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Article: DKNY JEANS FALLS IN WITH PETE WENTZ.(Donna Karan Corp.)
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- WWD
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- March 5, 2007
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Byline: Julee Greenberg
NEW YORK - DKNY Jeans plans to rock out this fall.
The company has formed a partnership with Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz to launch a junior sportswear line called Clandestine Industries for DKNY Jeans that will hit selling floors in time for back-to-school. This isn't Wentz's first foray into the fashion industry: He started his own boutique clothing line, Clandestine, last year.
"I really just liked making my own clothes and when my fans started taking notice, I thought it would be fun to sell it," Wentz said during an interview at the DKNY Jeans showroom here.
When the 27-year-old musician says "fans," he ...