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Jovovich-Hawk was a clothing line created by models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk in 2003. The atelier was based in Los Angeles, with pieces sold at Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Harvey Nichols and over 50 stores around the world, and Vogue magazine praised the line for its girl-about-town cult status. Jovovich-Hawk had an annual turnover of 21 million dollars and ceased operations in mid-2008.
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In the September 2008 issue of Lucky magazine, Jovovich announced that Jovovich-Hawk had ceased operations.
Jovovich-Hawk was established by Jovovich and Hawk in 2003. The two met over 13 years ago as young models. Both women are adamant that the collections were for all ages and sizes, at times using Jovovich's mother as a size model. The collection was inspired by strong women, with a feminine vintage edge. Jovovich explained to the Taipei Times, "For us, it's about strong women or making women feel strong." Jovovich and Hawk managed all aspects of the clothing line from manufacturing to distribution. For one of their first collections, the two had sewn the clothes themselves and before 2005 did not hire others to sew for them.
The line's first collection, which amounted to eight pieces, was impressive enough to catch the eye of John Eshaya, women's creative director for Ron Herman at Fred Segal. The pieces were sold exclusively at its stores; the line almost instantly sold out. The line's second season was equally, if not more successful, with Fred Segal re-ordering its stock mid way through the season.
For the 2006 spring collection, each piece had a name that paid homage to art, literature or film. The dress worn for the CS (California Style) photo shoot was known as the "Carly", after Carly Simon. There was also the "Vivian", a white lace minidress inspired by illustrations of early 20th century artist Henry Darger, and a floral piece named "Sissy", which Jovovich dubbed "a Carrie prom dress" after Sissy Spacek's role in the horror film Carrie.
In April, Jovovich and Hawk launched the Jovovich-Hawk clothing range at Harvey Nichols in London. In November, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and US Vogue nominated Jovovich-Hawk as for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award. The award was founded three years ago and underwritten by Vogue, Barneys New York, Coach, Juicy Couture, Kellwood Co., Nordstrom and Theory, with additional support from Gucci. The winner would receive $200,000 as well as a year of industry guidance and support. Jovovich-Hawk was nominated as a finalist, with Doo-Ri Chung taking the top prize.
In 2007, Jovovich-Hawk participated in FashionWeekLive, a tour produced by IMG Fashion that also included collections by Anne Klein and Badgley Mischka. Jovovich-Hawk also teamed together with Mango to create a limited edition special collection for Spring 2007. The Jovovich-Hawk for MNG collection would feature 10 dresses with a '60s theme.
In Jovovich's film, Resident Evil: Extinction, the costume she wore is a Jovovich-Hawk design. The shorts Alice, her character, wears are a variation on the "Alice Star" Shorts from the Spring 2007 collection.
In August 2007, Jovovich-Hawk participated with other designers to create a limited edition T-shirt for "Fashion Gives Back", Glamour's initiative to help benefit the "Malaria No More" organization. For every T-shirt sold, "Malaria No More" would donate bed nets to women in Tanzania. In early September, Jovovich-Hawk participated in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York to showcase their Spring 2008 line.
It was announced in late 2007 that Jovovich and Hawk signed a deal to design a diffusion collection for Target's Go International campaigns, following in the footsteps of Luella, Paul & Joe and Proenza Schouler. In the winter of 2007, Jovovich and Hawk shot a TV commercial for the collection in Los Angeles which was then shown during the New York Mercedes Benz Fall '08 Fashion Week in February 2008. The collection debuted on March 2, 2008.
Jovovich-Hawk ceased operations as of mid-2008.
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Jovovich-Hawk started unusually close to the sewing machine. Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk met as young models and, unusually for celebrity-backed lines, managed all aspects of the clothing line from manufacturing to distribution; before 2005 they did not hire others to sew for them, and for one of their first collections they had sewn the clothes themselves. The first collection amounted to eight pieces and caught the eye of John Eshaya, women's creative director for Ron Herman at Fred Segal; the pieces were sold exclusively at its stores and almost instantly sold out, and the second season was equally successful, with Fred Segal reordering its stock midway through the season.
The line's reach widened quickly: a launch at Harvey Nichols in London in April 2006, nomination as a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award in November 2006, a limited edition Jovovich-Hawk for MNG collection of 10 dresses with a 1960s theme for Mango in spring 2007, and a T-shirt for the Fashion Gives Back initiative benefiting Malaria No More in August 2007. Jovovich wore a Jovovich-Hawk design as her costume in the film Resident Evil: Extinction. A diffusion collection for Target's Go International campaigns followed, debuting March 2, 2008 — and within months the line had ceased operations, closing a five-year run that had reached an annual turnover of 21 million dollars and over 50 stores worldwide.
Jovovich-Hawk was created in 2003 by models Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk, who had met over 13 years earlier as young models. The two managed all aspects of the clothing line from manufacturing to distribution, and for one of their first collections they had sewn the clothes themselves.
The collection was inspired by strong women, with a feminine vintage edge, and was made for all ages and sizes, at times using Jovovich's mother as a size model. For the spring 2006 collection each piece had a name paying homage to art, literature or film, including the Carly dress, the Vivian white lace minidress and a floral piece named Sissy.
Jovovich-Hawk was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award in November 2006, created a limited edition collection for Mango for spring 2007 and a diffusion collection for Target's Go International line that debuted on March 2, 2008. The line ceased operations as of mid-2008, announced in the September 2008 issue of Lucky magazine.