M.I.A. launches her own line this summer/fall showing off graphic prints, big bold colors and the funky steeze she rocks so well. From bomber jackets, leggings, hoodies and T-shirts - both the ladies and the gents will be happy with her unisex line.

My personal fave is the “Watermelon Hoodie” and the “Islamic Hoodie”.  Yet another brilliant move by the one and only Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam aka M.I.A.

Cop it online at Miauk or in store at: Opening Ceremony NY

35 Howard Street New York, New York 10013 (212) 219-2688

Erin Magee is the founder and designer behind women’s streetwear line MadeMe. Since the release of its first line in fall 2007, MadeMe has gone from a New York incarnation to a global force, landing in the pages of the New York Post, Nylon and Trace, not to mention, collabos with artists like Alicia Keys. We caught up with the unstoppable missile that is Erin Magee to hit her up with a few questions on her inspirations, the collection and what’s next.

In your biography, you talk about filling a void in women’s streetwear. What do you see as being the void and how does your line fill that void?

Erin Magee: I have always worn “streetwear” and a lot of the time, wore men’s stuff. When I started MadeMe, there were only a few women’s streetwear brands out there. The ones that did exist didn’t make complete collections. They mainly made Ts and hoodies, which was cool, but I wanted to take it to the next level. My whole premise was to provide girls with top to bottom selection. I wanted to make a brand that embodied an entire lifestyle, so out came MadeMe.

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