Licious Apparel By Coco makes its runway debut at 2012 New York Fashion Week
Model and reality star Coco Austin is bringing her sensual sensibility to the fashion world with her new line Licious, which made its runway debut at the head of New York Fashion Week.
What were some of your influences in creating this line?
Coco: It’s stuff I actually wear and that I wanted to make for the masses. You know when I walk around, girls are like, “Oh what kind of jeans are you wearing?” So why not make my own stuff and make it for everybody to enjoy, too?
So, how does it feel being married to a hip-hop icon?
Coco: He’s just like an ordinary person to me. I mean we’ve been together almost 12 years now. So we’re just like buddies. We’re like best friends. For me, I don’t really know much about the rap world, so he’s taught me that.
I know you have a shoe fetish. Can we expect a future shoe line from you?
Coco: You know what — a couple times I’ve been wanting to do that, but I want to do it at the right time and I want to do it with the right designers. I’m not just going to do it for the hell of it. It’s going to be the right moment, but you’ll see one.
Ice, what do you think of Coco starting her fashion line?
Ice T: Well you know, when we first got together fans were always so much into how she dresses. She was always over the top. But then she also always had a bunch of girls that were like, “I love how you dress.” She’s that girl that puts it a little over the edge. You know when girls go out to the club they wear it a little tighter, a little sexier, you know, turn it up a notch. And I said, “Coco, you don’t just model your whole life. You model to an end and at some point why not just get off into clothes?” So she had a company that was already giving her free clothes, and she merged with them and she just started designing clothes. They’ve had Licious up on the net for a while.
How’s the line doing so far?
Ice T: Check out Liciousclothing.com – it’s doing well. Everybody was like, “You should do a fashion show for Fashion Week.” She said, “No way, I can’t do it. I’m not.” And I said, “Yes, you can.” So we’re here tonight.
And being that she is shapely, similar to many women of color, is this line going to be an option for black women?
Ice T: The models are all shapes and sizes. We’ve got tall models and slim models. You know — we’ve got plus size models, just everything. The clothes are for everybody. It’s mostly stretchy material, but it’s fun clothes. It’s not Ralph Lauren. It’s kind of like “wow” clothes. And also — it’s got an inexpensive price point. This is not something that’s going to break you. This is like Bebe level. We’re not trying to take out Gucci or nobody. She’s trying to make clothes that she can see girls wearing.
Is this line targeted for the urban market?
Ice T: For everybody. You know when it’s on the website or in the boutiques, you can go in there and buy few outfits. You know what I’m saying. Get dressed.
