KLS Kimora Lee Simmons Pre-fall 2015
Back before the days where every celebrity had a fashion line, a perfume and a reality show, Kimora Lee Simmons was one of the original multi-hyphenates. She came onto the fashion scene when she was just 14 and she hasn’t stopped since, while she’s most known for helming Baby Phat, but she’s also the president and creative director for Just Fab, she’s a veteran of reality television with two series under her belt (and who can forget her appearance on America’s Next Top Model way back during its first season?) and multiple perfumes and fashion lines. But Simmons is back in a whole new way with KLS Kimora Lee Simmons. The designer and mother is returning to fashion with a designer line inspired by what her wardrobe was missing — and when you’re talking about a woman with Birkins and Loubs to spare, that says a lot.
KLS Kimora Lee Simmons Pre-fall 2015
If you remember the show MTV Cribs, Kimora showed her enviable wardrobe back in 2002, but believe it or not, that walk in closet and library of shoes still had holes in it, which was the starting point for KLS Kimora Lee Simmons. This new collection is reflective of where she is now: 39 years old. Pregnant with her fourth child. The creative force behind Just Fab, which was just given a $1 billion dollar valuation. It’s not the bling and velour of Baby Phat, that’s for sure. Taking a book from Victoria Beckham, Simmons has embraced minimalism, showing a collection that featured below-the-knee hemlines, sharp tailoring and pieces you could see her wearing as well as women that don’t live life in the Fab Lane.
But being that she is Kimora, basics were anything but. Multi-paneled body con shapes were abundant, but done in black and white they were far from tawdry. Leather pieces were sedate, as well as Simmon’s take on Le Smoking, a tuxedo worn sans shell and with a graphic stripe down the pant. The price points are also a new realm for Simmons. Instead of the mass and contemporary price points she’s played in before these pieces bear the mark of real designer pieces: dresses range from $1,500 to $2,400. Tops are about $500 and coats inch near the $2,500 range. The collection is a lean and mean introduction to the new line, which will be available at the Beverly Hills KLS Kimora Lee Simmons flagship, set to open in 2015. This is Simmons’ idea of starting small — a whole collection and a flagship in the span of a few months — and if the new line goes the way of her past ventures, we’ll expect world domination in short order.
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