Make a note that Bllack is less expensive when comapared to Noir. This coming season the line is in collaboration with the whole rock  & roll world.  That is drapey t-shirts and tanks, supple leather leggings and studded everything.  Check out the main website to find out more about the brand and the different collections-http://www.noir-illuminati2.com

Now on to the fun part. If you have ever visited their website or just heard of the name, you too probably wonder.  Who is Chick with Guns?  I find myself visiting Chick with Guns every day simply for their blog and music alone.  The label’s effortless chic clothing is the real deal in feeling trendy and fashionable without trying hard.  The fearlessness of the label translates into who their customer is.  It also helps that a supermodel with real effortless style is behind the label. 

Read my interview with May Andersen and get your answers.

llM: Crossing into fashion design seems like a natural progression from modeling, have you always wanted to have your own fashion label?

MA: I started modeling and “growing up” in the fashion industry at the age of 14.  The industry has truly made a great impression on me, so for a long time creating my own label has always been a dream for me.

llM: What kind of a girl is Chick With Guns?

MA: An independent and powerful girl with a great sense of fashion and style, a girl who knows how to effortlessly stand out from a crowd without looking “too much”.

llM: The line reflects so much of your own personal style.  When you are not wearing Chick With Guns, what do you wear and where do you shop?

MA: I’m a tomboy kind of girl. I love the simplicity of jeans, a t-shirt and some comfortable biker boots. I recently moved from New York to Los Angeles so when I go shopping under the California sun I always make sure to pay a visit to my favorite stores; Arcade, Madison and Diavolina.  This is among a lot of well know designers such as; Alexander Wang, Chloé, Balenciaga etc, they also carry Chick With Guns.

llM: Your label started out with denim, what type of jeans are your favorite right now?

MA: I am a big fan of the skinny jeans, the really really skinny ones with that “sprayed on” feeling to them. I am also totally into zipper details right now, I love a pair of skinny jeans with zippers down the angle or at the back pockets. We have the perfect pair in the Chick With Guns AW09 collection, which I use all the time.

llM: Chick With Guns is very much aimed towards the rock & roll cool crowd, who is on your design team/crew?

MA: With me on the design team I also have a graphic designer, Jesper Skade and designer Emma Sandvik. They recently moved to Los Angeles from Copenhagen so now everyone is gathered in one place, which is really cool.

llM: What fabrics do you use and where is your clothing manufactured?

MA: The fabrics we are using vary from item but generally we work with different types/washes of cotton, silk, denim and leather. We manufacture in Istanbul in a well known factory, where a lot of famous brands are have their production as well.

llM: I love the website’s clean and sharp look, how did you come up with the name and logo?

MA:For the name and the logo I have to give credit to my partner and graphic designer Jesper Skade.

llM:  What are the future plans for Chick With Guns?

MA: We’re going to work hard on finding the right distributors/agents, expanding the brand globally and getting in to new cool stores who has the right “Chick With Guns” profile. We’re in the middle of the process in building our brand and we don’t want to be hasty about it. We want to do it right, it’s important to build a stable fundamental ground to stand on, meaning we don’t want to move too fast.  We are slowly spreading the word through trustworthy sources.

Go to http://www.chickwithguns.com for your own daily dose of fashion

SO easy to do it on the cheap too, everyone is jumping on the band wagon. This could be because these trends have stayed in style and everyone who has been following them is in luck. Forget the body con dresses, dress in something more comfortable as if you don’t care and you will accomplish this look in no time.  

Check out these studs from an Elle shoot