By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES, July 21 (Reuters) - Popular Disney Channel series 'Sonny with a Chance' has inspired a clothing line aimed at tween girls just in time for back to school shopping, Disney and retail chain Target said on Wednesday.
Titled 'D-Signed,' the clothes are modeled after the personal style of the show's title character Sonny Munroe, played by 17-year old actress Demi Lovato.
The debut collection features t-shirt, skirts, pants, dresses, shorts ,tops, jackets, headbands, necklaces and bags and will available in Target stores on Aug. 1. A second collection will follow in time for the winter holiday period.
The line is a twist on past entertainment-inspired clothing. Rather than create traditional merchandise with the characters' likeness, fashion items from D-Signed are those that would be found in Sonny's own closet -- if she were a real person.
Future plans for the line call for fashion designs based on other popular Disney Channel characters, including Alex Russo of 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' played by 17-year-old Selena Gomez.
Some of the real-life actors on the Disney Channel have already delved in to the fashion business.
Gomez launched her own fashion line earlier this month at K-mart titled 'Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez.' Last year, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus launched a clothing line with designer Max Azria at Wal-Mart stores.
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LOS ANGELES, July 21 (Reuters) - Popular Disney Channel series 'Sonny with a Chance' has inspired a clothing line aimed at tween girls just in time for back to school shopping, Disney and retail chain Target said on Wednesday.
Titled 'D-Signed,' the clothes are modeled after the personal style of the show's title character Sonny Munroe, played by 17-year old actress Demi Lovato.
The debut collection features t-shirt, skirts, pants, dresses, shorts ,tops, jackets, headbands, necklaces and bags and will available in Target stores on Aug. 1. A second collection will follow in time for the winter holiday period.
The line is a twist on past entertainment-inspired clothing. Rather than create traditional merchandise with the characters' likeness, fashion items from D-Signed are those that would be found in Sonny's own closet -- if she were a real person.
Future plans for the line call for fashion designs based on other popular Disney Channel characters, including Alex Russo of 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' played by 17-year-old Selena Gomez.
Some of the real-life actors on the Disney Channel have already delved in to the fashion business.
Gomez launched her own fashion line earlier this month at K-mart titled 'Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez.' Last year, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus launched a clothing line with designer Max Azria at Wal-Mart stores.
(Editing by Jill Serjeant) (To read more about our entertainment news, visit our blog 'Fan Fare' online at http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/) Keywords: TELEVISION SONNY (jill.serjeant1@thomsonreuters.com; +1 213 955 6749) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.