English Laundry Loves Lennon

Filed Under: Fashion Smashion Collection's Bureau

The Los Angeles based clothing company, Rock and Roll Religion, has inked a three-year deal to produce menswear featuring the artwork and imagery of John Lennon under its English Laundry label.

Christopher Wicks, CEO and creative director of Rock and Roll Religion said, "I've been a fan of John Lennon since I was a child and I'm humbled to be working with his estate on this project. I've been trying for the past six or seven years to obtain this license."

Now that he has the license, the plan is to create a collection of clothing, including woven shirts, knits, T-shirts, jackets, blazers, and scarves, ranging in price from $30 to $170.

Lennon's artwork will be featured on everything from packaging, hangtags, labels, detailed accents, jacket linings, and graphics. All snaps on jackets and shirts are adorned with peace signs.

Wicks said, "Everything is based on the clothes that John wore in the Sixties, so there are tab collar shirts and short round collars. For next fall, we hope to add a Chelsea boot inspired by the ones that John wore, if the design and style is approved by Yoko and her team."

The collection has already made its way into stores, with about fifteen designs selling at Macy's Herald Square, Hard Rock Hotel shops, and English Laundry boutiques. The collection will steadily grow as time passes.

Cool! We're interested to see the entire collection.

Who doesn't love a little Lennon?

[Image courtesy of Rock and Roll Religion.]

Posted: December 28, 2009 at 11:30 am