Bridesmaids and Mike & Molly star Melissa McCarthy is teaming up with Sunrise Brands to launch her own clothing line. The Fashion Institute of Technology grad plans to be more than the typical celebrity slapping her name on a brand.
McCarthy told Women’s Wear Daily,
I lived on a farm in Illinois and we didn’t have a lot of money…But I lived vicariously through magazines. I was obsessed with Jean Paul Gaultier. I still have the scrapbooks and I’ve kept all my designs and sketches. I loved the playfulness of fashion. I think maybe that’s why I became an actress. You put on one outfit and feel one way, and another one will make you feel another way. Clothes are a wonderful tool.
Melissa clearly has a complete understanding of what it’s like for a woman with curves to shop. She’s even faced discrimination in the fashion world saying,
When I go shopping, most of the time I’m disappointed. Two Oscars ago, I couldn’t find anybody to do a dress for me; I asked five or six designers—very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people—and they all said no.
We’re rooting for McCarthy to knock it out of the park with her new line. Congrats Melissa!
MELISSA MCARTHY VOWS TO CHANGE THE PLUS-SIZE GAME