No Doubt to Collaborate With Fred Perry on Ska-Inspired Collection
Purveyor of streetwear-meets-preppy staples Fred Perry has teamed up with its first musician collaborator since Amy Winehouse: No Doubt.
Purveyor of streetwear-meets-preppy staples Fred Perry has teamed up with its first musician collaborator since Amy Winehouse: No Doubt.
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There's nothing so synonymous with Brit label Fred Perry as the laurel wreath. Hell, it's been their logo for sixty years--the brand first stamped the
After Amy Winehouse's tragic passing, we wondered about the fate of her collection with Fred Perry. She told Harper's Bazaar back in October that she and Perry had designed through fall 2012 but when we asked Perry's PR for comment they would only say that the collection was “on hold until we speak with Amy’s family and management” and would not comment further. Perry has since spoken with Winehouse's family and the label has announced plans to release the fall 2012 Amy Winhouse for Fred Perry collection and wholesale the spring 2012 collection, WWD is reporting. “Amy was passionate and dedicated to the collaboration, and her signature style is clearly stamped across each piece,” Fred Perry said in a statement. Amy's royalties and fees from the collections will be donated to the soon-to-be-created Amy Winehouse foundation and Fred Perry has said he will make a "seasonal donation" to the Foundation.”
In addition to an unfinished album, Amy Winehouse also leaves behind the successful collection she designed for Fred Perry. Her collaboration with the British clothing brand began last year with a fall 2010 collection. Amy's signature retro style is what inspired Fred Perry to approach her. Richard Martin, Fred Perry’s marketing director told WWD last March, “Amy has a unique sense of style that reflects the brand’s own historical reference points.” It sounded like Amy was more involved with the design process than many celebrity designers. Martin also noted, “Amy gave crucial input on proportion, color and fit. The range clearly has Amy’s handwriting.” Her spring 2011 collection launched in March and is currently no longer available on the Fred Perry website, but there are currently still two styles available on ASOS and a few things on eBay. While there hasn't been any mention of another Fred Perry collection in the press as of late, there is a decent chance that we could be seeing another one, if not several. This past October, Amy told Harper's Bazaar, "We've pretty much done like up to autumn/winter 2012, and I'm like, 'Have we?' Yeah!"
Amy Winehouse has seemingly disappeared from the public eye for the last year or so. Now, suddenly, she’s creeping back into the pop culture landscape again. In the last week:
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The internet is helping circulate the rumor that Amy Winehouse is set to design a capsule collection for Fred Perry, a British label that produces clo