Meet Coco & Breezy. The 19 year-old twin couture eye wear designers (& models) are steadily making a name for themselves in the fashion game. Recently moving to NYC to pursue their dream full time, the sisters hand make all their eye wear and hustle them to various people themselves.
With celebrities like: Ashanti, Kelly Osbourne, Amber Rose, and more rocking ‘Gemela Amor by coco&breezy’, they are definitely going to be the ones to look out for in 2010. I recently caught up with the twins, so they could speak more about their up and coming brand. Read below..
1. When was the company started? Why did you start it?The line was started about 6 months ago when we were 18 years old. We actually showed our 1st line of clothing and we designed the glasses just to add a “POP!” to the garments. The Glasses ended up being the hit! We designed what we call “custom couture eye wear” and started the brand ourselves, with no PR, or any type of management.
2. I heard you ladies recently moved to NYC to pursue this dream? Where are you originally from?
We are originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota which is in the Midwest (where there is really no fashion outlets) and people looked at us crazy or pointed and laughed at us because of our style. We have been traveling back and forth to NYC for a couple years now and we always just went to visit from 2-4 days at a time. But our last visit in NYC was a life changing experience for us. We met so many people, our brand got press, we had a couple red carpet appearances, we did photo shoots, and stylists pulled our eye wear for a few online mags.Back in August, we went back home and told our parents “we’re moving to NYC in 2 weeks”. We were nervous about quitting our regular job but it was time to take the risk and just have 100 percent focus on our brand. We’re young and moving to NYC (last minute) to pursue our dream was a big step. But we’d rather struggle and work hard on our brand in NYC, than live easy in non-fashion state.
3. Can you elaborate on the message behind Coco & Breezy?We have a special bond that no one else has, which we believe gives us an advantage for being a great design team. Just being twins, we have never been separated from each other for more than 24hours. Also something that makes us different from other designers is that we are models for our line as well. We definitely known for our different, edgy and unique look and we are never seen in public without rocking shades.
4. Describe your inspiration(s).
Inspirations… wow where do we start. We love getting inspired and we take everything in and make it into art. What inspired us to design an eye wear line, had a lot to do with our personal life. Different metals, studs, spikes, chains, shapes, sculptures and the glam rock style is our inspiration for our current collection. Also the biggest inspiration is the futuristic look, with some of our “stud star trek’ designs. You feel like your living in year 2020.
5. You already have celebs like Ashanti, Vanessa Simmons, and Kelly Osbourne rocking your shades? How did that come about?Well with Ashanti wearing our glasses, it was really last minute and we didn’t plan for her to wear them. It’s funny because, we were contacting different stylist that we met during our visit just to inform them that we were back to NYC for good. And that same day someone contacted us and asked if they could pull a couple styles for Ashanti for the red carpet VH1 hip hop honors. And we were like “sure.’ It was cool because we got a lot of press from it, and was our first major celeb press. [ After I conducted this interview, Kelly Osbourne recently wore their glasses on 'Dancing With The Stars', click for video. ]
6. Who is the ideal ‘Coco & Breezy’ customer?
They are unisex for men & women. An ideal ‘Coco & Breezy’ customer is somebody that is not scared to step out the box and have the confidence to rock the glasses. If there is 100 people in the room, they are going to be the ones standing out, and will always be remembered.
7. Where do you ladies see yourself in the future?
In the future we see our line expanding and doing clothes as well. I feel like right now how fashion is the younger generation is taking over, and our generation is going to be the next big names in fashion. Since we are starting at such a young age, we are going to remain dedicated and never get to comfortable at what people call “the top” there is no such thing as the top. We are going to grind and work hard so we can be young and successful. We also want to be an inspiration to younger kids showing you can do anything, it just takes hard work. This is only the beginning of our journey, there is a lot more to come.
For more info on Coco and Breezy, make sure you check out their official blog and add them on twitter. Also make sure to check out their online shop (link is located below). Their shades come in various styles and are priced from $50-$125 dollars. Remember, you will be supporting hand made wear.
———-They are enterprising young women. So what if they have small beginnings.
———-All great ideas start from small beginnings. One thing that sets them apart
———-is, all the stars and celebrities love shades that cover a third of their face.
———-Entertainers love to wear their shades to hide from the paparazzi and at
———-night. Why do you think Ray Ban gets so much play. Jay Z must likes the
———-coverage. No one is wears sun shades for the UV protection, which the safety
———-glasses have also. They look great on Ashanti and I bet Rihanna could rock
———-them under her umbrella.
gotta give these ladies much respect. not something i’d wear myself, but they are pretty dope.
GOOOOO YOUNG BLACK ENTREPRENEURS!!!
cute shades
yess ladies! your story is very inspiring, keep doing your thing and keep your head up. love the shades!!!
Young enterprising women deserve an applause…no matter what. They have SWAG….and swag is ever-evolving. The edgy/rocky/glam trend will give way to something else in time….let’s not get caught up in the details people.
Satanic Wear- just pair these with your dead man’s skull tee, spiked jeans with the crosses on the back, 6 inch stillettos and your are a walking corpse!
luv it! very inspiring…check this site out as well mlewclothing.com….hott!
Congrats to them and may they be successful on everything they do. The glasses are cool.
K.Rose glasses are overpriced for what they are
– frankly, I dont really fuck w/ these stevieboi.com >>>>
yo i’m NOT even lying when i say i thought the top picture of the designer was a derrick blanks ALTER EGO shoot of Ciara. Damn them some manly lookin hoez.
GO MINNEAPOLIS!!!!!!!
They both look like Dawn from Dirty Money.
I hope the wins are not offended from my previous comments..I take it back and as someone said “All great ideas start from small beginnings” I wish them the best of luck with everything they do..ll support..but i still wont purchase the shades maybe a Tee or sumtin.
I wish them the worst of luck, because truth be told these glasses look like hot garbage. All they did was bedazzle some stuff. This is supposed to be next level? PLease. Next. I am so over this already. I am going to start making sunglasses for the environment. I’mma get a hot glue gun and some grass and rocks and ice cubes and glue them on some bootleg wayfarers and see how many of y’all pick’em up. Then I’mma take some and punch the fake lenses out and glue in some panty hose. Ridiculous. And charge y’all $3000 for them. I’m so over it already.
LOL!!! @ Sova
they’re young & made a major transition in location based off this. gotta admire that even more-so than the shades.
THESE GIRLS ARE BEST THING TO HIT NEW YORKS FASHION ARENA SINCE BRYANT PARK… I LOVE EVERYTHING THEY REPRESENT AND OH BY THE WAY THEY DIDN’T EVEN START YET
@Concious Muzik Corpses don’t wear stilettos.
Fashion has to do what it must. They do this by theirselves. They’re kids that don’t talk about it they be about it. They riding this trend, and then when they decide to change or adapt they will. It’s about courage and growth. They doing it with nothing. Not many people can say that.
All the negative comments aren’t really necessary… if you don’t like it don’t comment. CL didn’t ask if you liked it.
@SOVA @CEEYA I MEAN REALLY… we gotta act like that? grow up.
they look fierce!
On anotha note anyone a fab of Janet here?She is January Noir of the month.
and also…. what’s the difference between a amoir and kerin rose doing it? they started with a “glue gun and safety glasses” too…. really. everybody gotta start somewhere. but now it’s a knock off (when it really isnt) because somebody said those other designers are somebody? is that fair?
so i can just make them myself?
I’ve seen these chicks before! On the subway! Wish I would’ve known who they were then… Would’ve said hello. Good to see inspiring young people defying odds and doing something great! Best wishes to them
woot woot. FINALLY somebody from minneapolis is doin it big. I’ve seen these girls at their old job tons of times and they’ve always had great style. f*ck the haters, which you will have.. and do your thing. much love, the twin cities are rooting for you!
mlewclothing.com……check me out too!
We are originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota which is in the Midwest (where there is really no fashion outlets) and people looked at us crazy or pointed and laughed at us because of our style.
^^ agreed. I love Minnesota but people can be so close-minded. There’s so much talent ready to explode!
I came across these girls about 2 years ago & have been following them ever since & its dope to see where they started & now where they may be heading! GOOD LUCK ON EVERYTHING C&B!!
From MARCY to MADISON SQUARE!! (not literally but…) lol Lets Get It!
Wow.. I’ve been knowing these two since they were little! Starting from dance to modeling to this?? They have truley Grown alot! Even though alot of ppl may not agree with the style, Dont knock them cuz they on they grind. Plus its the haters that keep them goin anyways. The glasses are cute on some, but not my style though. But keep doing yall thang!!!!!!!! So proud to see them out here doing what the Love to do…
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