)... Currently Just Another Rich Kid is doing the same thing. Are you 2 friends that have happened to influence one another? If not what do you think of his work?

I've never heard of "just another rich kid"... We were inspired by the whole NY underground t-shirt culture. Brands like aNYthing, Danucht, Fuct, Ssur. None of those lines were really doing womens clothes so i wanted to put great graphics on good bodies.

- I love Cory Kennedy's style and would have loved to be in her shoes at that age (Hell this age too)... Lately she's been name dropping SOPHOMORE all over her high profile blog. How where you 2 introduced and has this really expanded your business, is the Sophomore fan base growing???

Ha!! I LOVE Cory, she is the most photogenic person I know! We met because she was dating my friend Wade (from the Virgins). She's a Pisces, I'm Pisces... She likes fashion, I like fashion it just works! I do get a lot of emails from her fans and now that I'm on her top friends on myspace my friend requests have tripled!

- When you are designing at your showroom what are you listening to these days musically? And what is the Showrooms atmosphere like?

Good question! I ALWAYS listen to music when I work. Right now I listen to The Virgins, Radiohead's In Rainbows and Amy Winehouse!

- Is your company involved in any charities, if so please tell us a little bit about which ones?

There are a few I am interested in getting involved with but nothing officially.

-You know there is kind of a soft spot I have for your line, it really reminds me of X-GIRL in the late 90's when Kim Gordon started this little brand of clothing, and had Chloe Sevigny sporting it around town as well as Kathaleen Hannah from Bikini Kill flaunting it in her video's. Not sure if you grew up around that era while "KID'S" the movie came about. But were you associated at all or into X-GIRL, and have you ever thought for a second "I take after that a bit coincidentally?"

WOW! That is a huge complement!!! Thank you so much! I think the 90's are in the air right now so I think for sure that came out in the clothes. I love the idea of being nostalgic with without looking vintage. Staying contemporary is key.

7 I get the feeling you and Charlotte Ronson are friends with Similar career paths. Did you always know each other, and do you ever plan to collaborate with one another?

Charlotte is one if my best friends! We have known each other since high school. We collaborate all the time, we did that Vote Ronson t-shirt together. (I think it was on your blog right?)

It was I thought is was way clever!Well thank you for your time,and I look forward for years to come with SOPHOMORE, what can we expect in the future from you?

Thank you! I'm a big fan of denim and I have yet to find a great line (even though there are tons) So maybe we will do a denim line some day..

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Stepane Manel

I found another great artist of fashion Stephane Manel. Just look at these sultry and alluring paintings and tell me they don't make you want to have them plastered across a gallery near you!!!

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The Blonds show with Christian Laboutin!!!

I still can't believe I missed this show due to a miss schedule !!! The Lucky boys have a promising career ahead with a MAC Cosmetic's campaign going on currently, and shoe designer Christian Laboutin lending shoe's to their runway collection, who could ask for anything more???

Ronson Cool!!!

With a step dad who is an X rock star to Foreigner, a celebrity stylist mama Anne-Dexter Jones, big brother DJ Mark who is up for a Grammy or so, and a couple of twins (Charlotte the constant uprising fashion designer and sis Samantha who is following in her brother's steps as a top notch DJ) oh yeah and a few beautiful youngsters.The Ronson Family couldn't get any cooler if they tried, "could they?"....Actually yes it looks like they could.


Charlotte Ronson is a continually uprising fashion designer who is taking over the world as she has recently opened up a store in Japan and is sold every where else. and she is only 30. Her designing has come a long way from a simple lingerie/t shirt line that once sold in a very small boutique she owned in NYC's Nolita district. She now has an even bigger store in the same neighborhood located on Mulberry Street. The store is packed with her entire clothing and shoe line. Its all a pretty place to stop and just gaze at the wall paper and pin up girl posters. Jen the manager is always a friendly ready and willing sales girl who will help but not push you in a corner to buy something. Charlotte's collection has really advanced in design detail over the years from lapels to plackets right down to the very button placement. Right on Char!!!

They've all got style passion and direction and OMG obviously a set of morale and values. You won't find the socialites stepping out of limos missing a pair of panties. Finally some famous role models have arrived. College educated and all.


Samantha not only DJ's all over Hollywood,but is a singer song writer as well. Everyone should check out her myspace page for a taste of her vocals.

I know we usually don't focus on the famous and fabulous on this page. But after all Charlotte started out way small despite coming from a family fortune. One of the few who didn't dive directly into the big time but rather used baby steps other than rely on daddy. How humbling that is. No immediate runway shows and insta-fame!!!

Oh and don't forget VOTE RONSON!!!

True Fashion Moments!!!

You've go a true fashion moment happening when Amanda Lepore the worlds most famous trans gendered male to female opens a show while Andre J fashions current it queen closes. This my friends was the Marco Hall Fall 2008 Show that took place in Hells kitchen. It had a disco-afro-chic feeling with a touch of old school Mara Hoffman happening with the clothing. Take a look.

This next part is unforgettable with Andre J's spectacle ending.


Thank you to show stylist Liza Montoya, excellent work!!!

Mandate of Heaven does the Catwalk

I've always admired the way Carissa Ackerman went about her business called Mandate of Heaven. Mandate is as indie as it gets as far as fashion goes. One of a kind everythings , part vintage and remade with quality. I've always loved and felt a connection more so with designers like her in my past as these designers don't exactly set out with any major business motive, it kinda starts out with a "what the hell I just want to do this"idea. The way usually the best stuff does. Carissa has ultimately made her own client which may have never existed in the first place if her craft hadn't. She doesn't exploit her clients by using them as models but has created a cult like adoration for them instead. The Mandate Girls as she's labeled them are young hot real girls and accidentally using them as models also serves as a very responsible message to society as far as what beauty is when it comes to fashion. You don't have to be a 16 year old girl 5ft11 and 100lbs to be gorgeous. Thats beautiful but so it being 22 or 24 or 30 etc., and having thighs a chest and an ass to boot. And her girls love it as they get to wear cool cloths and rock the runway.

I was talking to Mylan Bui a young PR phenomena in the making. Mylan runs Bui-Lavry PR and takes on clients that are responsible to the environment and economy. She does not limit her services to only fashion design. But she will take on a fashion client. She loves what she does and is also doing something productive for mankind in a moral sense. If that is not success what is? Mandate of Heaven is exactly responsible in that way. There is much recycling going on with her line and absolutely no over seas production. You know the garment you're wearing hasn't taken advantage of anyone in the labor aspect. You also know you are wearing something exclusive.

Its nice to know that nice girls don't finish last, they help each other, they grow together and finish on top of the world they've saved from a sense of cruelty...

Heatherette goes MAC

I LOVE MAC and now they've collaborated with Heatherette to produce what I suspect to be a very disco palette of color!!! Keep your eyes open fans Heatherette is moving into the makeup counters!!!

The fashion community

I suggest you all take a look and join if you are a designer and so on....http://www.fashions.org/community.phpGet your self out there as much as possible.

Marco Hall Fashion Show