Nicky Hilton promotes Chick Fashion Line

While her older sister is busy partying, Nicky Hilton is busy making a name for herself in the fashion world!

The 23-year-old designer was holding court backstage at Smashbox Studios, where she unveiled her spring Chick by Nicky Hilton collection on the opening night of L.A. Fashion Week.

After making her New York Fashion Week debut last month with her high-end Nicholai line, Hilton was poised and demure as she gave interview after interview about Chick, the casual-wear label she launched in 2004.

“It’s my first clothing line,” she said. “So it’s my baby.”

Aimed at girls and named for Hilton’s childhood moniker (“My parents thought I looked like Tweety Bird”), the line features flirty minidresses, floaty tops, playful patterns and super-high hemlines.

“It’s very cute, very girly, very feminine. It’s very reflective of the L.A. lifestyle — laid-back, casual,” she said. “Nicholai is definitely for the mature, sophisticated customer … whereas Chick is just fun pieces.”

Punchy prints — delicate swans, glass slippers and bright red apples — define the spring collection. An apple-covered A-line dress is topped with a black belted trench coat. Swans decorate sundresses and slim-fitting shifts. Printed halters and tanks float over tiny shorts.

Solids also make a statement in swingy T-shirt dresses, high-waisted “sailor trousers” and skinny jeans. Some of the best offerings came in black, including a knee-length dress with ruffle sleeves, a scalloped hem and a white Peter Pan collar and an airy voile top worn with wide-leg pants.

Source: Pittsburgh Live