Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Beyonce's Mom to Debut New Clothing Line at Wal-Mart

Tina Knowles isn't just Beyonce's mom, she's a designer taking her clothes to one of the biggest retailers in the world....Wal-Mart.

She recently spoke to Glamour magazine about her line, which is set to debut at Wal-Mart this weekend for under $20.

INTERVIEW

STF: How did a collaboration with Walmart come about? After designing for House of Dereon, Dereon, and HSN, what made you decide to go so mass
Miss Tina: I actually wanted to reach a wide audience of women and of course Walmart has 3700 locations. I wanted to put it in a place where people go and buy it--a brick and mortar place that people could actually go and buy the line, as opposed to say HSN, which is a more limited audience. And because of the volume of sales they do, they're able to do it at a great price.

STF: What's the inspiration behind the line?
Miss Tina: Well, what also attracted me to Walmart was that they were open to having extended sizes. We extended the sizes up to 20, with the hopes of continuing up a couple of sizes in the future. That was really important....MORE

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