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Heatherette
Industry	Fashion
Founded	1999
Founder	Richie Rich, Traver Rains
Defunct	2008
Headquarters	New York City, New York
Key people	Patricia Field;
Products	Apparel, accessories, cosmetics

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Heatherette was an American fashion company that closed in 2008. It was founded in 1999 by Club Kid Richie Rich and Traver Rains. The pair first began designing T-shirts and leather goods. When Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party, he caught the attention of a buyer at the downtown store Patricia Field.^{[citation needed]}

History

Heatherette was established in the late 1999. At that time, former club kid and nightlife fixture Richie Rich was working with event producer Susanne Bartsch. Traver Rains had just moved to New York City from Dallas and was teaching horseback riding at Chelsea Piers, where he and Rich first met. Rains later recalled: "Richie was assisting Susanne Bartsch at the time, and her son Bailey was taking riding lessons. Richie came to pick Bailey up one day in leather pants, and I was making leather t-shirt at the time, so we started talking about that."^[1] Together, they began designing T-shirts and leather goods. In December of that year, Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party where he was noticed by a buyer for Patricia Field's store, who ordered 20 of them. By the time they sold out, their work had attracted the attention of the American rapper Foxy Brown, who asked them to design a custom outfit for her to wear to the MTV Video Music Awards.^[2] Shortly afterwards, singer Gwen Stefani was featured wearing one of their tops in Entertainment Weekly, and Patricia Field asked them to design a T-shirt for Sarah Jessica Parker's character on the television series Sex and the City.

Heatherette's debut ready-to-wear collection "Look at Me" was introduced during the New York Fashion Week in September 2001.^[3]^[4]

In popular culture

Many celebrities have worn Heatherette fashions in public.^[5]^[6] Paris Hilton, Lydia Hearst, Caroline D'Amore, Amanda Lepore, Naomi Campbell, Miranda Kerr, Tinsley Mortimer, Kim Kardashian, J. Alexander, Mena Suvari, Anna Nicole Smith, Mýa, Kelis and Jenna Jameson have modeled their fashions in runway shows.^[6]

Heatherette has received editorial credits in a variety of different genres of magazines.^[7] An especially wild Heatherette fashion show, which featured Anna Nicole Smith and Boy George, is chronicled in the Glenn Belverio's 2006 nonfiction book, Confessions from the Velvet Ropes.^[8]^[9] Heatherette has also been featured at New York Fashion Week.^[10]

Heatherette was featured on the third cycle of America's Next Top Model as the designer for a fashion show contest. They were guest judges on Project Runway Canada for the "When It Rains It Pours" challenge and also on Project Runway when contestants had to make costumes for WWE Divas. Heatherette was also featured on several television programmes^[11]^[12] and in the movie My Super Ex-Girlfriend.^[13]

Recently, Traver was featured on Fashion Television in an interview by Jeanne Beker:^[14]

Traver and Richie Rich appeared in the 2005 film One Last Thing....

On March 20, 2008, a collaboration collection with MAC Cosmetics, called "Heatherette for MAC", was released and includes illustrations of Traver Rains and Richie Rich on the cardboard packaging.^[12] This is the second collaboration between Heatherette and MAC Cosmetics.

References

^ Dolan, Maggie (October 15, 2013). "Catching Up With Past Nightlife Award Winners: Heatherette". Paper. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ Trebay, Guy (September 10, 2001). "FASHION DIARY; As Usual, the Extroverts Get the Show Rolling". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ "Heatherette - Spring / Summer 2002 Ready-To-Wear - NYFW". Vogue. September 8, 2001. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ Craig, Teneille (October 1, 2008). "Whatever Happened to Heatherette?". Clutch. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ "Couture Candy - Celebrities wearing Heatherette Designer Clothing". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
^ ^a ^b New York Magazine - Heatherette Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Fashion Windows - Heatherette by Richie Rains & Travis Rains: Disposable Chic". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
^ Confessions from the Velvet Ropes
^ Google Books - Confessions from the Velvet Ropes
^ "Factio Magazine - New York Fashion Week: Heatherette". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
^ Reality TV Magazine - Make me a Supermodel: Heatherette
^ ^a ^b MTV Buzzworthy Blog - Heatherette
^ Internet Movie Database - My Super Ex-Girlfriend They also appeared in an episode of My Super Sweet 16 and made a custom dress for Teyana Taylor.
^ "Photography : Photo Shoots : Traver Rains". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-07.

External links

[papermag-1] Dolan, Maggie (October 15, 2013). "Catching Up With Past Nightlife Award Winners: Heatherette". Paper. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[2] Trebay, Guy (September 10, 2001). "FASHION DIARY; As Usual, the Extroverts Get the Show Rolling". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[3] "Heatherette - Spring / Summer 2002 Ready-To-Wear - NYFW". Vogue. September 8, 2001. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[clutchmag-4] Craig, Teneille (October 1, 2008). "Whatever Happened to Heatherette?". Clutch. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[5] "Couture Candy - Celebrities wearing Heatherette Designer Clothing". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-28.

[nymag-6] New York Magazine - Heatherette Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Fashion Windows - Heatherette by Richie Rains & Travis Rains: Disposable Chic". Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-28.

[8] Confessions from the Velvet Ropes

[9] Google Books - Confessions from the Velvet Ropes

[10] "Factio Magazine - New York Fashion Week: Heatherette". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-06-28.

[11] Reality TV Magazine - Make me a Supermodel: Heatherette

[MTV-12] MTV Buzzworthy Blog - Heatherette

[13] Internet Movie Database - My Super Ex-Girlfriend They also appeared in an episode of My Super Sweet 16 and made a custom dress for Teyana Taylor.

[14] "Photography : Photo Shoots : Traver Rains". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-07-07.

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-'''Heatherette''' is an American fashion company and [[Fashion design|design house]]. It was founded in 1999 by [[Richie Rich (designer)|Richie Rich]] and [[Traver Rains]]. They first began designing T-shirts and leather goods. When Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party, he caught the attention of a buyer at the downtown store [[Patricia Field]] who ordered twenty of them. The exposure led to an instant following among celebrities.
+'''Heatherette''' was an American fashion company that closed in 2008. It was founded in 1999 by [[Club Kids|Club Kid]] [[Richie Rich (designer)|Richie Rich]] and [[Traver Rains]]. The pair first began designing T-shirts and leather goods. When Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party, he caught the attention of a buyer at the downtown store [[Patricia Field]].{{fact|date=September 2017}}
 ==History==
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 [[File:Life Ball 2007 Heatherette1.jpg|thumb|Heatherette fashion show at the [[Life Ball]], 2007]]
-Heatherette was established in the late 1999. At that time, former [[Club kids|club kid]] and nightlife fixture [[Richie Rich (designer)|Richie Rich]] was working with event producer [[Susanne Bartsch]]. [[Traver Rains]] had just moved to [[New York City]] from [[Dallas]] and was teaching [[Equestrianism|horseback riding]] at [[Chelsea Piers]] where they first met. Rains later recalled: "Richie was assisting Susanne Bartsch at the time, and her son Bailey was taking riding lessons. Richie came to pick Bailey up one day in leather pants, and I was making leather t-shirt at the time, so we started talking about that."<ref name="papermag">{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/catching-up-with-past-nightlife-award-winners-heatherette-1427111518.html|title=Catching Up With Past Nightlife Award Winners: Heatherette|last=Dolan|first=Maggie|date=October 15, 2013|publisher=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Together they began designing T-shirts and leather goods. In December of that year, Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party where he was noticed by a buyer for [[Patricia Field]]'s store who ordered twenty of them. By the time they sold out, their work attracted the attention of American rapper [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] who asked them to design a custom outfit for her to wear to the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Trebay|first=Guy|date=September 10, 2001|title=FASHION DIARY; As Usual, the Extroverts Get the Show Rolling|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/10/nyregion/fashion-diary-as-usual-the-extroverts-get-the-show-rolling.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, singer [[Gwen Stefani]] was featured wearing one of their tops in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' and Patricia Fields asked them to design a T-shirt for [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]'s character on the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]''.
+Heatherette was established in the late 1999. At that time, former [[Club kids|club kid]] and nightlife fixture [[Richie Rich (designer)|Richie Rich]] was working with event producer [[Susanne Bartsch]]. [[Traver Rains]] had just moved to [[New York City]] from [[Dallas]] and was teaching [[Equestrianism|horseback riding]] at [[Chelsea Piers]], where he and Rich first met. Rains later recalled: "Richie was assisting Susanne Bartsch at the time, and her son Bailey was taking riding lessons. Richie came to pick Bailey up one day in leather pants, and I was making leather t-shirt at the time, so we started talking about that."<ref name="papermag">{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/catching-up-with-past-nightlife-award-winners-heatherette-1427111518.html|title=Catching Up With Past Nightlife Award Winners: Heatherette|last=Dolan|first=Maggie|date=October 15, 2013|website=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Together, they began designing T-shirts and leather goods. In December of that year, Rich wore one of their leather tops to a party where he was noticed by a buyer for [[Patricia Field]]'s store, who ordered 20 of them. By the time they sold out, their work had attracted the attention of the American rapper [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], who asked them to design a custom outfit for her to wear to the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Trebay|first=Guy|date=September 10, 2001|title=FASHION DIARY; As Usual, the Extroverts Get the Show Rolling|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/10/nyregion/fashion-diary-as-usual-the-extroverts-get-the-show-rolling.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, singer [[Gwen Stefani]] was featured wearing one of their tops in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', and Patricia Field asked them to design a T-shirt for [[Sarah Jessica Parker]]'s character on the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]''.
-Heatherette's debut [[ready-to-wear]] collection "Look at Me" was introduced during the [[New York Fashion Week]] in September 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2002/ready-to-wear/heatherette|title=Heatherette - Spring / Summer 2002 Ready-To-Wear - NYFW|date=September 8, 2001|publisher=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="clutchmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2008/10/whatever-happened-to-heatherette/|title=Whatever Happened to Heatherette?|last=Craig|first=Teneille|date=October 1, 2008|publisher=[[Clutch (magazine)|Clutch]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref>
+Heatherette's debut [[ready-to-wear]] collection "Look at Me" was introduced during the [[New York Fashion Week]] in September 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/spring-summer-2002/ready-to-wear/heatherette|title=Heatherette - Spring / Summer 2002 Ready-To-Wear - NYFW|date=September 8, 2001|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="clutchmag">{{cite news|url=http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2008/10/whatever-happened-to-heatherette/|title=Whatever Happened to Heatherette?|last=Craig|first=Teneille|date=October 1, 2008|magazine=[[Clutch (magazine)|Clutch]]|accessdate=December 21, 2015}}</ref>
 ==In popular culture==
 [[File:Life Ball 2007 Heatherette2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Heatherette fashion show at the [[Life Ball]], 2007]]
-Many celebrities have worn Heatherette fashions in public.<ref>[http://www.couturecandy.com/celebs/heatherette-designer.html Couture Candy - Celebrities wearing Heatherette Designer Clothing]</ref><ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/heatherette/ New York Magazine - Heatherette]</ref> [[Paris Hilton]], [[Lydia Hearst-Shaw|Lydia Hearst]], [[Amanda Lepore]], [[Anna Nicole Smith]], [[Mýa]], [[Kelis]] and [[Jenna Jameson]] have modeled their fashions in runway shows.<ref name="nymag"/>
+Many celebrities have worn Heatherette fashions in public.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.couturecandy.com/celebs/heatherette-designer.html |title=Couture Candy - Celebrities wearing Heatherette Designer Clothing |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622053408/http://www.couturecandy.com/celebs/heatherette-designer.html |archive-date=2009-06-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/heatherette/ New York Magazine - Heatherette] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015164456/http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/heatherette/ |date=2012-10-15 }}</ref> [[Paris Hilton]], [[Lydia Hearst-Shaw|Lydia Hearst]], [[Caroline D'Amore]],  [[Amanda Lepore]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Miranda Kerr]], [[Tinsley Mortimer]], [[Kim Kardashian]], [[J. Alexander (model)|J. Alexander]], [[Mena Suvari]], [[Anna Nicole Smith]], [[Mýa]], [[Kelis]] and [[Jenna Jameson]] have modeled their fashions in runway shows.<ref name="nymag"/>
-Heatherette has received editorial credits in a variety of different genres of magazines.<ref>[http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/heatherette/default.asp Fashion Windwos - Heatherette by Richie Rains & Travis Rains: Disposable Chic]</ref> An especially wild Heatherette fashion show, which featured [[Anna Nicole Smith]] and [[Boy George]], is chronicled in the [[Glenn Belverio]]'s 2006 nonfiction book, ''Confessions from the Velvet Ropes''.<ref>[http://confessionsvelvetropes.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/48_hour_party_p_1.html Confessions from the Velvet Ropes]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TS_I0r5RUA8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Confessions%20from%20the%20Velvet%20Ropes&pg=PP1 Google Books - Confessions from the Velvet Ropes]</ref>  Heatherette has also been featured at [[New York Fashion Week]].<ref>[http://www.factio-magazine.com/Fashion%20Shows/fhs_NYHeatherette06.cfm Factio Magazine - New York Fashion Week: Heatherette]</ref>
+Heatherette has received editorial credits in a variety of different genres of magazines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/heatherette/default.asp |title=Fashion Windows - Heatherette by Richie Rains & Travis Rains: Disposable Chic |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626191530/http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion/heatherette/default.asp |archive-date=2009-06-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An especially wild Heatherette fashion show, which featured [[Anna Nicole Smith]] and [[Boy George]], is chronicled in the [[Glenn Belverio]]'s 2006 nonfiction book, ''Confessions from the Velvet Ropes''.<ref>[http://confessionsvelvetropes.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/05/48_hour_party_p_1.html Confessions from the Velvet Ropes]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TS_I0r5RUA8C&lpg=PP1&dq=Confessions%20from%20the%20Velvet%20Ropes&pg=PP1 Google Books - Confessions from the Velvet Ropes]</ref>  Heatherette has also been featured at [[New York Fashion Week]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.factio-magazine.com/Fashion%20Shows/fhs_NYHeatherette06.cfm |title=Factio Magazine - New York Fashion Week: Heatherette |access-date=2009-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513024634/http://www.factio-magazine.com/Fashion%20Shows/fhs_NYHeatherette06.cfm |archive-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Heatherette was featured on the [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3|third cycle]] of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' as the designer for a fashion show contest. They were guest judges on ''[[Project Runway Canada]]'' for the "When It Rains It Pours" challenge and also on ''[[Project Runway]]'' when contestants had to make costumes for [[WWE]] Divas.  Heatherette was also featured on several television programmes<ref>[http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/blog/2008/01/17/make-me-a-supermodel-heatherette/ Reality TV Magazine - Make me a Supermodel: Heatherette]</ref><ref name="MTV">[http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/tag/heatherette/ MTV Buzzworthy Blog - Heatherette]</ref> and in the movie ''[[My Super Ex-Girlfriend]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465624/fullcredits Internet Movie Database - My Super Ex-Girlfriend]</ref>
+Heatherette was featured on the [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3|third cycle]] of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' as the designer for a fashion show contest. They were guest judges on ''[[Project Runway Canada]]'' for the "When It Rains It Pours" challenge and also on ''[[Project Runway]]'' when contestants had to make costumes for [[WWE]] Divas.  Heatherette was also featured on several television programmes<ref>[http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/blog/2008/01/17/make-me-a-supermodel-heatherette/ Reality TV Magazine - Make me a Supermodel: Heatherette]</ref><ref name="MTV">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100813094605/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/tag/heatherette/ MTV Buzzworthy Blog - Heatherette]</ref> and in the movie ''[[My Super Ex-Girlfriend]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465624/fullcredits Internet Movie Database - My Super Ex-Girlfriend]
+They also appeared in an episode of My Super Sweet 16 and made a custom dress for Teyana Taylor. </ref>
-<br />
-Recently, Traver was featured on [[Fashion Television]] in an interview by [[Jeanne Beker]]:<ref>http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/photography/photo-shoots/clip316536#clip316536</ref>
+Recently, Traver was featured on [[Fashion Television]] in an interview by [[Jeanne Beker]]:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/photography/photo-shoots/clip316536#clip316536 |title=Photography : Photo Shoots : Traver Rains |access-date=2010-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301035404/http://watch.fashiontelevision.com/photography/photo-shoots/clip316536#clip316536 |archive-date=2012-03-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-<br />
-Full Frontal Fashion interview on Traver: [http://www.sundancechannel.com/fullfrontalfashion/blog/2010/06/traver-rains-life-after-heatherette/ www.sundancechannel.com]
 Traver and Richie Rich appeared in the 2005 film ''[[One Last Thing...]]''.
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 * {{Fashiondesigner|richie-rich-and-traver-rains|Richie Rich and Traver Rains}}
 * http://www.myspace.com/richandrains
-* [https://www.inside-handy.de/bildergalerie/special-edition-des-motorola-krzr-designed-by-heatherette/365/1/ Special Edition Motorola Krzr for the "Life Ball 2007"]
+* [https://www.inside-handy.de/bildergalerie/special-edition-des-motorola-krzr-designed-by-heatherette/365/1/ Special Edition Motorola Krzr for the "Life Ball 2007"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723064857/http://www.inside-handy.de/bildergalerie/special-edition-des-motorola-krzr-designed-by-heatherette/365/1/ |date=2012-07-23 }}
 * [http://obsessedtv.com/2009/06/samantha-ettus-interviews-fashion-designer-richie-rich/ Richie Rich interview talking about breakup of Heatherette]
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