Avril Lavigne’s Clothing Line Just As Awkwardly “Punk Rock” As Its Designer

July 10th, 2008 // 24 Comments

377112.jpgAvril Lavigne’s clothing line for the discount chain Kohl’s, Abbey Jane, has made its way to outlets of the department store, and while I guess it’s nice that not all the clothing lines for juniors these days are automatically going the spendaholic-bimbette-in-training route, the clothes look a bit, well, uninspired. Sure, they’re not exactly designer duds–prices range from $24 for t-shirts to $40 for hoodies–but wouldn’t it have been nice to see some sort of creativity from Lavigne beyond reappropriation of The Best Damn Thing‘s imagery? It’s almost as if she was cheating off Pete Wentz on an essay test, but being careful to change just enough details so that she could feel OK about passing off the work as her own. A few sample pieces after the jump.

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See what I mean about the Wentz biting homage?

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A “suspender tee.” For those days when you’re feeling a bit too laid-back to wear the tuxedo one, I guess.

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These are called “rock and roll capris.” But they look like sweatpants. You know, the kind of sweatpants that should have “ROCK ME” emblazoned across the ass. And $36? Really?

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Who looks good in sweatshirts with arms like this? I ask you.

Abbey Dawn [kohls.com via ONTD]


  1. Nicolars

    You could probably find hot topic knockoffs at walmart for a much cheaper price.

  2. the rich girls are weeping

    Not like I was expecting this to be high art or anything, but ugh, this stuff is really, really terrible. Especially those capri pants.

    And this is coming from a person who owns a Hannah Montana tank top. That I bought at Wal-Mart, naturally.

    Yes, really!

  3. TheRunningboard7

    HEY HEY YOU YOU I’M GONNA STEAL YOUR CLOTHING

    (Does anyone else think the only good contribution Avril Lavigne has had was Kelly Kapur appropriating her song to talk shit to Pam?)

  4. Captain Wrong

    My grandpa would have totally rocked the suspender tee.

  5. Maura Johnston

    @TheRunningboard7: Hahahahaha. YES.

  6. TheRunningboard7

    @Maura Johnston: If only i’d've found the clip to post. Somedays, even librarians can’t find everything they want on the internet. A sad display of skills on my part.

  7. encyclopediablack
  8. RaptorAvatar

    The sweatshirt is actually so far gone that it loops back around to be interesting. It’s a clusterfuck, but it owns being a clusterfuck.

  9. Dick Laurent is dead.

    The capri pants look like white trash maternity wear.

  10. westendgirl

    Nothing says “rock ‘n’ roll” like capri pants from Kohl’s.

  11. ThreeBirds

    …but being careful to change just enough details so that she could feel OK about passing off the work as her own

    Just like her music!

  12. ThreeBirds

    but being careful to change just enough details so that she could feel OK about passing off the work as her own

    Just like her music!

  13. being real

    all yall cud just shut up about the clothing cuz its cute if you dnt like it dnt buy it aint nobody forcing you to do anything so shut up and get off the website yall the one's looking at the clothing anyway

  14. melanie

    i love abbey dawn clothing line you can find them at kohl's. keep on making new rocken clothes.

  15. melanie

    i love abbey dawn you can find the clothing at kohl's. keep making rock'in clothes!!!

  16. jen311z11

    shes got a lot of cute clothes

  17. jen311z11

    i like the jaket with the skulls on it pretty cool

  18. lenamustafa

    i am going to sing in my school talent show singing sk8ter boi

  19. lenamustafa

    lena mustafa is so COOL she is the most poperlr girl in my whole school she goes to Discovery school in Arizona

  20. Alex

    i dont think so bithch i love avril so dont make fun of her cloths hannah montana stinks like ur ass!

  21. Alex

    ur stupid yeahh i left that comment for u rich gurls are weeping!

  22. Madelene Mickleberry

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  23. sandra russell

    If they don’t i like her cloths why the hell are they looking it is stupid.

  24. lisa

    hahaha

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