Phillipe and David Blond’s corsets have touched Entertainment’s Elite.
Custom creating pieces for the likes of Rihanna, Britney Spears, Fergie, Debbie Harry and many more, the duo met each other 10 years ago and started a relationship both personally and professionally. Hitting the club scene and making their own clothing Phillipe stepped out in some jeans with crystals and shells all over them. Patricia Field saw him and asked them to do some pieces for her store. She then sent the pair to MAO PR who then helped strategize the direction of the collection, produced the theatric fashion shows and the rest is history. Robert Brady, caught up with The Blonds in NYC as they prepare for Spring 2010.
Robert Brady: What/who is/are your inspirations?
Phillipe and David Blond: We are inspired by all the glamorous Blondes throughout history...Marilyn, Jayne Mansfield, Mae West, Donna Jordan, Anna Nicole Smith, Betty Grable, Madonna, etc...we are also inspired by classic Vegas showgirls, and downtown NYC personalities such as John Sex, Joey Arias, Debbie Harry, Andy Warhol and of course Gem and the Holograms.
RB: Where do you see your business going?
TB: We are mostly making custom pieces for every celebrity now, Madonna, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Lil Kim, Beyonce etc...and we want to continue working with all of these great artists and more.
RB: Why corsets? What do you love about that style, shape, piece of clothing?
TB: We love corsets because they make any shape woman look sexy...we love the hour glass shape on a woman.
RB: Do you ever get any style say when the celebrity chooses to wear your pieces, like “pair it with _____” or “if you are using it for a cover we envision hair and make up to look ______”
TB: Sometimes if we are making the piece specifically for the celebrity...but for shoot unless we are requested on set...the stylist is in control of what the celebrity wears.
RB: Do you ever see yourselves branching out and marketing to a retail clientele, such as Barneys New York, etc.?
TB: We will one day work with retail stores...we already sell some pieces to Patricia Field's boutique and hope to branch out as our brand name grows.
RB: Give us your perspective on Mr. Pearl and why corsets will never go out of style.
TB: Mr Pearl is an artist and a genious, he lives the lifestyle and does corset training on himself to have an 18 inch waist, we look up to him and hope that our corsets will equal his in creativity.
RB: I attended your Fall 2008 show... Congrats again! How amazing!!!!!! Will we see a darker version this fall as well or will you be lighting things up?
TB: We never really have a super dark side...whatever we do it will always be Magical!
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