Lansing resident Rose Lizaire talks about her clothing line, Fou Monkey.
Clothing designer Rose “Beany” Lizaire of Lansing created her clothing line with inspiration from her culture and her nephew. Each clothing item features a monkey with glasses, giving it its name, “FouMonkey.”
Each aspect of the monkey has its own meaning.
“The gold teeth represents royalty, triumph and achievement and the glasses represents the struggle,” Lizaire said.
In 2013, Lizaire started the clothing line, which consists of beanies, T-shirts and hoodies. She plans to add to her clothing line and expand merchandise sales into other states.
Lizaire comes up with the designs on her own, and her brother helps her sketch them. The designs are made from free hand drawings without any digitization. When asked to describe the clothing line in one word, Lizaire labeled the brand as “different.”
She is currently using the clothing line to create awareness of different foundations and organizations.
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