Kimora Lee Simmons and Rogers & Cowan Announce a 'Fabulous' Partnership

Kimora Lee Simmons and Rogers & Cowan Announce a 'Fabulous' Partnership

NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimora Lee Simmons and Phat Fashions have selected Rogers & Cowan as their agency of record. The leading entertainment marketing and PR agency will develop and implement an extensive, multi-tiered media relations campaign designed to broaden awareness and elevate the profiles of Phat Fashions and Kimora Lee Simmons. The announcement was jointly made by the President of Baby Phat® and Phat Fashions Creative Director Kimora Lee Simmons, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Kate Sullivan and Rogers & Cowan CEO Tom Tardio.

Rogers & Cowan will be responsible for providing strategic communications counsel and execution to support Kimora Lee Simmon's personal publicity, launching Kimora's new fragrance "Dare Me" in March of 2010, as well as promoting Ms. Simmons reality series "Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane" which airs on the Style Network, premiering on Sunday, March 21 at 9pm EDT/PDT. Senior Vice President Maggie Gallant will lead the Rogers & Cowan team for KLS from the agency's New York office while Associate Vice President Jeff Raymond will direct efforts from the Los Angeles office.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with the team at Rogers & Cowan. They understand every facet of our business, from entertainment to the merchandising and the branded fashion products we create. They know how to proactively integrate into Kimora's multifaceted world and will take the business to another level. We look forward to working closely with the New York and Los Angeles team, " commented Kate Sullivan, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations.

CEO Tom Tardio stated, "The agency is very excited to be working with Phat Fashions and Kimora Lee Simmons, the creative visionary and designer behind the premiere female fashion and lifestyle brand, Baby Phat. We are committed to aligning the agency's diversified marketing resources to implement an aggressive media relations and marketing program to support Kimora Lee Simmons and Phat Fashions as they introduce a new season of 'Life in the Fab Lane' and launch several new lifestyle brand extensions."

About Baby Phat

In 1999 a new era of women's fashion was born with the creation of the Baby Phat clothing line. In a world filled with fashion copycats Baby Phat stood out as a fresh approach to personal style. Under the direction of maverick businesswoman and Supermodel Kimora Lee Simmons, Baby Phat quickly became one of the fastest growing clothing lines in the United States. Today this preeminent lifestyle brand allows every woman to showcase her more glamorous, chic and fashion forward side. In less than ten years the Baby Phat Collection has grown to include apparel, outerwear, swimwear, lingerie, luggage, shoes, handbags, fragrance, jewelry, and eyewear collections.

About Rogers & Cowan

Rogers & Cowan is the world's leading entertainment public relations and marketing agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. The agency designs and implements campaigns for entertainment clients, such as film production and distribution companies, cable and network TV programming, record labels, recording artists, celebrities and athletes, videogame publishers and distributors and social media companies. Rogers & Cowan also creates integrated marketing solutions for consumer, fashion, beauty, lifestyle and technology brands seeking to build a connection with consumers through entertainment and sports influences. Rogers & Cowan is a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies. Find out more at www.rogersandcowan.com.

Tracy Thompson
Rogers & Cowan
310.854.8117
tthompson@rogersandcowan.com
www.rogersandcowan.com

Source: Rogers & Cowan

CONTACT: Tracy Thompson of Rogers & Cowan, +1-310-854-8117,
tthompson@rogersandcowan.com

Web Site: http://www.rogersandcowan.com/

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