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Q. the logo of baby phat is it a symbol of a cat? If so why was this design chosen
A. Indeed the Baby Phat logo is that of a cat, inspired by Kimora Lee Simmons' own phat cat, the late Max, who had been a part of her life since she was eight years old. Max passed away last fall.
Max was also the inspiration for the Max Sneaker by Baby Phat:
Q. why did kimora lee simmons create baby phat
A. She didn't. Her husband, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, did and then brought Kimora Lee on board.
About Baby Phat
Turn of the century sex kitten.
It's the perfect description for the bold, fun and sexy attitude of the Baby Phat woman. Whether evidenced by the glimmer in the rhinestones on a pair of jeans, or in the darting glance of the slinky feline logo of the company, these are clothes for the women who defiantly sees the world on her own terms. Denim separates, outerwear, accessories, lingerie and fur-free furs are tailored for the girl about town with a penchant for raising brows.
Baby Phat first came into existence as a publicity tool. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons produced tiny tees with the clever name "Baby Phat" to electrify his men's Phat Farm runway shows. When celebrities and models such as Tyra Banks and Claudia Schiffer started wearing these tees, they became such a phenomenon that the decision was made to launch an entire Baby Phat collection.
The perfect choice was to bring Simmons' wife, Kimora Lee, on board as the creative director. Kimora has always been a celebrity, gleaning attention from both the fashion community and the music world. At age 13, she became the muse to the house of Chanel and its designer Karl Lagerfeld. "Dealing with Karl and seeing how he interacts with the staff gave me a different perspective that would not have had otherwise," she said in a recent interview with Women's Wear Daily. "I saw how his mind worked, how he expressed himself, not to mention that when your first job is Chanel, that plants fabulous seeds in a girl". Baby Phat reflects Kimora's buoyant energy and her strong opinions of style lent from her experiences as a model and a hip-hop socialite. From the lines' inception, Kimora has a strong hand in molding the style an imagery of who the Baby Phat woman is, from details on lingerie to treatments on denim. "We may use camouflage if it's the trend of the season, but it will be executed in our way" says Kimora Lee. "We'll put glitter or caviar on it, or do it in a softer brush pattern, but always sexy.
Baby Phat's presence as an aspirational lifestyle line for young women is emphasized just as strongly by its new marketing imagery. To enforce Baby Phat's emphasis on confident, sexy ease, fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth was enlisted to shoot its new advertising campaign. Von Unwerth's proficiency at creating coy, post-modern reworkings of pin-up girl imagery (a la Bettie Page) proved an ideal match for the Baby Phat image, as evidenced by the ads, starring a very suggestively posed Rhea Durham. The ads have already appeared in major magazines such as Nylon, Vibe, Honey and V.
Official website: www.babyphat.com
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