You Gotta Love Hollywood Types
They're gonna put me in the movies...They're gonna make a big star outta me.
Only in Hollywood could this happen.
Homeless Man Inspires Clothing Brand
LOS ANGELES -- The newest sensation at the center of Hollywood's fashion scene isn't a famous designer or starlet.
It's a 56-year-old homeless man who spends his days dancing on roller skates.
John Wesley Jermyn has been a fixture in West Los Angeles for more than 20 years.
Nicknamed "The Crazy Robertson" and "The Robertson Dancer," he is a constant presence on a stretch of Robertson Boulevard that has become the city's trendiest shopping corridor and a prime strolling spot for tourists and movie stars.
"The Crazy Robertson" brand of T-shirts and sweatshirts, created by a trio of 23-year-olds, has flown off the shelves at Kitson, a haunt of tabloid stars like Paris Hilton.
The clothes feature stylized images of Mr. Jermyn, including one design -- available on a $98 hoodie -- that has a graphic of him dancing and the phrase "No Money, No Problems" on the back.
At the largest of Kitson's three boutiques on Robertson, shirts bearing Mr. Jermyn's likeness are sold alongside $290 "Victoria Beckham" jeans and $50 baby shoes designed by pop star Gwen Stefani.
At Kitson's boutiques and on its Web site, the first shipment of "Crazy Robertson" women's clothes -- about 35 items -- sold out in three days, and the store immediately ordered about 90 more pieces, according to owner Fraser Ross.
Mr. Hirsh says the success at Kitson has already generated interest from other retailers. He calls Mr. Jermyn "our Michael Jordan" and is looking into a trademark for "the Crazy Robertson" name and logo.
Mr. Hirsh also said their next designer release will be the "Back to the 70's Polyester Goodwill Retro" made famous by Glen Campbell:
Then their addition of the Rip Torn layered look for those cold nights on the street.
And figuring to be their best seller of all will be the Nick Nolte Hawaiian Pupule (Translation crazy) line of summer wear.
From the people that want to tell you how to vote comes a new wardrobe for your closet.
Isn't buying a $98 hoodie, that has the phrase "No Money, No Problems," like an oxymoron?
Life is good on the streets of L.A.
Remember this: Always drink upstream from the herd.
That's a wrap for this week. Have a great weekend!!!
Only in Hollywood could this happen.
Homeless Man Inspires Clothing Brand
LOS ANGELES -- The newest sensation at the center of Hollywood's fashion scene isn't a famous designer or starlet.
It's a 56-year-old homeless man who spends his days dancing on roller skates.
John Wesley Jermyn has been a fixture in West Los Angeles for more than 20 years.
Nicknamed "The Crazy Robertson" and "The Robertson Dancer," he is a constant presence on a stretch of Robertson Boulevard that has become the city's trendiest shopping corridor and a prime strolling spot for tourists and movie stars.
"The Crazy Robertson" brand of T-shirts and sweatshirts, created by a trio of 23-year-olds, has flown off the shelves at Kitson, a haunt of tabloid stars like Paris Hilton.
The clothes feature stylized images of Mr. Jermyn, including one design -- available on a $98 hoodie -- that has a graphic of him dancing and the phrase "No Money, No Problems" on the back.
At the largest of Kitson's three boutiques on Robertson, shirts bearing Mr. Jermyn's likeness are sold alongside $290 "Victoria Beckham" jeans and $50 baby shoes designed by pop star Gwen Stefani.
At Kitson's boutiques and on its Web site, the first shipment of "Crazy Robertson" women's clothes -- about 35 items -- sold out in three days, and the store immediately ordered about 90 more pieces, according to owner Fraser Ross.
Mr. Hirsh says the success at Kitson has already generated interest from other retailers. He calls Mr. Jermyn "our Michael Jordan" and is looking into a trademark for "the Crazy Robertson" name and logo.
Mr. Hirsh also said their next designer release will be the "Back to the 70's Polyester Goodwill Retro" made famous by Glen Campbell:
Then their addition of the Rip Torn layered look for those cold nights on the street.
And figuring to be their best seller of all will be the Nick Nolte Hawaiian Pupule (Translation crazy) line of summer wear.
From the people that want to tell you how to vote comes a new wardrobe for your closet.
Isn't buying a $98 hoodie, that has the phrase "No Money, No Problems," like an oxymoron?
Life is good on the streets of L.A.
Remember this: Always drink upstream from the herd.
That's a wrap for this week. Have a great weekend!!!
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