AIN’T NOBODY CHECKIN FOR THOSE UGLY ASS SHOES.
NIKES & JORDANS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VANESSA AND ANGELA’S LIFE

Nice

Someone is checking for them if they sold 15 million worth.

Nice

WOW WAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT…WELL CONGRATS 2 DEM.

I like Tia, but she needs to stop doing that cross feet pose LOL.

Why must folks always be so negative. You may not like them, but clearly somebody does. I wish these girl much sucess in the future. Congrats Angela and Vanessa!

I LÓVÊS MË SOME CHOCOLATE! PASTRIES

15 million??

i haventseen one person rock a pair of those shoes

Angela looks mad! (Or maybe Vanessa looks mad.) One of those girls has the mean mug look on her face. But anyway, they are both so beautiful. I wish I could have my own line of shoes!

15mil????Who the hell is rockin the garbage???Lawd have mercy seems like u throw a sneaker out there with a whole bunch of colors and its selling. I swear i havent seen anyone with this on thier feet. What is their key demographic 4 the shoe angel?

My friend is buying them up like crazy. I’d be getting them if I had a job LOL

@ 11. I’m assuming they are targeting the younger crowd (i.e. elementary and middle school girls). If you peep their line of bags, it just looks real young. I wouldn’t rock their sneakers because they just look like rip-offs of other brands. Can’t knock them though, because they are doing something right.

The Simmons Sisters are doing their thing… there are a lot of upstart businesses that wish they sold $15 mil the first year. Congratulations to them.

As far as the obligatory question “who wears/buys that sh!t”? folk say the same thing about Sean John and Rocawear and they are still grossing over $200 and 300 mil a year.

Ever consider the world is bigger than your fashion circle of friends?

THE POINT IS:

***They are positive woman
***They represent us well
***They are trying to make their OWN money
***They are not drinking and driving
***They are not showing their behinds
***They are not doing drugs

THEREFORE, we shouldn’t hate.

The target audience is middle/high school.

@#15 I agree completely!!! CONGRATS ladies!!!!

@ 11, I know they do big biz in NY.
On a positive note, at least they’re at the start of creating a legacy for their future generation. I just hope their kids become inspired to do something uplifting with that legacy. Lord knows another sneaker line is not going to help save the planet.

Congrats to the Simmons sisters… It’s been a year already.
I support Pastry, I buy them religously, i wish people would stop hating on black successful young woman we need more of them in the industry.
I’m sure if Nicky & Paris Hilton did something they get all the praise from white folks

Congrats to Angela & Vanessa on their 1year anniversary !!!
* Polow da Don and Nelly in pic, damn thats a blessing… LMAO (SEXY)

Awww congratZ to Angie & Vanessa, 1 year is a good look, 15 million, diffently a good look.
Angela looks like she’s lost weight, it doesn’t look bad either.
I agree with ( # 19) Polow Da Don is Sexy !!!

I know a lot of my nieces friends has pastries….

I cannot understand why the sisters cut their hair just to end up wearing it long again. ie; weave.

I Love these young Ladies. Congrats to them for their success from the sneaker line. Although I wouldn’t rock them myself they are cute for my daughter.
Do your thing Ladies !!

I know those shoes are hot in NYC, their all about colors out there. #15 was so on point with that comment. Even though I don’t like the shoes, I’m not going to say anything negative because they are young black females making money. They don’t have to show off their bodies or better yet, sell their bodies to advance in that type of industry.

My nieces also rock Pastries– One is in middle school and is in 10th grade. They’re cute shoes and it is great to see to young ladies take pride in themselves by attempting to make their own way world— and doing so with class, style and poise. I agree totally @15! These girls deserve mad props!

angela looks like she just saw bow wow’s bday party pics in the post below lol. she doesn’t look happy at all in the first few pix

is tichina pregnant!?!?!?! look at the last pic

Dqamn Im really feeeling Angela’s electrc blue or is it powder blue NAIL Polish…thats mad hottttt

WOW!!!- Nothin like seeing two YOUNG BEAUTIFUL sista’s making millions. Not to mention, they are such a good example of what young businesses women should be. Everybody ain’t got to be shaking they azz to make a dolla!! SOO PROUD OF THEM!

Congrats to the Simmons sisters, they are making a name for themselves besides just Rev. Run’s daughters. Go head!

Might I just add that Nelly brought all his sexiness all up & thru that party (whooo child!!!!)

My daughter is 12 and she loves these shoes. She’s been waiting the arrival of the handbags. Also, the line is pretty reasonable.Somebody needed to make something for the youth.

wow Tichina do look pregnant but more importantly, why the hell is she out alone at every party, ain’t she got a kid like damn stay the hell home. She is at every party in LA its ridiculous.

I am sure the kiddies r eating up that Pastry line if they have been that successful…not my cup of tea though. Glad they found something that works…shoe business is hard to stay in..look at Uncle Russ…50 Cent…etc.

They look absolutely beautiful and isn’t it funny that almost everyone in attendance looks descent as well….

Haven’t bought or seen anyone rocking pastries but these girls do have style!!

Actually, sometimes, it depends on where the shoe was sold, and the type of customers that are more likely to buy it..I live in DC and A LOT of young kids) wear their sneaks..The r cute, but a little gawdy, sometimes..But I’m glad their doing well.. We need more BLACK entrepreneurs!!

The party looks nice. I love Runs House and they have a strong family unit.

Those girls are great. I was told that two of them helped some HIV girls on our STD community site last year. And their blogs get the most replies everyday

Wow a year already. I’m very proud of them and happy they sold 15million in their first year. All the negative comments just don’t make much sense to me. I think the sneakers are cute for little children rather than buying your child a pair of jordans just to say that your child wears jordans. They are young black women who chose to go out and pursue something rather than bite off their dad’s money all of their life and I appreciate them for that. They also not out there shaking their behinds in some video.

KUDOS @ BOTH OF EM>> THATZ INSPIRING!!! DID ANGELA GET A NOSE JOB?

OHI LORD THERE GO TIA AGAIN WITH THAT CHICKEN POSE……ALL I NEED TO DO IS SEE THOSE CHICKEN CLAWS CROSSED AND I KNOW ITS HER!

TICHINAS BOOTS ARE HOT! WHAT ARE THEY??????

Congrats to the girls! And I toally agree w/ # 15.

Everyone looks nice and like they’re having a good time. Polow’s head looks small compared to the rest of his body.

I’m so proud of their accomplishments even though they come from a wealthy family it shows that WOMEN can accomplish all that they aspire to..I’m not fond of the pastries but I love the CHOCOLATE!!

I love it! These girls used their famous name to do something productive and positive! Not get drunk and party! Good job ladies! I see chicks all over NYC rocking Pastry! Don’t hate!

Congrats to two positive young women!

RICH BITCHES! I like Angela’s Dress n the guest r too old to be wearing Pastry, so I know it was just for the support.

I don’t see why ALOT of products sell and make millions of dollars, but i’m happy it was 2 black, beautiful females doing it this time around! Get that money girls..
The rich get richer…

congrats to the ladies! i haven’t seen them here in dallas, but that doesn’t mean anything, lol! tichina looks good in that yellow…

I really like the Simmons’ Sisters, but I know I can’t be the only one who thinks the $15 million in sales is an exaggerated, publicity-driven lie. I have seen only 2 girls within the last year rock those shoes in my state. I live on the east coast, but maybe they are pretty popular in the midwest or westcoast????

I’m not knocking their hustles, but the shoes are poorly made. But their cool for the teeny boppers, high schoolers. I’m in my late twenties, so I would rather rock some fresh, well-made nikes.

These girls are very beautiful, intelligent, young respectable women. We should be supporting them and not tearing them down. They are doing something positive, productive and constructive with their lives. Its sad that we don’t get to see news stories about the good that black celebrities do in the media. Its ashame that all we see is these white celebrities breaking down, not wearing panties, and participating in other self destructing behavior. People no one else is going to support us (people of color) nearly as much as we can support our brothas and sistas….so please stop the hatin’

DEY GOT CUTE SHOES BUT I DNT THINK I WUD SPORT THOSE SHOES DOWN D BLOCK OR 2 D MALL

I agree with you #50!!! But that is exactly why I don’t believe they sold $15 million…because I haven’t seen more than 2 black people in the entire state of Maryland wear these shoes–and trust me i get around. When we as black people start opening our wallets to this African-American owned sneaker company, then they will actually sell $15 million in pastries..lol

those shoes are soo cute. and I like angela and vanessa they seem real cool and humble and so does their family. It is soooo awesome and inspirin and motivatin especially for a sister like myself who also wants to become her ownb selfmade entreprenuer to see other BLK sisters representin in a positive light doin their own thang and handlin their own buisness….CONGRATULATIONS TO ANGELA AND VANESSA…..I HOPE MORE SUCCESS COMES THEIR WAY. I WILL BE BUYIN ME SOME PASTRYS THIS SUMMER

My 5 year olds have Pastry Shoes they love them!
Vanessa and Angela - Congrats!!

vanessa need to stop playin and let me wife her…

I SEE ALOOOT OF HATAZ./..plz dont hate on these two young sisters we as a blk community are always supportin those outside of our race yet yall wanna complain that blks arent doin anything but soon as a blk person blow up the next blk man wanna hate…its tooooooo much hatin within the blk community thats is why it is soooo hard for a blk person to reach the top and yall wanna rep for a blk president yea right………ANGELA AND VANNESSA ALL SHOES ARE THE CUTEST AND CONGRATZ ON THE SUCCESS ONCE AGAIN.

PS…I HOPE THESE GIRLS KNOW THAT BEIN SUCCESSFULL AND BLK COMES WITH ALLOOOOT OF HATAZ ESPECIALLY THOSE THEIR OWN RACE.

i actually like their shoes although i would buy them for my daughter, not for myself. they are cute for young girls to wear. of course they dont sell them where i live (in the land of entrapment aka new mexico). but i do applaud them for doing something for themselves instead of living off of their parents like they could be doing.

Everyone looks good.

My 11 year old loves them! Between me and her dad’s side of the family she has 4 pair. So the kiddies are checking for them for sure!

The Simmons look so cute!

@52 and 50 we don’t wear their sneakers but NYers and NJ people do. I know the East Coast has some of the most fashion forward and backwards people, but there are other states and obviously someone is rocking their shoes.

I do not wear multicolor anything, so it doesnt appeal to me, but if they toned it down I would support them because I like these sisters!

To the Simmons sisters keep doing you’re thing. Isn’t it great that these sisters have a positive image to counter balance people like the Kardashians (sex tape, naked pictures, inappropriate behavior) and somehwhat the Knowles (with the shot gun wedding and baby at 17).

I am older then them but I look at them as role models of what really having God in your life and a loving family can do.

the one has spoken…is Toschinna (sp?) Arnold pregnant or is it the dress…just asking?

I meant to say keep doing “your” thing…my bad!

Congratulations!! and of course adults arent the ones buying these shoes! I’m pretty sure the girls intended to market them to a younger crowd b/c they know that’s where the money is at. Smart move ladies, very proud of them.

on a side note: this post should be loaded with comments of congratulations, but instead, every other person has something negative to say. This is why we will never come up as a people, we really need to do better.

To everybody who is saying “i dont ever see anybody wearing them/how could they have made that much money” - people dont realize that the $$$ market is ages 17-24 right now, those are the people who spend money, which is why iTunes has damn near taken over music industry sales as quick as it has - its why Soulja Boy, Raven-Symone, and LeBron all do the numbers they do with their brands, and i dont think its anything wrong with it - they are catering to their demographic, rather than Soulja Boy trying to make music for the older crowd, Raven-Symone trying to do movies with the current crop of black actors, or LeBron trying to appeal his sneakers to the older heads. Theyre basically staying in their own lane within their age range, and these 2 girls as long as the Runs House series has been on, theyre not that old either and are under 25, so it all works out in the long run.

At 15 well said, well said well said, if you missed what she said then here it is

The Simmons Sisters are doing their thing… there are a lot of upstart businesses that wish they sold $15 mil the first year. Congratulations to them.

As far as the obligatory question “who wears/buys that sh!t”? folk say the same thing about Sean John and Rocawear and they are still grossing over $200 and 300 mil a year.

Ever consider the world is bigger than your fashion circle of friends?

…domt care about polow da don unless he is producing…or has his shirt off lol

*dont

The Simmons sisters are doing their thing and if you dont know about their shoe/clothing line and you haven’t seen them, then it is obvious that you haven’t come to the light Carol-Ann (that means “outside of the house in daylight”, for the slow ones…). Lets get with the program peeps. This makes me wonder how some of you people come out the house…hmmm….SMH.

Well put #15.

I love the Simmons sisters. They were raised the right way.
Get it Girls

I dont understand why people would hate on Vanessa and Angela, when they are successful young ladies who are well prsented, do not ride off the success of their father and are successful business women.

Its a shame that the media barely ever talk about these girls apart from CL and a few other black blogs, they never get any shine anywhere else whilst the likes of Kim Kardarshian who fucks for fame, so does Paris and all those other hollywood girls, and they live off their fathers wealth. Whilst Angela and Vanessa do the opposite they make their own money! They should be applauded not criticised.

that’s wassup. Can’t hate on that!! The simmons sisters are refreshing!

Angela looks like she’s had some work done……she looks cute tho
congrats to them

damn!
everyone looks great! well, diddy looks gay, as usual. and why is angela trying very hard to look sexy. i think she just looks mad…but great for them!!

@52 they sell them at security square mall and Columbia mall in Baltimore, my little cousin has a pair so they do wear them and can get them I had not seen them until my cousin had them on but I am a grown women and she is 14 so Unless you are 14 there is you answer.

wow! $15million?? thats amazing!

“areunice(dot)com, the site for new entertainers to be seen and heard” Check it out, you won’t be sorry!!!!”

Forget the party the sneakers r a ok im getting them them are the best

forget the party those sneakers are HOTT ass hell OMG i need them. they go hard

I hope Nessa and Angel continue being successful in their endeavors. I will be looking forward to purchasing their tennis shoes for my daughters in the near future.

congrats! wow im really happy 4 them!!

They look really nice. There sneakers are targeting a younger crowd. Best of luck to them. They are doing their thing.
Nelly’s mustache is ugly

Good for them.
I love Tichina!!

I love the Pastry shoe line for children. I purchased a pair for my daughter as she loves the Simmons sisters. They are the cutest pair..Not gawdy or ridiculous looking at all. They have actually gotten alot of attention and compliments. And they still look good - cause she can’t wear them with every outfit.

>> is tichina preg she looks really good, and y is Vanessa and angel athe shit..? and nelly looks goood, i like that polo i have this silver polo jcket lol and on saturday i wore this long polo sahirt i stole from my dad. i WANT A TATTO

AND I ,OVE TRTACY STYLE

sorry im on overload

im very proud of them. they’re making their own money instead of just taking from daddy.

Tia ir pretty no homo

i like diddys smile he ble gleamin

LIKE WITH HIS EARRINGS.

sawhis on mediatakeout two days ago as well..what is goin on? lol

Wow 15 mill! I have never seen anyone rocking them where I live but maybe its more popular up north. Its nice to see young black women doing their thing.

i would have been giving them props if they had the shoes come out before RUNS HOUSE….but pleaseeee u know they didn’t have to struggle to come out with shyt…… 15 milllion?? lol…havnt seen a SINGLE SOUL with those ugly ass shoes on…hmmm

This blank, “sexy” face that Angela is trying to do is NOT working…give it up sista! Just smile. It’s easier on the eye!

Some of their sneakers are hot.. I’d rock ‘em.

Congrats to the Simmons sisters, Tia Mowry always look nice.

Im 15 and while i dont have a pair of Pastry’s there are very cute sneakers and the fact that they’ve expanded is amazing !

15 MILLION IN ONE YEAR ? my lord ! they are such positive role models and for that i am thankful . they arent going around ho strollin in hollywood, exposin their goods and what not . and thats why theyre doing so well because theyre focused .

i admire it so much being only 15 years old and all (i have study hall and no homework now if anyone was wondering lol)

rev run must be SO SO proud of them ! great family overral

these are young women who are positive role models for other young girls out there!!!

these shoes are straight up GARBAGE! i doubt they sold 15 mil Rev Run probably bought them all

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Confrats to them! I love both thses girls and wish them the best.

I will admit the shoes are not my style but if they come out with something else I like I’ll support it. I have not seen anybody in CA with them them on (and all the youngsta’s out here wear anything with a logo or bright color lol) but somebody wearing them.

ANYONE ELSE NOTICE ANGELA’S NOSE JOB? SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

THEY ARE BOTH BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, AND I APPLAUD THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS. THIS IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT AND I’M SO HAPPY FOR THEM. I’M IN MY TWENTIES, AND I LOVE THEM SHOES. THEY ARE CUTE AND SASSY AND FUN. EVERYTHING DON’T HAVE TO BE SO SERIOUS. THEY PROBABLY MAKING A KILLIN ON THE TEENAGERS TIP.

GOOD JOB GIRLS!

TICHINA ARNOLD HAS BEEN LOOKING EXTRA CUTE LATELY. I THINK THE PIC WHERE EVERYONE IS QUESTIONING WHETHER SHE’S PREGNANT IS JUST A BAD ANGLE. BUT HER MAKEUP AND HAIR GAME HAS BEEN ON.

Vanessa and Angela….It’s the “Simmons Hustle”.

THOSE SHOES GO HARD LADIES C’MON NOW.??? THEY MAY LOOK LIKE SOME OTHER STYLE SLIGHTLY BUT YALL ACT LIKE OTHER STYLIST DONT GET THERE IDEAS FROM OTHERS. LIKE NAS SAID “NO IDEA IS ORIGINAL” GOD IS THE CREATOR OF ALL ORIGINALITY…PLZ-BUH-LEEVE no man on earth has come up with something another man hasnt thought about or done. Those shoes are innovative & creative, too me they dont just fit the younger crowd…I think they appeal to all…if you can rock some colorful airforce ones or other type sneakz whats wrong with rockin their shoes…? their cute and fun lookin…..mos def hott for the summer to rock with a mini dress or skinny demin jeanz….I believe most of yall thats speakin negative or claimin they’re biterz are just madd or simply a hata….and thats f’d up….but oh well what would this world be without yall hataz?? you can dress the way you want….if your 35yr.s old and wanna rock some pastries with some jeanz and a cute top whats wrong with that? Those who feel they have to dress a certain way because the years they been on this earth simply states your dressin for others approval and not your own…..be free and do you….live…and dress how you plz not for others.

I really wish you people would stop hating so hard…

Pastry’s are only made in adult shoe sizes as for now, so for them to sell 15 million it couldn’t be to a bunch of elementary school kids. I am Vanessa’s age and I have a pair and am about to purchase a couple more. If you people knew how to dress you would be able to rock the hell out of them. Everytime I wear them I get stopped and asked about them from doubtful people, like yourselves, who realize how nice they look. I like them because they are not your everyday shoes. I’m too grown to follow what everyone else is doing. I like to be different.

So stop hating and be an individual. Don’t be mad cause you can’t come up with a shoe design that will sell 15 million in one year!

they look great

did anyone notice that tichina is preggers???????????????????????????

Congrats to Vanessa and Angela.

I haven’t seen anyone wear their shoes in Pittsburgh or outside of Pittsburgh.

I LOVE Angela’s dress…but really…someone who dresses like that, sells garbage like “Pastry”? The last time I saw my little cousin she was wearing Pastry shoes and a Pastry backpack/purse. I thought both were hideous! But little kids will wear these shoes, maybe kids in places far removed from cities where they sell other brands…I don’t know… My cousin is in one of the biggest cities in America and she was wearing them… So, I’m out of excuses. She was 15, though… So, maybe they’re target market is girls who haven’t come into fashion sense? I had at 13, but whatever lol

Whoever said that about Angela’s “blank face” you’re so right! Why is she attempting model poses at her party, anyway? I didn’t watch the show to know if she had a nose job…I do know she’s no better off for it…physically, I mean.. She just wasn’t meant to be stunning… Neither was her sister…she looks like at least a thousand girls I’ve seen over the years… Put all your eggs in the fashion basket ladies, because the looks thing isn’t going to hatch.

Please stop hating on the success of these young sistahs…they are making money in an honest way while projecting a beautiful & dignified image of not only young women but young black women. Take all that negative energy and focus on something positive and maybe you can gross $15 million too…

is angela trying to give a sexy look? it’s reading very angry. me no likey

@#15 I TOTALLY agree with what you said!!!!!..I wish others would realize and STOP all the hatin’ when young black females are doing there thang!!!!!

Congrats to these two young BIDNEZZ WOMEN! LOL!! I think it’s great that they are doing something besides hoing and making sex tapes! Angela’s “new nose” looks FAB!! She almost looks like Lauryn London–almost

THE 15 MILLION IS AN AGGREGATED NUMBER. THEY SOLD THAT MANY TO DIFFERENT STORES AND VENDORS BUT NOT SALES AS IN PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUYING THEM. I AM HAPPY THEY ARE DOING THEIR THING BUT IM SURE WE ALL COULD DO OUR THING WITH RUN AND RUSSELL FUNDING AND MARKETING THE SHOES…NOW IF SOMEONE COULD GIVE THOSE KIDS SOME SPEECH LESSONS..THEY TALK LIKE THEY HAVE MUSH IN THEIR MOUTH!

I purchased a pair for my daughter age 7. She loves the Simmons girls.

I must admit the shoes are not made well. There is not enought leather on the shoe to make it sturdy. The material does not clean well. The shoes are cute but…

Sorry

SLEEPING BABY? DO NOT RIDE OFF THE SUCCESS OF THEIR DAD???

SWEETY HOW DO YOU THINK THEY GOT A SHOE LINE? THEY DIDNT WORK FOR 3-5 YEARS AND SAVE UP MONEY TO START A BUSINESS..THEY USED UNCLESS RUSS’S RESOURCES AND HAD AN EASY START IN THE BUSINESS..THATS LIKE IF DIDDY’S SON MADE A CLOTHING LINE FOR KIDS…BASICALLY ITS ALL THERE FOR HIM!

IM NOT KNOCKING THESE GIRLS..THEY JUST REALLY DIDNT HAVE TO WORK HARD, SAVE, AND RESEARCH ANYTHING..IT WAS DONE FOR THEM..ITS GOOD THEY ARENT JUST ACTING LIKE SOCIALITES..BUT ALL THIS PRAISE IS LIKE..PLEASE PEOPLE IT WAS PRETTY MUCH PUT IN THEIR LAP..

I HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS WHO WENT TO SCHOOL FOR DESIGN AND HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME TRYING TO BE ESTABLISHED…THESE GIRLS HAVE IT EASY SO SUCCESS ISNT UNBELIEVEABLE…I COMMEND PEOPLE WHO ARENT CELEBS OR KIDS OF CELEBS WITH SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY PUT IN BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS…..

i agree they really didnt have to do much footwork as most entrepeneurs. its kind of like kids of actors who get roles. they dont have to do that much work. im proud of them but people are going a little overboard with the praising. realize that the footwesr industry costs money. samples, production, manufacturing etc. these girls did not have to put a dime into it or the marketing as well. i tend to send my praises to people who dont have a silver spoon in their mouth. you can call it hate if you want but there are so many peope who spend years in school, their savings getting samples made, and so much more just to get even a quarter of what these girls get.

I totally agree with #15.

I’m so happy for them, i hope they keep expanding their empire

yo vanessa is fine as helllllllllllllllllllllllllll

lol not only targeted for African American girls but girls of all races Im from the NY & I travel to PHILLY and see it both places..in KP and QPM..malls in BK and Queens those sneakers fly off the shelves even in Roosevelt in PHILLY..i even see little white and asian girls wearing it..

MORE POWER TO THEM.. MAYBE IT IS AN EAST COAST THING BECAUSE I HAVENT SEEN ANY ON THE WEST COAST..LA, UP NORTH OR VEGAS.

GLAD TO SEE POSITIVE ROLEMODELS EVEN IF THEY DIDNT HAVE TO WORK THAT HARD. I ALSO AGREE THEY KINDA HAD IT EASY! BUT DO YO THANG!

anybody know where i can find the nail polish color that angela got on in the first pic? i been lookin for it everywwhere!! and the nail shops never have it!!! ughhh

There will always be haters out in the wolrd that will try to put u down. Thats why u keep on going because they are just mad that they r not in the same spot u r at.The futher u get the more hater there will be.Im so happy for u.

Yeah I have a couple buds who went to school and worked as interns and under designers and still cant get their lines established or at least noticed. They are awesome designers but dont have the funding and limelight like the Simmon sisters. It is good to see these girls following in their uncles footsteps, but I dont think people are hating when they say that these girls had it pretty simple and didnt have to go thru as much as someone just starting from scratch. Im not a fan of the shoes or show but Im happy kids are rocking something that some positive black girls are a part of.

I wish some of my friends had an uncle in the industry of dad with a show to promote them, they would probably have 15 mil in sales too .and that is an over exaggerated number . That amount was sold to retailers, not people..but I hope they keep doing positive things with their lives!

I love this family. Congrats to them for keeping it positive. They are good role models.

yesss what number 15 said is true.

However number 1 is right, the shoes are ugly!

The only thing that I don’t like about the Simmons family is that they make it look so easy. Angela wakes up one morning and decides “i wanna start a magazine!” and her father helps her get it done. ETC.

Do your thang Ladies make that CA$H!

At a time when Britney Spears and her younger sister are basically senseless and untalented but yet, they seem to rake up all the media and news for their foolywang lives, Paris Hilton and her useless sister to boot…here it is Rev Run’s girls trying to hold their own.

I admire them, as young black enterprising women like them and Raven Simone are the young black future of our young women today!

I am SO proud of them! At at time when there is no morality or human decency left in the media and for young girls to look up….they are a shinning and good example for young women to follow!

I don’t know much about the shoes, however, here on the West Coast/Bay Area, I have not seen much of them,which means there is room for them to grow with marketing and franchising department store endorsements, etc. They are not leaning on Uncle Russ, or Auntie Kimora…they are doing it on their own!

God Bless them and keep them grounded and hopefully back to college one day soon!

Can Tia please find another pose!!!!

I like those shoes. I’ve been wanting some for the LONGEST.
Congrats to the girls.

I DONT GET HOW PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY ARENT LEANING ON KIMORA AND RUSSELL..YOU CANT BE SERIOUS. HOW DO YOU THINK THEY GOT WHERE THEY ARE? WITH PLENTY OF HELP FROM THEM!

RAVEN SYMONE ON THE OTHER HAND BUILT HER EMPIRE HERSELF WITHOUT THE HELP OF RICH RELATIVES OR RELATIVE ALREADY IN THE BUSINESS. (EVEN THOUGH BRIT IS INSANE SHE MADE HER EMPIRE ALSO)

LOVE WHAT THE GIRLS ARE DOING BUT THEY ARE LEANING ON THEIR RELATIVES..NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT BUT LETS KEEP IT REAL. THEY GOT THIS FAR WITH PLENTY OF HELP! SOME PEEPS ON HERE ARE IGNORANT TO HOW MUCH IT REALLY TAKES TO GET A LINE STARTED. IT WAS ALL PRE-PLANNED..EVEN THE SHOW EPISODE..ALL OF IT WAS PLANNED AND BECAUSE OF THE SHOW THEY HAD PLENTY OF MARKETING. IT IS SO HARD FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT HAVE RELATIVES IN THE MANUFATURING BUSINESS OR WHO ARE ON AN MTV SHOW! LETS REALLY KEEP IT REAL..CONGRATS TO THEM BUT ANY CELEBS KIDS CAN DO THIS( AS SOMEONE MENTIONED IF DIDD’Y'S KID WANTED TO DO IT)

LOOK AT ALL THESE STAR’S KIDS GETTING ROLES - ZOE KRAVITZ, RUMOR WILLIS (EVEN JULIA ROBERTS NIECE HAD A MOVIE , I BELIEVE THE NANCY DREW ONE) THESE PEOPLE DONT HAVE TO WORK AS HARD AND IT IS TRULY WHO YOU KNOW! I KNOW PLENTY OF PEEPS STRUGGLING ON AUDITIONS AND IN THE FASHION WORLD..NOW WHEN THEY BECOME A SUCCESS…THEY DIDNT LEAN ON NEONE!

I LOOKED AT THE SITE FOR THE NEW LINE AND ITS NOT A GOOD LOOK BUT IF THE KIDS LIKE IT, I LOVES IT!!!!!

Ive read some of the most ignorant comments ever. Angela has not had any work done, she lost some weight. The girls didn’t cut their hair to get a weave, THEY TOOK THEIR WEAVE OUT TO WEAR THEIR HAIR SHORT FOR A WHILE AND THEN THEY PUT THE WEAVE BACK IN!!! LMAO

and people mad hating on their success, but that is how it will always be. IF you got someone in your neighborhood that all of a sudden comes up whether its fashion or music, you know its going to be a group of HATING ASS HATERS talking about man their line is lame, man they song is whack.

So with all that said and done. CONGRATS and I am ashamed that ET or E! Network doesnt talk about the Simmons Sisters and Raven when they talk young Hollywood making millions because they don’t consider The Simmons Sisters and Raven young Hollywood which is sad, but this should just inspire more people of color to do big business!!

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oh yeah, i forgot, you’re so right….yes, angela lost weight and that caused her nose to narrow greatly and change shape….please forgive me, i don’t know what i was thinking..nose narrowing and reshaping during weight lost happens all the time. In fact, i don’t know why people even get nose jobs, they should just lose weight and their nose will instantly narrow and be reshaped….silly me…

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I agree with you 100%

These are some really positive females, even though Angela posed for maxim magazine in a slightly revealing lingerie outfit and did a small love scene on some soap opera. Why are people critizing these girls? They don’t have sex tapes, don’t appear half naked with their ass on the cover of a men’s magazine, don’t F*ck around, haven’t had children out of wed lock, don’t smoke or get sloppy drunk, and haven’t gotten breast implants to flaunt like many black females celebs are doing now-a-days. I don’t buy their sneakers and don’t plan to, but I do wish them the best of luck and hope that they will continue to be themselves and very positive.

#15, you said it all. These sisters are positive black women doing the damn thing and people are hating on them. If they were being negative people would be calling them hoes and such. Show some support people! Damn, they are doing it big.

I wouldn’t personally wear their shoes cause it’s not my style and I’m not in their target demographic, but I like the fact that they started their OWN company and have been successful thus far. Good for them. I watch runs house all the time and they are always into some project. Go do the damn thing ladies for real.

I don’t see pastry’s in Texas but hey like everyone had been saying, someone is buying them. So kudos to them for making the cheddar the right way, bravo!

People are hating on the fact that they got it easy and others are struggling to get noticed. Yes that is unfortunate but it’s the nature of the business. Russell Simmons and Rev Run gave them the platform to launch their shoe line and had they not been related, they probably wouldn’t be where they are now.

They are where they are and give them some credit for not just using their name and riding with it. They are doing other things outside pastry and they are positive. Ya’ll know that they are also spokes models for Girl Scouts of America! Come on now if that isn’t a good thing then I’m dumbfounded cause some of you guys are saying some crazy negative stuff about them.

Let them sell their shoes and leave them alone.

Oh and if I was Vanessa and Angela and I was rolling in the dough like them, I would be wearing all lengths of weave and I have natural long hair. Heck I would rock long one day and short the next, do you gals and don’t listen to the haters!

The sisters are lovely. I love that blue on Angela’s nails.

I’m a person that like color and I’m not a teenager but I am in my early 20’s and I think those kicks go real hard. I would work them with the right item of clothing but then again I’m also a kick feign.

Is it me or is Angela starting to pick up her game and giving Vanessa a run for her money? Congratulations, ladies!!!

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Y must ppl hate soooo hard….I love Simmons sisters and they shoes….obviously ppl lik’em if they sold 15 million worth….I personally have 3 pair

i dont like there shoes but i get those ones!! lol they aight!!

Congrats…I like those shoes…I’ve seen a lot of people rocking em.
Angela is really blossoming beautifully, and Vanessa is looking good too, love the hair cut.

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They looked GREAT and the sneakers are PURE FIRE. They are called GLAM PIE and they come out in June 2008!

Did anyone tell those simmons girls that they are black…….so why do they were there hair like white girls