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Amy Winehouse Rumoured to Design Fashion Line for Fred Perry

by Terri Potratz | January 5, 2009 at 12:32 pm

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Yet another rumour out of the celebrity designer mill, this time concerning troubled singer Amy Winehouse and a possible collaboration with designer Fred Perry:

According to the tabloids, the Rehab singer let slip during a festive holiday that she is currently in negotiations with iconic British label Fred Perry and has already started sketching out a few of her ideas.

My jaw dropped at first, too, but could Winehouse actually have something valuable to contribute to the fashion world? A number of people seem to think so: Karl Lagerfeld built upon the Winehouse style for the Paris-Londres Metiers d'Art Chanel collection in 2007; cobbler Jonathan Kelsey crafted the 'Amy' stiletto in her name; and Roberto Cavalli declared the singer a fashion icon due to her unique look. Um, yeah...a 2-foot high beehive is unique, that's for certain.

Let's just hope the Winehouse coiff doesn't become one of the emblematic features of this forthcoming collection.

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Rachel Nixon

at 12:50 on January 5th, 2009

I have seen her wearing Fred Perry tops in various paparazzi snaps so I guess it's not too surprising that she might enter into a formal promotional relationship with them. I'll be interested to see the results of the collaboration.

yuls.source

at 13:11 on January 5th, 2009

Very interesting. Hopefully she will be kept busy and not doing obnoxious things..

eastvanray

at 15:58 on January 5th, 2009

She could design long sleeve tops (to cover the track marks) with attractive tear away flaps so you can shoot up without rolling up your sleeve. Maybe a few "utility pockets" for the rigs, spoons, lighters and glass pipes could be incorporated into the design. And I suspect easy access front bottons so that the paramedics can get the narcan injections in before you OD.

Geneva B

at 16:06 on January 5th, 2009

Just because people have style doesn't mean they can design clothing! Jeez. I hope this trend stops soon, there are already too many celebrity designers out there...

harringtola

at 18:20 on January 5th, 2009

I just can not believe that Amy Winehouse would have anything to contribute to the fashion world, however, there will always be people who will buy and wear fashions that are being promoted as having been designed by someone like her. Additionally, there are plenty of designers who create nothing but pieces that can not be worn by anyone who is not walking a runway.