Clint Webster began his career in fashion in 2002, establishing the '88ounces' label. Not limited to jeans alone, this urban/street wear label included a range of limited edition screen printed tee's, along with jackets, hats, singlets and cuffs sold in local markets and stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Byron Bay. Following the success of this first foray into fashion, Clint submitted a leather fashion outfit for the 2004 Youth Fashion Design showcase, where he placed fourth out of 150 entrants. This cemented his desire to move into the area of women's fashion design, to which end he spent a period of time studying fashion design at both the East Sydney and Ultimo colleges.
The desire to work on women's fashion saw the establishment of high-fashion label ClintonCharlie in 2005. The label first showcased at the Sydney Northern Beaches Fashion Show and the development of a range of clothing with leather and different fabrics was presented under the moniker 'f.rock05'. ClintonCharlie attracted interest among the shows VIP attendees, media and fashion industry representatives; with the success of this showing lead to the opportunity for Clint to work with celebrity designer Jason Chetcuti. Working with Chetcuti, whose past clients include Jessica Simpson and Natalie Portman. Clint had the opportunity to refine his techniques and develop further skills to be applied in the formulation of the ClintonCharlie range.
After the year long period spent learning alongside Jason Chetcuti, the 'Booty Huggers' jeans were released under the ClintonCharlie label. The stylishly cut jeans are designed to ensure that there is no sagging or the dreaded flashing of the g-string. Booty Huggers are designed to fit snugly and provide shapeliness to the woman's silhouette. Available in a variety of styles and different denim shades the Booty Hugger jeans have become firm favourites with celebrities and received a lot of positive attention in the Australian fashion magazines and media.
Clint Webster cites his influences as Roberto Cavalli and Karl Lagerfield, and the influence of the latter is visible in the dresses that hold elements of Chanel styling. Currently the range can be viewed on the recently revamped website Clintoncharlie.com, and the clothes can be purchased directly there or at landmark Sydney destination, Paddington Market. The website will shortly be relaunched to increase the convenience for potential customers and further increase the accessibility of this up and coming label.
The future is positive for this talented Australian designer, with a recent visit to the US seeing him secure an agent in New York to help in the transition to the American market. Alongside of this Clint is working on a new project with model Silvia Grenova, creating a movie called Sky which is focussed on high-fashion art. This movie is testimony to the increasing buzz around the ClintonCharlie brand, and has the attention of entertainment heavy weight David Letterman.
To find out more about this exciting fashion label then be sure to visit the website, which will be expanding soon to include new videos, refreshed designs and increased options for online buyers.
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