HBO looks to create fashion lines (Sex & the City & Entourage)

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AG and HBO Team Up
AG Adriano Goldschmied wants to outfit an entourage, and then some.

The Los Angeles-based premium denim company has teamed with HBO to help make the network's hit series "Entourage" into a full lifestyle brand. The result is a full women's and men's denim jeans and sportswear brand called AG for Entourage.

"Entourage,'' with Mark Wahlberg as executive producer, takes viewers into the lives of Vincent "Vince" Chase, a hot young actor in Hollywood, his three-member entourage and his agent.

Launching for spring, the collection includes jeans, T-shirts, jackets, woven tops and leather belts. Wholesaling from $26 to $78, the company is targeting upscale specialty boutiques and select department stores. In addition, the line will be sold in AG freestanding stores.

To differentiate between AG's core line and the Entourage collection, AG for Entourage will offer new washes on denim and T-shirt designs. The company will also introduce new fabrics into the collection, which will be influenced by what the characters on the show wear. The line will be recognizable by the show's signature star symbol within the Entourage logo. It will be worked into each piece, either on the rivet on a pair of jeans or on the button of a shirt.

"This is all a part of HBO's idea to position Entourage as a lifestyle brand," said Alissa Friedman, marketing and advertising manager for AG Adriano Goldschmied. "[The show] is the hip and current direction in which one can drive their entire lifestyle, the guide on what's hot in technology, cars, restaurants, clubs and, most importantly, what's hip in fashion. Since you can't be them, the least you can do is dress like them."
 
Womens wear daily reported months ago that a Sex and The City line was being tested...

this story and image was in LAtimes this week.
THE MIRROR

By Adam Tschorn

Ari's jeans, Tony's cigar, Samantha's ... bag?
One of the opening salvos of L.A. Fashion Week was a bash hosted by GQ magazine at the AG Adriano Goldschmied boutique in Beverly Hills. The purpose: to launch the AG for Entourage line of premium denim and T-shirts. The actual reason anyone went: the "Entourage" entourage was there (along with their entourage which resulted in one of those only-in-Hollywood meta-moments).

Jeremy Piven, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly and Jerry Ferrara wandered in, wearing jeans and T-shirts, except for Connolly, who showed in a Ralph Lauren suit, and Piven, looking just a little '80s in his tight leather bomber jacket. To the dismay of the paparazzi, the boys failed to arrive as a pack -- no single, slow-mo tracking shot familiar to their on-screen counterparts, which meant the Entourage spent most of the evening schlepping in and out of the store for photo ops and inane questions about their personal style.

The men's and women's denim collection, which will sell in AG boutiques and specialty shops, is subtly branded with the "Entourage" star logo on the waistband button. The jeans run $159 to $185. The $58 to $75 washed-down T-shirts are screened with references to the the show ("Medellin," "Let's Hug it Out") and are surprisingly low-key and wearable.

According to James Costos, HBO's vice president of licensing and retail, "Entourage" denim is just the beginning. The company is looking at other high-end fashion collaborations "that are meaningful and appropriate to our shows." Costos said negotiations are underway to launch "Sopranos" Italian wines and fine cigars. "We're looking at 'Sex and the City' too," he told the Mirror. "We want to partner with a high-end bag designer. Can't you just see a Samantha bag?"
 

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Celebrity lines = BAD.
Lines based off of TV shows = Even worse!
 
ilaughead said:
Celebrity lines = BAD.
Lines based off of TV shows = Even worse!

Hilarious!!! I can't imagine what the FOX catwalk would look like :ninja:. But be assured they will show once, and be cancelled.
 
Ooh, awesome.

ABC should do Grey's Anatomy lab coats, and Lost camouflage pants that come fully equipped with wilderness survival kits.

:blink: :rolleyes: :innocent:
 
Just when you think Hollywood can't get any cheaper, they still manage to shock you! :lol:
 
Entourage is supposed to be doing a jewelry line partnered w/ my company, Im working on it, actually...

That's all Im saying.
 
peacelover142002 said:
Ooh, awesome.

ABC should do Grey's Anatomy lab coats, and Lost camouflage pants that come fully equipped with wilderness survival kits.

:blink: :rolleyes: :innocent:

Don't worry, I'm sure that there's already people working on that one! It's like Hollywood is trying to change those licensed Halloween costumes into 'normal' clothing!:lol:
 
another way for people to live their life in tv
 

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