New York rapper and DJ Biz Markie is launching two clothing collections.
The musician is following in the footsteps of rappers Sean John and 50 Cent, who have successfully launched their clothing lines.
Markie says that his clothing line is ‘funky’ and said, ‘We just didn’t want to slap a name on it. We want to fill a void in the market and this takes time to develop’.
‘One of the lines will feature mid priced T-shirts and jeans and the other one will consist of designer collections and tailored suits,’ explains Natalie Hoo from Portuguese based Textile Company, Win-Win textiles, who has been hired by Markie to provide creative direction for the two lines.
‘We’ll do things differently and tone it down so that it’s wearable both day and night. The first looks will appear in the club and at our parties, not on the runway,’ said Hoo.
Hoo says that the lines which will a pay homage to the relationship of ink and flesh, will be based on a different technique. He explains that one will not be able to feel the ink in the garment on touching it.
