Fashion/pop artist is licensed

Art Business News, August, 2005

NEW YORK -- Metropolitan Publishing, along with Debbie Brooks Studio, announces that the pop artist-turned-handbag-and-accessory-designer, Debbie Brooks, has signed a licensing representation agreement with Creative Brands Group (CBG) to license her name and designs. Giving her worldwide representation, Brooks and her business partner/husband, Paul-Philippe d'Auriac, will manage the vision of the brand. In addition, CBG has agreed to license the artist's brand line Lunachics, which consists of three characters--Starlette, Serafine and Alyssa--who act as role models for young girls, bringing magic to little girls around the world with stardust, rain crystals and magical powers.

"We think Debbie Brooks has a lot of cache and is a very bright talent in the industry," says Eric Kuskey, president of CBG. "We believe her brand has tremendous potential across many product categories and industries."

Brooks began her career as a pop artist, all the while working as a designer for Disney, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon and Universal Studios. By night, she would move her images from the canvas onto her patented 3-D medium--with her first being a handbag. Today, her handbags are collected by celebrities, including Jessica Simpson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nicole Kidman and Patti LaBelle.

Earning critical acclaim for her whimsical designs, Brooks has designed collectable limited edition handbags for The Tony Awards, The Four Seasons, the 2004 Olympics, for which Brooks was named the Official Female Pop Artist, as well as Artexpo New York 2005. Her charitable collections have raised thousands of dollars for organizations such as The Avon Breast Cancer Foundation, American Heart Association and Make-A-Wish Foundation.

For more information, call 845-255-4015; visit www.debbiebrooks.com.